http://www.chadbarr.com Chad Barr, President, CB Software Systems, Inc. Helping individuals and organizations with their technologies Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:43:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Below is my upcoming speaking schedule for various and exciting events. To reserve your spot, contact the individuals below. Hope to see you there. 1. Million Dollar Consulting® College - Newport, RI, Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Alan Weiss, PhD P: 401-884-2778 Alan@SummitConsulting.com 2. Society for Advancement for Consulting - New York, NY, Tuesday, April, 6, ... http://www.chadbarr.com/chad-barr-upcoming-speaking-schedule/ This is a great podcast interview I just did with David Meerman Scott, author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR and World Wide Rave among other books. In this interview we discussed: Viral marketing and thought leadership strategies, the new / old rules of marketing, best practices for ... http://www.chadbarr.com/chad-barr-interviews-david-meerman-scott/ During my recent trip to London to get certified in Alan Weiss's Mentor Mastery program, I was fortunate to receive this amazing video testimonial for my dear friend, colleague and client, Libby Wagner. President of Libby Wagner & Associates and Influencing Options. <object width="450" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UdCRtg9tuMw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed ... http://www.chadbarr.com/testimonial-from-libby-wagner/ Below is an interview I did with Seth Kahan, author of www.freelancefortune.com In this interview we discussed: How I maintain a strategic point of view Breakthroughs in my practice resulting in dramatic business growth Tactics I have used for improving revenue The power of working with trusted advisors How I have grown my organization My upcoming book ... http://www.chadbarr.com/world-class-consultant-chad-barr-interviewed-by-seth-kahan/ You are probably wondering what in the world is Chadology? Well, I am glad you've asked. This popular term has been used by quite a few of my clients and is taking off quickly. Since there are different permutation: Chadology or Chadnology or Chadknowlogy are all representing the power of ... http://www.chadbarr.com/what-is-chadology/ I view the web as an important component of your overall marketing effort and driving interest to your organization. Seldom, would your Internet effort alone drive the proper interest and success to your organization. However, combined with the following list below and you are looking at the recipe to success: Speaking ... http://www.chadbarr.com/your-recipe-to-internet-marketing-success/ Did you ever wonder how to create your own podcast? During the New Product Experience conducted today in Rhode Island, Alan Weiss discussed the effective and successful components of a podcast, he then had the participants develop the bullet points and called on Donna Brighton to create the podcast with ... http://www.chadbarr.com/talk-the-walk/ Got on the Continental Saturday morning early flight from Cleveland to Newark and then continuing to London.  The comfortable Business First accommodation allowed me to relax, listen to my favorite iPhone music (about 8000 selections to choose from), catch up on my reading and continue my preparation for the New ... http://www.chadbarr.com/in-london-this-week/ My wife is exploring various fitness facilities in the area . She contacted one of the popular locations via their web site and requested a visit to review their place. Almost two weeks later, she finally received an email from one of their representatives. My wife wrote back saying that ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-quickly-do-you-respond-to-your-web-inquiries/ I have recently received the catalog from Johnston & Murphy which does have some nice selections I must admit. What also caught my attention was actually the back cover which I scanned below. Notice how they promote their page on facebook with the enticement of finding exclusive offers and news. Are ... http://www.chadbarr.com/leveraging-social-media-in-you-busines-should-you/ Click here for our latest January newsletter. Featuring the article Traits of a Million Dollar Mindset and our featured client, Dr. Cal LeMon's article Four Gifts to Give Yourself in the New Year. http://www.chadbarr.com/latest-newsletter-now-available-jan-2010/ here is the new site and strategy we have developed and implemented for Dr. Cal LeMon, President of Executive Enrichment, located in Springfield, Missouri. Cal helps organizations create strategic futures and transform managers to become extraordinary leaders. Click here to view Cal’s new site. Click here to view Cal's fabulous videos. Click on ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwexecenrichmentcom/ Apple has just announced their latest gadget - the iPad which I belive is an industry and revolutionary game changer. Although some critics are already citing reasons why this technology is not as advanced as expected and are finding flaws with it, I think to the contrary. Similar to what ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-ipad-revolutionary-future-a-new-era/ A question was recently asked: "One of my past clients has retired from his organization and is still consulting for them. I want to get back in this organization. Previously, the ex-employee brought me into the organization and I worked with the CEO who is no longer there. ... http://www.chadbarr.com/consulting-with-ex-employees/ I recently spoke on Social Media and All That Online Jazz to the Pittsburgh Consulting Community. Here are some video testimonials I have captured with my flip video camera. <object width="450" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cYYvO8HSfjY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cYYvO8HSfjY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="450" height="340"></embed></object> <object width="450" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDv_GOBFrFI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" ... http://www.chadbarr.com/speaking-testimonials/ Here is Chad's definition of social media:The connection of people online to explore mutual interests, share ideas, wisdom and expertise, build relationships, have fun, provide and solicit answers to questions and conduct business. http://www.chadbarr.com/social-media-definition/ I am thrilled to share with you a brand new and exciting offering that was launched today. I have joined Dr. Alan Weiss in offering this new and amazing experience, never before offered, to help consultants, speakers, authors and entrepreneurs to develop and create products. The goal is to provide ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-new-product-experience/ Below is a recent testimonial I have received from Libby Wagner, President of Libby Wagner & Associates. "Don't think for a minute that having a great, value-laden website is a nice-to-have business tool but doesn't really impact your business results or revenues. My website has increased my brand and credibility, created ... http://www.chadbarr.com/leveraging-testimonials/ You've built a great looking web site (well, let's start with that assumption) and announced it to the world. Yet, several months later you are starting to get desperate as the phones are not ringing, no emails inquiries are coming in and no products are being ordered from your site. You ... http://www.chadbarr.com/nurture-and-grow-your-audience-database/ It is quite obvious that one of the keys to the business success of many, is their ability to offer valuable products on their web sites. When I demonstrate, review and discuss this with my clients it is quite common to hear them share with me their aspiration to create ... http://www.chadbarr.com/any-products-available-on-your-site/ I was chatting with a client of mine the other day, not realizing that my browser's facebook page was open. My attention was interrupted by the sound of my facebook instant message screen. Here is the brief online conversation that ensued with my face book friend Mark or so I ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-secured-are-you-when-surfing-the-net/ After last year successful appearance and speaking on the topic of: "How to take your web site to the next level," I was invited to present again to the Pittsburgh Consulting Community. So on Thursday 1/7/2010, at 4:40PM EST, I will be speaking on "Social Media And All That Online ... http://www.chadbarr.com/chad-speaks-for-pittsburgh-consulting-community/ Our latest newsletter, featuring the extensive work we have done for Libby Wagner, President, Libby Wagner & Associates and Influencing Options, is now available. Click here to