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OK so Friday rolls around ever quicker and if you have been following events on twitter – you will know that the social media apprentice is launching on Monday at 10am.

I have been beavering away the last few days to get things ready.

The social media apprentice is a 20 week program taking you from no knowledge at all – to being armed with the exact tools you need to propel your business forward using social media.

It feels a bit like the calm before the storm at the moment and if you haven’t registered for exclusive early bird offer of £49.50 + VAT per 4 weeks then you need to get over and register.  (Oh and the first week is just £1+ VAT).

Anyway – whatever you are doing for the weekend – have a good one.

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How to write a book is a question that almost everyone (at least secretly) asks themselves at some stage in their life.

For a small business owner, consultant, coach, trainer, academic or aspiring Director or Chief Executive, it is a necessity.

Why?

Being an author conveys respect and credibility like no other medium in your network and industry.

Being a published author aligns you with leading thinkers in your industry and while the technology exists for almost anyone with a web connection to publish an “ebook” – the feeling of owning your own physical book is second to none.

But where to start?

Who hasn’t secretly started writing at page 1 and then lost interest or inclination at page 10 (or even before that)?

The truth is, is that it is different to that – much different.

To help you out, I have narrated 64 minutes 24 seconds of what I did and how I did it when I wrote “Confessions of an Interim Manager”

I should warn you that there are no whizzy graphics and flashy power point in this course. I am not a professional or polished presenter so all you get is information. No fluff or filler here.

In total, there are 8 slides totalling over 64 minutes including.

Why write a book -the mindset you need to have.

The writing process – what I did and how I made it fit around my other family duties.

The editing process – The single most important rule you must follow to avoid getting in a mess.

Using word – How you can use a tool that you probably don’t even know you already have installed on your computer.

Outsourcing tasks – How you can get rid of the awkward jobs. How to find people who will absolutely love you for giving them your worse jobs.

Which publisher – Who will handle all the publishing and customer queries and who did I chose? The answer may suprise you…

For just £37 – you can have the contents of my head – (what I did and the lessons I learnt when writing the book) instantly.

You get unlimited access to the training for 30 days – log in as many times as you want.

The training is streamed directly to your computer – nothing to download. (You just need the flash player which is installed in 99.5% of computers).

To get 20% discount C5FAB85225 (only valid until 5th March 2010)

You should also standby for some more product news later on this week – when the #socmap hashtag will be revealed.

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Just a quick heads up about a great new product that we are currently putting together.

I can’t reveal anything at the moment – launch date is 8th March 2010 (by the way)

Suffice to say the product is social media related (and no not just your standard how to get more followers). And no I am not a social media consultant.

This is comprehensive material covering all aspects of business strategy and planning in this area and I have recruited one of the UK’s “underground” guru’s to help with the production.

No further clues at the moment

But for the the inside lowdown – you need to follow myself @sharpendtrain and the superb @efficiencycoach.

We will be launching this in public before your very eyes.

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The “networking snake” was an “off cut” from our networking skills course and was not included.

If you are an experienced networker – it probably isn’t for you and you probably won’t learn anything earth shattering.

The snake is aimed at newbie networkers – enjoy…

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