view. http://www.chadbarr.com/with-gratitude-our-latest-newsletter-now-available/ May this next year be the best of many to come. Wishing you health, peace and happiness. Chad and Laurel. Images I captured during my recent Israel trip: Jerusalem Jerusalem Sea of Galilee Jaffa Jaffa (click on images to enlarge) http://www.chadbarr.com/happy-holidays-2/ A question was asked today on an online forum I've implemented and help moderate. Here is the question: "I'm doing a redesign of my site based on comments gleaned from an earlier post. (thank you to all). A point was made that too much is buried and buyers are not ... http://www.chadbarr.com/is-it-time-for-a-facelift-or-a-surgery/ Alan Weiss and Chad Barr are pleased to announce that we are engaged with Phil Symchych of Symchych Consulting Inc. located in Canada, on one of our Million Dollar Web Sites projects. The particular appeal of this is that Phil is an expert in small business growth and is focusing ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-million-dollar-web-site-client/ Alan Weiss and Chad Barr are pleased to announce a new joint venture, Million Dollar Websites. This was created in response to consistent requests for a combination of superb and powerful marketing text combined with state-of-the-art web technology. We’ve created an absolutely unique web site development approach—turnkey for a new ... http://www.chadbarr.com/million-dollar-web-sites/ In the past 10 weeks I have been traveling for almost seven weeks for both business and pleasure. It was truly an amazing time and I would like to share some of my experiences with you in my next upcoming posts. Back in October, I traveled to San Diego to attend ... http://www.chadbarr.com/chad-speaking-in-san-diego/ I was scheduled to talk with a client of mine recently. I reviewed the most recent email she sent me, prior to dialing the phone number, and noticed her phone number at the bottom of her email signature, which I do recommend as a great pragmatic practice. I picked ... http://www.chadbarr.com/technology-for-technology-sake/ I was recently interviewed and quoted in BusinessWeek. http://www.chadbarr.com/chad-quoted-in-businessweek/ Earlier this year I visited Alan Weiss to discuss several projects we are working on and to also leverage the opportunity to tape quite a few video segments for Alan's site. It just so happened that I landed on the day he was scheduled to tape the next five segments ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-writing-behind-the-writing-on-the-wall/ It all started with a dream six years ago. Here is the brief conversation I had with Alan Weiss: Chad: "I have this amazing idea of creating an online community that enables us (24x7) to communicate with you and each other." Alan: "This sounds quite interesting and appealing to me. Let me ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-dream-has-become-a-reality/ Earlier this year, my wife Laurel Barr, a Cantor at Temple Emanu El in Orange Village, Ohio, put together this amazing concert. Surrounded by an outstanding talent and the remarkable voices of four great cantors, they sang and uplifted the spirit of the congregation. It is with great personal pride ... http://www.chadbarr.com/cantors-concert-at-temple-emanu-el/ I've recently attended Alan Weiss's Million Dollar Club gathering in beautiful St. Lucia. Surrounded by the gorgeous nature and an amazing group of people: My wife, Alan Weiss, seven other members of the Million Dollar Club and their spouses and partners. We met in the mornings, discussed business, best practices, ... http://www.chadbarr.com/million-dollar-takeaways-and-goals/ Below are three videos that will give you a sense of the amazing time I spent in St. Lucia with members of Alan Weiss's Million Dollar Club. In the mornings, we discussed our businesses, how to reach the next level, we shared our intellectual property with each other as well ... http://www.chadbarr.com/scenes-and-sounds-from-the-million-dollar-club-in-st-lucia-2009/ In order to generate the highest successful results for your business, consider the following: Determine the highest impact of what you do for your clients. Who would be most receptive for your offerings.  Who has the greatest capacity to pay. http://www.chadbarr.com/increasing-your-business-success/ Reflecting on the Jewish new year I have to admit that this year has been absolutely amazing. Just over 6 months ago I was blessed with the birth of my beautiful granddaughter, Dafna. My daughter Sharon was ordained as a Rabbi. My son Yoni is maturing and becoming a handsome ... http://www.chadbarr.com/lifes-amazing-gifts/ I am constantly intrigued by what generates success for entrepreneurs so I may coach and apply this blueprint for my clients. During a fabulous dinner with Alan Weiss this past Wednesday evening at The Spiced Pear in Newport, Rhode Island and over an amazing 2001 Chateau Margaux, we discussed some ... http://www.chadbarr.com/success-blueprint/ I am thrilled to announce the new site and strategy we have developed and implemented for my friend, colleague and client, Libby Wagner, President of Libby Wagner & Associates and Influencing Options, located in Seattle, WA. Libby is one of the only poets regularly welcomed into the boardroom. Often called ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwlibbywagnercom/ In this podcast interview, Pam Harper, President of Business Advancement Inc., interviews Chad on the topic of creating an effective Internet strategy and synchronizing business and web objectives. Click below for podcast to start and now also on iTunes Click Here for entire podcast series ... http://www.chadbarr.com/pam-harper-interviews-chad-barr/ Click here for our latest August newsletter. Featuring the new site for Patrick O'Neill of Extraordinary Conversations, my article Where should you be tomorrow? First, determine where you are today and Patrick's article The Four Failures of Leaders. http://www.chadbarr.com/latest-newsletter-now-available-3/ I am pleased to announce the new bilingual site we’ve developed and launched for Steve Savage of Savage International, located in Marietta, Georgia. Steve focuses on helping businesses throughout the world to dramatically improve their sales and marketing. Click on the image below to visit the Web site: Click here for ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwstevesavagecom/ A couple of minutes ago I decided to quickly research the web and see what people are publishing about growing an email distribution list. I launched my browser and googled: "How to grow your distribution list" and to my pleasant surprise I noticed that the second result listed at the ... http://www.chadbarr.com/repurpose-and-improve-your-published-content/ A great question was recently asked on an online forum my company implemented, which I often participate and help moderate: "Lately I have been hearing people talk about having their websites done on a Wordpress platform so they can make quick changes on their own. Is anyone doing this? If so, ... http://www.chadbarr.com/tools-for-developing-new-web-sites/ Upon review of probably thousands of web sites over the years, I have come to the conclusion that in order for your organization to be successful on the Internet, 3 key elements must be accomplished to generate such success: Design: Your site ought to be professionally designed, attractive and engaging and ... http://www.chadbarr.com/3-key-elements-to-web-site-success/ I am pleased to announce a new site we've developed and released a while back for Robert Veninga, Ph.D. Bob is an award-winning author and one of America’s most trusted speakers. He has spoken to over 1,000 audiences throughout ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwbobveningacom/ You don't create a blog or a web site or participate in social networking or whatever and hope your clients will come - especially your CEOs or CFOs. Most consultants are making this mistake over and over and are still waiting for the phone to ring! You drive the value ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-better-reach-ceos-or-cfos/ BMW has just delivered my new transportation vehicle - the BMW 650i. It sure explains why they named it "The Ultimate Driving Machine." The drive is fabulous, the computerized system is amazing and driving with the top down, music playing through the awesome sound system is a stupendous experience. Talk with ... http://www.chadbarr.com/investment-in-life-balance/ Last Thursday I received an urgent email and a voice mail from a consultant and speaker, who is also a colleague of mine whose identity I will keep anonymous who is not my client and is not hosted on our server. She reported to me that her web site was ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-secure-is-your-site-a-horror-story/ How does one become successful and what does it have to do with blogging and online surfing? Well, let me share this brief story with you. I've been monitoring a bit of the online chatter on some of the social networking sites for an article I am working on. Although ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-become-successful/ Many writers I meet (self included) share with me that they often look for ideas for writing and especially when faced with writer's block. Recently, I published this article: I think I'll invent something new - What are the best ways of developing new ideas? where I explored the best ... http://www.chadbarr.com/ideas-for-writing/ Listen to this great podcast where Chad interviews award-winning speaker, executive speech coach, sales trainer and author, Miss Patrica Fripp and listen to them discuss: How to use speaking to promote your business and market yourself as a speaker  Effective web strategies and how Fripp leverages the Internet to grow her business Her ... http://www.chadbarr.com/chad-barr-intreviews-patricia-fripp/ In an article I wrote some time ago, To infinity & beyond - Nine practical techniques to take your web site to the next level, I emphasized the importance of effectively testing your web site. This means that you need to test your site not only when you are ready ... http://www.chadbarr.com/testing-errors-from-the-best-of-us/ Since we are on the topic of new web sites, here is one I have yet to announce on my blog which is due its proper recognition. Angie Katselianos is the President of Platinum Performance International, located in Milan, Italy. She helps her clients establish the strategies and skills they ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwplatinum-performancecom/ Some time a go we were  thrilled to launch the new web site for my good friend and colleague, Stuart Cross, of Morgan Cross Consulting, located in Newark, England. Stuart has been helping world-class companies find new ways to drive substantial, profitable growth. In just two years he has attracted ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwmorgancrosscouk/ On a recent vacation trip to Israel I realized prior to boarding the plane, and to my horror, that I forgot the power cord for my MacBookPro laptop. You all know how ornery I get if I don't get my daily access to my Mac. I quickly used my iPhone ... http://www.chadbarr.com/technology-miracle-and-all-that-jazz-or-hora/ Where would we be without the innovations that have gradually and progressively evolved into the modern-day technological advancements we now enjoy? While, at the time, many people considered each breakthrough unthinkable (in the unimaginable sense of the word), gradually these advancements evolved and became so widespread that they became unthinkable (in ... http://www.chadbarr.com/why-remaining-stagnant-is-unthinkable/ I am excited to announce the launch of the recent new site, blog and newsletter strategy for Patrick O'Neill and his team at Extraordinary Conversations, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Patrick and his team are committed to helping their clients lead positive change by mastering the areas of: the power ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwextraordinaryconversationscom/ For our latest July newsletter, click here: www.cbsoftware.com/cbnn/2009-7_index.php Featuring the new site for Dr. Alan Weiss of Summit Consulting Group. Our Million Dollar Web Sites joint venture, my article To Surf or Not To Surf? and Alan's article Nine Steps to Marketing Email That Will Be Read. http://www.chadbarr.com/latest-newsletter-now-available-2/ One of my dear and senior clients sends his emails all typed in uppercase or capital letters, perhaps not realizing the internet standard for shouting is all uppercase (although I am not sure who invented that standard). Unbeknown to me, one of my younger staff members received several emails for ... http://www.chadbarr.com/why-are-you-yelling-at-me-or-increase-your-online-sensitivity/ Hysterical spin on our technologies from comedian Louis C.K. http://www.chadbarr.com/are-we-taking-technologies-for-granted/ I initiated a conference call this morning using GotoWebinar - a product I use to conduct such calls and webinars, which I have done many times before. The call connected attendees from two continents and allowed us to use our computer speakers and microphones to join the call or simply ... http://www.chadbarr.com/you-sure-sound-funny-or-is-it-me/ I am excited to announce the launch of the recent new site of Peter Bodifee, the president of Bodifee Consulting Group, located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Peter's main focus is in helping his clients leverage information technology for dramatic success and maximum profitability. This site was built with content management ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwbodifeeconsultingcom/ I travel the world quite often and here is a powerful lesson I would like to share with you that I witnessed on one of my business trip to the Bahamas. Being in a new environment, especially one as beautiful as the Bahamas, heightens my senses of natural, everyday occurrences. ... http://www.chadbarr.com/my-surprising-survival-strategy-lesson-in-the-bahamas/ I am delighted to announce the new site we have developed for my great client, friend and colleague, Kim Wilkerson, President of Wilkerson Consulting Group, located in Cedar Rapids, IA. Kim's main focus is in helping her clients achieve dramatic results such as: build effective management and leadership, improve sales, ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwwilkersonconsultingnet/ Reflecting on this day: I am proud to have served in the Israeli military service. I am proud to have become a US citizen. I am fortunate to have an amazing family and friends. And my utmost respect and gratitude for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and have given their lives so ... http://www.chadbarr.com/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/ I am delighted to announce the launch of the new site of Aries Technology Group, located in Knoxville, TN. Positioned as a software, technology and consulting firm, Aries Technology helps create wealth for their customers. John Shaver, president and founder, is a strong believer in achieving effective business results and ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwariestechcom/ Below is a powerful video testimonial I've been fortunate to get from Alan Weiss, which is something you should consider doing with your clients. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fn5DESOdGlY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fn5DESOdGlY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> http://www.chadbarr.com/testimonial-from-dr-alan-weiss/ In this podcast, Internet strategy guru Chad Barr interviews Dr. Pat Lynch, the president of Business Alignment Strategies, Inc. In this interview we cover topics including appreciative inquiry, the biggest obstacles executives face, things the best companies do well, accountability, and Team in Training, the fundraising arm of the Leukemia ... http://www.chadbarr.com/chad-barr-interviews-dr-pat-lynch/ If you have an iPhone and a blog I recommend you purchase the BlogPress app from iTunes. It is a great application which will enable you to post directly to your blog from your iPhone. So now there should be no excuses for you or for me to post such ... http://www.chadbarr.com/blog-anywhere-anytime/ My wife and I just went to Moxie which is one of our favorite restaurants in the area. We noticed a new item on the menu, the Mediterranean Sea Bass which was highly recommended by our waiter. It was an outstanding dish we both agreed. When chatting with the waiter ... http://www.chadbarr.com/whats-in-a-name/ The power of the internet is that it is ubiquitous - which can be a good thing if you are maximizing what your website says about you and your business. Does yours reflect Walking your Talk and Talking your Walk? Often times during my seminars I ask for volunteers to allow ... http://www.chadbarr.com/what%e2%80%99s-your-website-saying-about-you/ This is one of my favorite lines from the fabulous movie Awakenings, featuring Robert De Niro. And I am glad to report that although and thankfully for a different reason but I am back. The past several months have been very exciting for me personally and for our organization with ... http://www.chadbarr.com/ive-been-away-for-quite-some-time-im-back/ Click on arrows below for music selections to start . http://www.chadbarr.com/high-holidays-music-selection-16-19/ Click on arrows below for music selections to start . http://www.chadbarr.com/high-holidays-music-selection-11-15/ Click on arrows below for music selections to start . http://www.chadbarr.com/high-holidays-music-selection-6-10/ I love the time of year of the Jewish High Holidays. I find it to be a remarkable close time with family, a time to reflect, for inspirational search, remembering loved ones and committing to renewed excellence and to making this a better place. Many of you know that I love ... http://www.chadbarr.com/high-holidays-music-selection-1-5/ When browsing recently through my digital pictures album I came across some pictures I took while visiting San Francisco when speaking at the Odd Couple marketing for speakers workshop. It reminded me not only of the fabulous time I had with my friends Alan Weiss and Patricia Fripp but it ... http://www.chadbarr.com/balancing-work-and-play/ In anticipation of the upcoming Jewish High holidays, I am honored to have my firm work on the new blog we've just launched for Rabbi Steven Denker of Temple Emanu El in Cleveland, Ohio. The focus of Rabbi Denker's blog is:  To share his “take” on the affairs of the Jewish ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-blog-launch-wwwrabbidenkercom/ Here are ways to develop interest in your organization and have your target customers contact you: 1. Start speaking professionally, deliver your expertise and talk about how to improve your clients business with web strategies. 2. Add testimonials and clients list to your web site. 3. Start a monthly electronic newsletter and deliver ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-generate-leads/ Although it depends on your industry, below are my top seven effective marketing choices: 1. Public speaking and/or speaking in webinars 2. Publish your intellectual property in print and the web and often 3. Search Engine Optimization and Paid advertising 4. Leverage social networking especially online communities 5. Blog and comment on others' blog 6. Publish ... http://www.chadbarr.com/top-7-effective-marketing-methods/ The blah factor is my fancy technical term to describe web sites (not blogs) that have way too much text on their home page. I came across the site below and am depicting it as an illustration of the ubiquitous nature of this problem on the web. During my speaking ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-blah-factor/ 1. It provides another serious and viable option to traditional marketing, which is already and successfully being utilized by the vast majority of organizations. 2. It enables individuals (Customers, suppliers, your staff) to interact with each other, share their experiences of using the products and services, create additional exposure and buzz. 3. ... http://www.chadbarr.com/selling-online-why-should-you/ To develop fresh ideas I would recommend the following: 1. Read the Wall Street Journal, Business Week and such publications and pay attention to what is reported and discussed both in print, online blogs and online forums. 2. Read books on the topic of innovation, Internet marketing and such 3. Attend workshops / ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-develop-profitable-ideas-for-the-web/ I am truly delighted to announce the launch of the new site of Marie-Josée Loiselle, the president of Nuno ID, located in Dorion, QC, Canada. She has been involved in economic development since 1996 and has developed investment attraction strategies for the US and Europe, presented business opportunities to Fortune ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwnuno-idcom/ Unless you have good, interesting and valuable starting content on your forum why would anyone spend time there or consider joining? They are not going to. I would suggest you create a repository of intellectual property (IP) that is available to forum members only and is uniquely position with how-to information. Market ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-market-your-online-forum-community/ 1. Funeral Homes 2. Security 3. Nursing homes and elderly care 4. Baby food 5. Weight loss 6. Wealth creation 7. Do it yourself 8. Home based business 9. Any business that would generate a minimum of 10 to 1 ROI for their clients Any others that come to mind? http://www.chadbarr.com/what-are-businesses-immune-of-economic-downturn/ Become an entrepreneur Live on less than 85% of your income and invest the rest Invest in your health and life balance Create proper business and personal insurance for you and your family Invest in your continued learning and education Hire the best (staff, advisers and consultants) Re-invent yourself often Find a successful mentor with a proven ... http://www.chadbarr.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-become-wealthy/ 1. Strong entrepreneurship spirit which means not being afraid to fail 2. Willingness to take risk knowing that the potential outcome and success can be enormous. 3. Strong desire to work for myself and exit the "employee" mentality 4. Have complete control of decisions and my own future and destiny 5. Ability to enjoy ... http://www.chadbarr.com/5-essential-indespensible-qualities-for-successful-entrepreneurship/ In this podcast, technology guru Chad Barr interviews Libby Wagner, the president of Influencing Options. Libby discusses and answers tough organizational topics such as: culture change, core dimensions, leadership challenges, creating vision and strategy, clarity and specificity, alignment, honesty and candor, influencing with integrity and self esteem. Don't miss this. Click below ... http://www.chadbarr.com/interview-with-libby-wagner-president-of-influencing-options/ I am delighted to announce the launch of the new great site of Aviv Shahar, the founder of Amber Network and Aviv Consulting. He is an international consultant, a coach, an author and a speaker. Aviv has extensive experience in coaching leaders—he has helped executives develop breakthrough strategies and improve ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwavivconsultingcom/ I spoke for the National Speaker Association Convention in New York City which was absolutely an amazing event. Thousands of great speakers attending many workshops and listening to great speakers such as Marshall Goldsmith and Steve Forbes. My presentation "Advanced Internet Presence" focused on: Hot to create instant credibility on the web How ... http://www.chadbarr.com/chad-speaking-for-nsa-rocks/ I am excited to introduce you to Terry Schmidt, the founder and chief consultant of ManagementPro, located in Seattle, WA. He leads the company which operates as an independent virtual organization aligned with a network of other expert consultants around the world. We have partner with Terry to develop a ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-wwwmanagementprocom/ Perhaps not. I was chatting with my 16-year old son the other day, noticing that he was no longer using his email address to communicate with his friends and us, his parents. I asked him why, and here are his answers: Email is too slow to get a response to, often contains ... http://www.chadbarr.com/arent-we-all-communicating-with-email/ This is the web radio interview where Mike Carruthers of Something You Should Know interviews Chad Barr with questions regarding What Makes A Good Web Site? Click below for interview recording to start. http://www.chadbarr.com/chad-barr-interviewed-on-web-radio/ So what is your blog good for? Here are some ideas: It ... Enables you to publish your knowledge and wisdom for others to benefit from. Allows you to promote and refer to it on your web site and newsletter and reference interesting threads. Makes it easy for your visitors to subscribe so ... http://www.chadbarr.com/what-is-your-blog-good-for/ I am speaking at the NSA convention in New York on Monday, August 4, 2008 at 4PM. My speech will focus on how to leverage your web site and the Internet to help your speaking career and also when does it make sense to create blogs and online forums to ... http://www.chadbarr.com/speaking-at-the-nsa-convention-in-new-york/ Teleconference interview conducted on 6/17/08 by the Simma Lieberman of the west coast SAC chapter with Rob Nixon from Australia. To visit Rob's site click here. Click below for podcast to start http://www.chadbarr.com/interview-with-million-dollar-consultant-rob-nixon/ I am pleased to announce, back at the beginning of this year, the new development and launch of Dr. Alan Weiss exciting monthly Balancing Act® HTML branded newsletter. To read the five most recent 2008 issues, please click on the links below: January 2008 newsletter February 2008 newsletter March 2008 newsletter April 2008 ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-balancingact%c2%ae-html-newsletter/ I am thrilled to announce the new site we have developed for Dave Delong Ph.D., President of David DeLong & Associates, located in Concord, MA. The company is a research and consulting firm that helps organizations improve performance by solving problems related to changing workforce demographics and knowledge transfer. ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-launch-wwwlostknowledgecom/ I am delighted to announce the new site we have developed for Suzanne Bates, President and CEO of Bates Communications, Inc. and her team, located in Wellesley, MA. Bates Communications is a strategic consulting firm specializing in leadership development in communication skills. Click here to view Bates new site. Click here to ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-launch-wwwbates-communicationscom/ I am delighted to announce the new site we have implemented for Gretchen Neels, founder of Neels & Company, located in Boston, MA. Gretchen's company provides soft skills training to professional services firms covering all areas of business communication, including: Strategic Recruiting, Effective Interviewing and Employee Retention. Four Generations ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-launch-wwwneelscompanycom/ I am glad to announce the new site we have developed for Leslie Ungar, founder and President of Electric Impulse Communication, located in Akron, Ohio. Leslie has become a pre-eminent source for speaking, coaching, and commentating to the executive and business worlds. Leslie is on a mission to make companies ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-launch-wwwelectricimpulsecom/ I am proud to announce the new site we have developed for Temple Emanu El, located in Cleveland, Ohio. The synagogue community is a very special place where not only is learning happening, but meaning is made. I am especially proud to have worked on this project since my wife, ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-launch-wwwteecleveorg/ I am thrilled to announce the new site we have developed for Betty K Cooper, founder of Creative Concepts LTD., located in Calgary AB Canada. Betty helps people at every level of business become more powerful, effective speakers through her individual coaching, her workshops and seminars and her talks to ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-launch-wwwbettycoopercom/ In the next several days I am going to feature several new sites and Internet strategies we have recently launched for our clients. Each represents many brainstorming hours, design work, extensive coding and development of content. I do want to thank all our current and new clients for your continued ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-sites-launch/ “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” Anne Dudley Bradstreet It is that exciting time of year again. The trees are changing, there is an amazing fragrance in the air, the birds are ... http://www.chadbarr.com/spring-is-here/ My wife and I traveled to Utah via Las Vegas this past week. Since I had some business calls to take care of, I asked my wife if she would not mind driving the beautiful route from Vegas to Utah while I make these calls. She of course agreed and ... http://www.chadbarr.com/productivity-on-the-road/ I just returned for another absolutely outstanding event – The Million Dollar Consulting College™ Graduate School held at the gorgeous Ritz Carlton in Naples Florida. “These people represent the finest talent in the profession,” noted Alan Weiss, Ph.D. who conducts this college. “They are the best of the best in terms ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-internet-%e2%80%93-our-electrical-grid/ I just returned from my trip to Rhode Island followed immediately with a trip to Austin, Texas, where I attended a conference attracting the owners and top management of independent wholesale paper, sanitary maintenance, and restaurant equipment distributors. While meeting with about 80 of these organizations, I asked them to ... http://www.chadbarr.com/keys-to-success-for-wholesale-distributors/ I just spent a couple of terrific days in Rhode Island where I delivered my speech on "Successfully leveraging the Internet to Drive Value to Your Customers" to the current class of Dr. Alan Weiss's Million Dollar Consulting College. One of the items I covered during my speech was how ... http://www.chadbarr.com/creating-high-instant-credibility/ In my previous post I was talking about having to listen to absurd and ineffective voicemails when calling others. I recently played several voicemail (VM) messages that I retrieved from my own voicemail system The first VM was a garbled message from a prospective client interested in talking with me about ... http://www.chadbarr.com/ineffective-phone-conversations/ Let me share with you the type of voice mail messages that irritate me: Today is Thursday, March 27. In the morning I will be out of the office visiting with a client and in the afternoon I am traveling to another client ... Please stop and listen carefully as these menu ... http://www.chadbarr.com/ineffective-voice-mails/ Back on February 20, 2008, I reported the new and interesting www.alltop.com site released by author and innovator Guy Kawasaki. This site focuses on collecting stories from “all the top” sites on the web. I am proud to announce that my blog made it into the social media category of this ... http://www.chadbarr.com/chads-blog-made-it-into-alltopcom/ Charge or retreat, it’s a matter of choice.   I hear people complaining about the strength of the dollar weakening in comparison to other world currencies especially when the media is reaching for our attention with the stories and news of recession. So how do you leverage these economic challenges to ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-market-in-tough-times/ I was the guest speaker at Alan Weiss and Patricia Fripp marketing for speakers, consultants & coaches seminar- The Odd Couple, held in San Francisco on March 8, 2008. I spoke about “Leveraging your web site and the Internet to dramatically grow your business” to a terrific group of entrepreneurs. ... http://www.chadbarr.com/advanced-internet-presence-presentation/ I don’t get the thinking with web sites that incorporate the concept of “Under Construction” or “Coming Soon” pages. Some sites I visit incorporate these pages to attempt and let us know that these pages are going to be released soon. Some do that on their home page thus suggesting ... http://www.chadbarr.com/under-construction-coming-soon-who-are-you-kidding/ Do you still use the phone book to find a company's phone number? I personally forgot what one looks like and prefer to save the drawer space for other use. Instead, I rely on the Internet to get phone numbers when I need to contact a given organization. I find ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-easy-is-it-to-contact-you/ Our latest newsletter is now available for publication. It features my article: Can you hear me now? Can you see me now? - Listen and watch your text come to life which focuses on leveraging podcasts in augment your text and marketing messages. It also features our guest contributor , ... http://www.chadbarr.com/latest-newsletter-now-available/ When visiting web sites, how often do you click on a link which takes you to another site? Probably quite often you would answer since this is the basic foundation to how the world of the Internet works. But when clicking on that link, does the next page open ... http://www.chadbarr.com/once-they-are-gone-it-may-be-forever/ I believe that we have more control of impacting our destiny and creating success than chance or luck has to do with it. Here are three ideas that have been instrumental in impacting mine: Opportunities are all around us, we just have to learn to pay better attention to them. If you ... http://www.chadbarr.com/increasing-business-opportunities/ WYSIWYG – This popular acronym (pronounced “wiz-ee-wig”) has become popular when screen graphic presentations become virtually identical to those when printing or displaying them on the web. For example, the way you design your screen graphic presentation in a word document will be identical if printed or published to the ... http://www.chadbarr.com/what-you-see-is-what-you-get-%e2%80%a6-not-always/ What You Say Online May Damage Your Credibility As I write on this quite often, blogs are a powerful tool to enable you to rapidly publish content about you and your company. If done well, they can add tremendous credibility for your organization and create an online dialog between you and ... http://www.chadbarr.com/your-customers-and-competitors-may-be-listening/ I just came across a site loaded with interesting content and terrific value. Another creative idea from Guy Kawasaki, innovative author, writer and entrepreneur. Click on this link www.alltop.com a site, which collects all the top stories on the web and organizes them in logical categories. It is like having ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-stories-revealed-at-your-fingertips/ The large amount of people who smoke in Israel is unfortunately alarming. Although I do not have the statistical evidence to substantiate my claim, ubiquitous smokers are strong enough anecdotal evidence. Here is a picture from the duty-free store in the Tel-Aviv airport proving the unfortunate popularity of cigarettes. Tremendous ... http://www.chadbarr.com/success-or-death-it%e2%80%99s-your-choice/ How much should you share with potential clients when meeting with them and especially in your writing and on the web? I hear this question quite often and for years I was not a huge fan of "giving" away our IP and wisdom. Here is my belief now: If you think ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-much-intellectual-property-should-you-give-away/ The second most successful outcome of a newsletter strategy is to increase your email distribution list. The first of course is to increase your business with new orders and new projects. I’ve written on this topic extensively in my articles section on my web site as well as here on ... http://www.chadbarr.com/email-intrusion-101-%e2%80%93-adding-names-to-your-distribution-list/ This week, I had the great opportunity of interviewing Dr. Alan Weiss. Also known as The Rock Star of Consulting, The Contrarian and The Consultants' Consultant among other impressive brands. Alan is truly an amazing person who leads a life of great success and inspiration to many of us. I met ... http://www.chadbarr.com/technology-guru-chad-barr-intreviews-million-dollar-consulting-guru-alan-weiss-podcast/ Earlier I posted What have you bought for me lately story here on my blog. My good friend, Tom Breur, Principal of XLNT Consulting in the Netherlands was quick to point out the following fascinating facts. Here is what Tom emailed me and I am publishing it here with his ... http://www.chadbarr.com/practical-application-to-my-watch-shopping-story/ Here is an example of web site from Poole Resources that unfortunately was not a project my company worked on. Part of the strategy of this web site was an attempt to incorporate and build an online community attracting the company’s customers to interact with each other and the owner ... http://www.chadbarr.com/watch-out-someone-may-be-spamming-your-registration-page/ It was almost 10PM and I was standing there at the Tel Aviv airport in Israel waiting for the announcement that my flight to the US is boarding. So in order to kill some time I decided to visit the beautiful, duty free, H. Stern jewelry store. "You sure have a ... http://www.chadbarr.com/what-have-you-bought-for-me-lately/ I am thrilled to announce the new site we have developed for our dear client, a great friend and colleague, Libby Wagner, President of Influencing Options. Libby and the many trainers associated with her company have been focusing on helping organizations develop the proper influencing skills, reduce conflicts, increase market ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-launch-wwwinfluencingoptionscom/ Early this week I submitted a proposal (among several others) to a prospect interested in our web site development. Shortly after I sent the proposal the prospect emailed me and asked me to further articulate what I mean in the proposal by suggesting to incorporate strong call-to-action techniques on all ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-market-your-blog-%e2%80%93-the-basics/ A question was asked on one of the online forums we implemented and I help moderate: "How often does one need to add a new entry to a blog? How long or short should a typical entry be?" Here is my answer: This is one of the topics I study, track, ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-often-should-i-post-on-my-blog/ I am so pleased to welcome our new client from down under, Michael Harrison who runs his successful consulting company, Strategies + Plus in North Adelaide, Australia. Michael focuses on helping business owners and executives to grow their business and increase their profits. He is a fascinating thought leader with ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-blog-launch-wwwmichaelharrisoncomau/ My colleague, Dan Janal, runs a great operation with his company PRLEADS. His company focuses on helping individuals get quoted in top-notch publications. I know many people that use Dan’s company and get great results and are quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Business Week to ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-kill-your-credibility-with-google-ads/ We are working on a client project that involves two people in my organization, the client and another business partner. In order to improve communication and make sure all people involved are in the loop, I requested we all hit “reply all” when responding to emails. Doing so is not ... http://www.chadbarr.com/why-use-reply-all-all-the-time/ (photo by Tim Niland) Progress of Music and Technology The picture above pretty much resembles my LP vinyl records collection I had growing up at my parents’ home. Mine contained roughly 4000 LPs that I managed to purchase and collect from the hard-earned money I made playing my music gigs back ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-marvelous-progress-of-music-and-technology/ Improving your web site effectiveness. In my quest to constantly improve our clients’ web sites and develop better and new successful Internet strategies for their business, I come across and review many web sites on a daily basis. To illustrate and discuss the “good, bad and ugly” techniques used by others, and ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-improve-your-web-site-effectiveness/ While vacationing in St. George, Utah, back in December, I couldn’t help but notice this creative sign and ashtray: http://www.chadbarr.com/cleaner-environment-with-a-sense-of-humor/ I am a frequent Continental flyer and enjoy flying with them and the service I receive. Last night, I booked a round trip flight for my son using their online service, which I use quite often. I find www.continental.com to be an easy site to navigate to quickly book my ... http://www.chadbarr.com/servicing-your-customers-four-different-mindsets-4-of-4/ While at the mall, my wife and I left Nordstrom and had some time to kill before our dinner reservation at a nearby restaurant. We walked into Dillard’s women shoe department when my wife noticed the boots she got several weeks ago were significantly discounted and on sale now. The ... http://www.chadbarr.com/servicing-your-customers-four-different-mindsets-3-of-4/ My wife and I went to the mall the other day to stop at Nordstrom in order to get my new mail-ordered coat altered. While waiting for the tailor tp arrive, the friendly salesman started to process the alteration order request on his computer. “I have good news for you ... http://www.chadbarr.com/servicing-your-customers-four-different-mindsets-2-of-4/ It was back in December and a couple of days before my trip to Las Vegas to visit my son in Utah when I realized that I forgot to rent a car for the trip. In a great hurry and armed with the power of the Internet, a couple of ... http://www.chadbarr.com/servicing-your-customers-four-different-mindsets-1-of-4/ I came across these powerful quotes written by Mark Twain: “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-power-of-language-quotes-by-mark-twain/ Organizing your reading and writing. A question was asked today on one of the online forums I help implement and moderate: “How do you organize potential book commentary, blog posts relevant to an upcoming article, news stories that could be adapted to a speech, etc. so you can find them when you're ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-do-you-best-organize-your-reading-and-writing-it-is-simpler-than-you-think/ While visiting one of my clients today and walking by their computer room, I noticed that their backup tapes were neatly stacked on the desk next to their server. When taking a closer look I also noticed that they had two tape sizes, the larger to backup their main legacy ... http://www.chadbarr.com/successful-backup-strategies/ I know that I keep talking about delivering genuine value through your blog. But how do you make your text come to life? Simple. Incorporate picture images, audio and video in your posts and throughout your blog. I visit too many blogs where the author did not realize this simple ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-make-your-blog-posts-more-interesting/ I recently purchased this amazing little gadget called Flip Video and I have to tell you that I truly love it. This digital video camera is small, compact, light (fits in my pocket) and from the moment I turn it on it is ready to be used within 3 seconds ... http://www.chadbarr.com/flip-video-my-latest-gadget/ When visiting Utah last week and attending my son’s parents conference, several of us parents decided to have dinner together. I was seated next to my wife on one side and one of the parents on the other. He is a retired professor of many years from one of the ... http://www.chadbarr.com/may-i-show-you-my-vacation-slides/ My wife Laurel who is a Cantor at Temple Emanuel in Cleveland, Ohio, put together an amazing concert back on November 10, 2007. You should have been there as it was an amazing night. It is with tremendous pride and love that I have for her, and with the hope ... http://www.chadbarr.com/happy-new-year-2/ Our latest December newsletter for 2007 contains a couple of articles that you may find to be of interest. Blogging in the New Year is an article I recently wrote after attending the Blog World Expo last month in Las Vegas and after getting tremendous amount of questions about leveraging ... http://www.chadbarr.com/newsletter-recent-articles/ We said goodbye to the kids and are looking forward to their safe return home in June. Our driver is waiting to take us to the airport and luckily we do not need to mount the suitcase on the roof of the car again. On the way to the airport, ... http://www.chadbarr.com/reporting-from-israel-december-17/ Today is our last day in Israel and we started by visiting the gorgeous Yemin Moshe neighborhood overlooking the old city of Jerusalem. It is one of my favorite places to visit in Jerusalem. Located next to an artists colony hosting some of Israel's best and most creative artists I ... http://www.chadbarr.com/reporting-from-israel-december-16/ After a relaxing Friday with my family in Jerusalem, I drove today to Haifa to see one of my closest and best friends that I grew up with in Israel. I spent the day with Eitan, his amazing family and several friends he invited. We greatly enjoyed our time together ... http://www.chadbarr.com/reporting-from-israel-december-15/ As I noted in my previous post, here is the video I shot with my new Flip Video gadget of the singer / seller I met at the Jerusalem open market. What a great guy, great soul and great voice: And just some additional sounds and smells from around the market: http://www.chadbarr.com/reporting-from-israel-december-13-videos/ Thursday turned out to be another great day. I first got together for breakfast with my good friend Dov Gordon from The Gordon Group whom I met online several years ago when implementing Alan’s Forums, the great online community we’ve created for International consultant writer and speaker, Alan Weiss. Dov ... http://www.chadbarr.com/reporting-from-israel-december-13/ Just before crossing the streets from the newer parts of Jerusalem towards the old city, we stopped at a toy store where we bought the games Monopoly and Taboo in Hebrew. As I was talking with the store owner, he wanted me to take a look at an error of ... http://www.chadbarr.com/reporting-from-israel-december-12/ Today we decided to drive to Tel-Aviv where each Tuesday there is an amazing art show at the center of the city in a neighborhood called Nachclat Benyamin. Since you probably already know my love for playing the guitar, I could not resist this great piece of “a guitarist” artwork, made ... http://www.chadbarr.com/reporting-from-israel-december-11/ We rose early in the morning to rent our car and began our journey north to Haifa (the city where I grew up in). It is Hanukah this week, and we saw many cars with a Menorah, (candelabra) mounted on their roof, broadcasting the holiday message. (Menorah on a ... http://www.chadbarr.com/reporting-from-israel-december-10/ I am always amazed with the aviation technology of planes in general and especially the Boeing 777, lifting 283 passengers, the crew and luggage while traveling at an average speed of 550 mph from one side of the world to another. After 9.5 hours in the air, we touched down at ... http://www.chadbarr.com/reporting-from-israel-december-9/ It is 3PM on Saturday, December 8, and my wife and I are getting ready to board the plane from Newark to Tel-Aviv to take us to our vacation. Standing right next to me is Walt Mossberg, the great technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal and his wife. I ... http://www.chadbarr.com/meeting-walt-mossberg/ After delivering my speech last week, at the Inn at Castle Hill in Newport, Rhode Island, and while walking outside, I noticed the beautiful and serene picture of nature. The geese, somewhat motionless, seemed to ignore me as they were calmly looking at the water. I aimed my camera, one ... http://www.chadbarr.com/seize-the-moment-or-lose-the-opportunity/ Click below for podcast to start http://www.chadbarr.com/how-to-leverage-web-site-content/ This video reminds me of some of the training sessions we conduct for our clients and even some of the few I personally attended. http://www.chadbarr.com/the-benefit-of-using-a-coach/ After dinner last night, my wife and I went to Caribou Coffee to get a latte. While the coffee was being prepared, I was looking at the announcement board and this ad seemed to grab my attention. It immediately became obvious to me, that the person designing this ad, apparently ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-come-no-inquiries-are-coming-in/ Francis Ford Coppola (age 68), five-time academy award winner, director of movies such as: The Godfather, The Conversation and Apocalypse Now, was interviewed this morning on CBS News Sunday Morning. His life-story attribute that resonated with me most was his tenacity. Although he became quite successful at an early age, he ... http://www.chadbarr.com/are-you-too-scared-of-success/ It was great when one of the participants in my recent speaking engagement in Rhode Island, came to me after my presentation and reminded me that I did not mention a concept that resonated with him when he heard me speak last year. So here is the concept and thanks ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-the-3-strikes-rule-applies-to-your-web-strategy/ I am here at Rhode Island where I will be presenting today “How to Leverage The Internet for Improved Success in Your Business” to the attendees of the Million Dollar Consulting College, held by Dr. Alan Weiss of the Summit Consulting Group. While chatting last night with several of the college ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-importance-of-web-site-evolution/ It has been 29 years since I moved to the U.S. and made it my home and the journey has been simply unbelievable. I’ve been fortunate to create and live a great life and as this Thanksgiving holiday weekend comes to a close, I wish to thank you all: My dear ... http://www.chadbarr.com/happy-holidays/ I just spent an awesome weekend with my son traveling the Bryce Canyon area. Great bonding experience, terrific conversations, learned some new rap music and beautiful surrounding nature. Life is good! Below are some pictures I took (click on images to enlarge): At Snow Canyon St. George Snow Canyon - St. George Sunset - ... http://www.chadbarr.com/lifes-special-great-moments/ I’ve attended the Blog World Expo in Las Vegas and got to meet some terrific people including Marc Cuban and Matt Mullenweg. Here are some best practices ideas I would like to share with you: It’s a great professional development tool for you and your company. It is a rapid publishing ... http://www.chadbarr.com/greetings-from-blog-world-expo/ One of the successful concepts of Internet marketing is called Viral Marketing. This concept helps spread an idea very quickly among its recipients. One example of the success of this concept is with singer Marie Digby. She video recorded several famous songs and uploaded them onto YouTube. When visitors searched for ... http://www.chadbarr.com/make-sense-of-viral-marketing/ I just returned from Rhode Island, where I attended “The Strategist” workshop, which was conducted by Alan Weiss, Ph.D. It was simply outstanding. Here are some of my takeaways: Strategy is the what, tactics is the how Planning kills strategy. Strategy is top down, planning is bottom up. Strategy starts with the end desire. ... http://www.chadbarr.com/the-strategist-workshop/ I received several great emails and suggestions about my last Blog post, which has triggered some of my additional points: Technology for technology sake makes no sense – Why purchase a faster processor when the old one is just fast enough? Why upgrade immediately to the latest software version when you ... http://www.chadbarr.com/isn%e2%80%99t-innovation-great/ It was 1968, I was 12 years old growing up in Israel. After waiting for over a year, the phone my parents ordered for our home, finally arrived. There was great excitement in our home, and we even built a small credenza to proudly display our new arrival. What ... http://www.chadbarr.com/are-you-taking-your-technologies-for-granted/ I am delighted to announce the development, implementation and the launch of the new blog for Aviv Shahar, owner of Amber Network. Aviv is a fascinating thought leader who helps executives improve effectiveness, strategic thinking, collaboration and innovation. Click here to visit his new blog and explore his thoughts for ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-blog-launch-wwwavivshaharcom/ The Wall Street Journal had a brief remembrance for the editor of Forbes magazine, James W. Michaels, 1921 - 2007. After he took over the magazine, circulation more than doubled. He was contrarian in life as in editing. He rarely socialized with publishing professionals. He distrusted electric typewriter and loved ... http://www.chadbarr.com/remembrance-to-the-editor-of-forbes/ A new encrypted disk drive for desktop personal computers, has been announced to be released in 4th quarter of this year from Seagate Technology. This will protect the information on your disk drive if the computer has gotten into the wrong hands. http://www.chadbarr.com/your-computer-is-stolen-do-not-fret/ "Every artist deserves in the end to be remembered for the best that was in him, and when Pavarotti was at his best, there was nobody better." This beautiful sentence was written by Terry Teachout, the Journal's drama critic. http://www.chadbarr.com/farewell-to-pavarotti/ What a brilliant move by FaceBook to improve their software and with no investment! They've attracted 70,000 developers to build free plug-ins interfaces to their web site. Once approved by FaceBook, these plug-ins provide utilities for users to improve their online experience. They may play games, share reviews of books, movies, ... http://www.chadbarr.com/what-a-fabulous-business-idea/ "Use Your Electricity For More Than Light" said an ad that ran in the Sears catalog in 1917. When talking about Internet strategies in the various speeches I deliver, I refer to the idea of the Internet of today as the light bulb of 100 years ago. It is obvious ... http://www.chadbarr.com/making-this-world-a-better-place-by-growing-communities/ Talking of TED, I've recently watched these two fascinating and inspiring presentations from Dean Kamen - previewing a new prosthetic arm and Jeff Skoll - making movies that make change. Don't miss them. Click below to view the presentation: Click below to view the presentation: http://www.chadbarr.com/people-who-make-a-huge-difference/ Richard St. John gave a terrific presentation at TED discussing his top eight points of what leads to success. Here are his Secrets to success: Passion - Do it for love and not money. The money the comes anyway. Work - It takes hard work with much fun. Focus - Practice, practice, practice. Persist - ... http://www.chadbarr.com/secrets-of-success/ I've been following Starbucks expansion in the US and am quite impressed with their expansion now into Russia. What impressed me more is a statement from Martin Coles, President of Starbucks International saying: "We do not spend a great deal of time focusing on our competition. The growth of other ... http://www.chadbarr.com/getting-stronger-with-the-competition/ Several weeks ago we launched Pam Harper's new web site Business Advancement Inc. and we are now pleased to announce the design, implementation and launch of Pam's new blog. Click here to visit it. (Click image to enlarge) http://www.chadbarr.com/new-blog-launch-wwwpamharpercom/ Alright, alright now. Before you go and dismiss surveys as a needed interpretation tool (because I told you so in my previous post) check this out as also reported in the wsj: A study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research and prepared by Duke University professors found that teachers ... http://www.chadbarr.com/which-teacher-would-you-want-teaching-your-kids/ The WSJ reported a study which was conducted at UCLA and concluded that women are "chattier" than men by 3% (I know my wife would debate that.) It also suggested that muscular men are twice as likely to have more than three sex partners than their less muscular buddies. So ... http://www.chadbarr.com/how-conclusive-are-these-studies/ In my previous post, I talked about the world becoming one big HiFi spot. Well, American Airlines announced their plan to offer high-speed Internet service connection on their flights next year. What a great world we live in and it's becoming better all the time. http://www.chadbarr.com/wifi-internet-connection-at-35000-feet/ An interview in the Wall Street Journal with John Chambers, CEO of Cisco, caught my attention. Below are the top five points: Focus on markets transition and try to catch them at the right time. Enter new markets with a sustainable differentiation. Listen and take direction from your customers. Develop a strong leadership team. Innovate, ... http://www.chadbarr.com/when-and-how-is-it-time-to-grow-your-company/ I am delighted to have my company involved in designing, developing and implementing the new web site and strategy for Pat Lynch, Ph.D., principal of Business Alignment Strategies, a consulting firm that helps clients align employee behaviors and decisions with organizational goals. Pat's has a brilliant mind with ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-site-launch-wwwhrvaluebiz/ I believe the following are the top five ways to become a better and clearer communicator: Deliver direct and clear points and eliminate vagueness. Support with examples. Frame the issues with clear definition of what each one is and what it is not. Communicate on a level the other can understand. Test your assumptions as ... http://www.chadbarr.com/improve-your-communication-with-concise-specificity/ TravelPost.com has a great guide on their web site listing WiFi spots in over 200 airports in the US and almost 100 international airports. Click here to view the actual guide. http://www.chadbarr.com/looking-for-a-wireless-connection-at-the-airport/ Both BMW and Mercedes Benz are known for their terrific high-end performance cars. I know that since I own one of them. They have not been recognized for their emphasis on fuel consumption technology. But that's about to change soon when both companies are about to reveal new car models ... http://www.chadbarr.com/diluting-your-brand-or-competing-and-growing-your-market-share/ It's clear to me that identity thieves are getting craftier and spammers are getting more deceptive. But what amazes me is the fact that many individuals and companies are still falling victims for the same old tricks. Is it a matter of better needed education, improved methods of public alerts ... http://www.chadbarr.com/have-you-secured-your-identity-lately/ We are pleased to announce the extensive development and launch of the new web site for Pamela Harper of Business Advancement Inc. Pam, President and founder, focuses on helping her clients accelerate progress toward their key business objectives. Her unique abilities help generate dramatic and successful results for her ... http://www.chadbarr.com/new-web-site-launch-for-wwwbusinessadvancecom/ A study conducted by Outsell Inc., a market researcher in Burlingame, and reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, reveals a huge fraud charging customers for erroneous clicks. Here's an alarming summary of the finding as published in the original article: Clicks believed by advertisers to be fraudulent: 14.6 percent Money paid by ... http://www.chadbarr.com/internet-click-fraud/ I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost ... I am helpless It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. II I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I ... http://www.chadbarr.com/attempted-solutions-autobiography-in-five-short-chapters/ He prayed ~ It wasn’t my religion He ate ~ It wasn’t what I ate He spoke ~ It wasn’t my language He dressed ~ It wasn’t what I wore He took my hand ~ It wasn’t the color of mine But when he laughed ~ It was how I laughed And when he cried ~ ... http://www.chadbarr.com/poem/ Did you realize that most of today's "hot" gadgets will be totally outdated in just a few years. Here are some examples: The first IBM PC, first hand-held calculator, boom box, cassette player, rotary phone, B&W TV, AM radio and many more. What others come to your mind? So while ... http://www.chadbarr.com/hot-gadgets-or-dinosaurs-to-remember/