Can we use “permission methods” with Skype chat rooms?

June 30th, 2009

Yes we can!

Yes we certainly can use permission methods on Skype.

Have you ever been dragged into a group Skype chat… with many people you never met before? I oppose this practice and am eager and willing to show people a better way. Skype is such a great instant communication tool. I like to teach people how to use permission methods on Skype.

Did you know you can start a community chat room on Skype and allow people to “Opt in”? I can help  you (or the guy who dragged you into his Skype group - wink!) … to make a Public Skype room which people can join from a link (if they choose to - that is the permission part).
This way, joining from a link, people can join the room ONLY if they are interested. This is permission based. Send the link in text chat to people privately. Do you know there are tools that will allow you to send a broadcast message to targeted groups on your Skype contact list or search and add targeted contacts to many all at once?

What is NOT permission based is dragging people into a Skype group with out their consent. This does not make a  good impression. It is a good way to ruin your Skype contact list, prospect list, customer list  or subscriber list.

I help people learn Skype both from a  technical and a people point of view… using  relationship marketing strategies on Skype… again using proper “netiquette” …  which is a much better way to build targeted lists of business contacts on Skype.

Targeted lists  can become responsive customer lists and Skype is a great way to build those relationships in real time with instant text responses. If you want a responsive list of business contacts on Skype, then treat your Skype contacts very well. Respect them. Treat them as if they are kings and queens! Impress them with your good manners. Show them you care about them as people.

You will get much further in your online business building endeavors using permission methods on Skype.

Learn more about Skype…

If you would like to learn more about using Skype for finding business contacts, using relationship marketing strategies and how to build targeted lists on Skype, then optin in to my Skype Tips Newsletter. You will get some “easy to try” free Skype tips, plus we will inform you when we launch a new Skype for business information product, video tutorial or offer a live training webinar.

Skype Groups, test group & {firstname} practice

May 22nd, 2009

From my Skype Tips room for Message Magic members….

Who would like a one on one coaching session?

l send out a Skype broadcast letting people know about this little chat Ill have to prepare for a one on one coaching session tomorrow … on topics # 3 and #4 on the MM poll.if you do not get the Broadcast… let me know.

Mind you, those on 4.0 Skype will not be able to join the Skype room from a link… but can be added to this room by other members. OK I am off to do the Broadcast… if you do not get it… make sure you let me know if you want to be notified of my MM /  Skype Tips videos  and live trainings….

Tomorrows session (May 23 in USA)  is at 7 pm CT / 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET in my Skype Tips Skype room for MM members. It will be by Skype Room text chat… so you can catch it later or when we meet live …

Where?.. HERE  in this Skype room -  a chat room for Skype Tips for MM members .

This skype chat room is open 24 / 7 but  if you leave you do not get to read the text chat during time you are not here. I suggest you do not use the green Leave door… stay in the room…
… when you are done reading this room or chatting here… use  the X in the upper right corner… but “stay away from the green leave door”…  just below it! This way you be able to review all text chat here while you where offline.

For the coaching session, thinking of the Skype Groups you want to make is a good preparation for  this.

This is for you to prepare for tomorrow…  To Topics you chose:

  1. #3 Enabling Groups and
  2. #4 making a test groups and experimenting with the {firstname}  tag…

I have made blog posts for these … and videos also. Let me give you the links…

Skype Contact Groups Video

Read this post and then watch the first 2 min of the video... to learn how to Enable your Skype Groups
…. then it shows you how to move people to your test group.

Let me know if this helps… try it.
and then we will be further along and ready for a one on one coaching session.


How to find videos on my blog…

I found these videos on Enabling your Skype groups … for use w MM… by clicking on the video category near the bottom on my side bar on my blog … the 2nd and 3rd post was related to your one on one coaching requested topics: Skype Contact Groups Video and … right under that post is… How to personalize your Skype message about using the {firstname} tag

So if you would kindly review those… and ask question after trying it in your own Skype … make a test group and try the name tag {firstname}

Practise this tomorrow morning… or well before our meeting is fine also

I am off to sleep… this was a fun experiment… in giving you some homework to get the most from the live session we will have here tomorrow…

[Stay focused on your topics though.

  1. make test group, and
  2. try {firstname}

… only the first 2 min of the video are needed.

Lab Homework:

  1. make a  new group (you must enable groups in Skype to do this) …
  2. ask a few friends to be in your test group,
  3. add them to the test group (see video - not the same as Previous contacts group)….
  4. then send a test message only to the test group using {firstname}…..
  5. then, open a private chat with the people in your test group and
  6. see what the message you broadcast using Message Magic  looks like…
  7. Did the firstname tag worked ok?
  8. Do you need to rename your contacts with their real firstnames?

That’s your home work … see you tomorrow.

Back to Message Magic Basics

May 10th, 2009

Getting back to basics with Message Magic

Message Magic really lives up to it’s name …… It is magic the way it creates successful targeted searches for contacts and there are more new MM members each week asking for help so maybe it is time to get back to a few basics…This post takes you to some very good basic steps.

Here are few things to do first…..

Take at least the first 3 steps Some of the information contained in that post qualifies to be really emphasized……

  1. Make sure you  are getting the email follow up and are following me on Twitter to get new MM trainings I produce. Sign up here for the updates.
  2. If you want my Skype tips, Get my Skype Tips from hereBUT…. ALSO via a private chat with Julie on Skype Skype ID: juliewolf as well as Hyla Weimann Skype ID: hymagw (good for searching to find the tip you want to use).
  3. Connect with both of us on Skype… then we will be able to answer all questions that we get from you via Skype…

When we post a new Skype Tip or MM training audio or video, on my blog, you will get the posts in an email if you are subscribed to MM updates. If you are subscribed to the Skype Tips Newsletter, you will get Skype Tips also when they are posted on my blog… so these will be new MM trainings and new Skype Tips.

We plan on adding more to the follow up series also… so if you missed any thing over the last months … you will get it by email.

About the people who responded to my question last week about what training you need, ….. I would like to suggest doing this in a one-on-one coaching session. Hyla will contact you to make the arrangements for a date. Learn more about the advantages of one-on-one coaching sessions here.

Feedback request & list of Skype Rooms

May 4th, 2009

My Skype Tips Room is Full - help…

Due to the influx of many Message Magic members joining my main Skype Room (Skype Tips), my current Skype Tips room is full, so I have had to come up with a solution. For me to make an informed decision I will need to hear from you what your needs are, so we need you to answer a few questions.

***** I really need to hear from each and everyone in my Skype rooms, so that we can offer you the best service that YOU need. *****

A List Of My Skype Rooms

I have created many Skype Rooms for various popular topics. Here is a list of my rooms. The links either allow you to enter the room or go to a post to learn more about it. Please always read and agree with my Skype Room Guidelines and add me as a Skype contact to get chatting/posting rights:

  • Skype Tips - Here I am building a community of Skype users who want to learn more about Skype and this will also act as a sort of Front Lobby to find my other Skype Rooms and Membership sites and community sites.  It will be exclusively for Skype related questions. You can enter it from my Skype Bubble (under my name on Skype or from the Skype Room Guidelines banners (top and bottom of page).  (Note: We will not be supporting Message Magic Members in this room any more, there is a new room just for Skype Tips for MM - see below).
  • Skype Tips for MM Members - This room is for Message Magic Members ONLY where we answer questions about Message Magic and Skype and give you updates on my trainings and training videos and audios and posts. Remember to also sign up for email reminders here for Message Magic Trainings and video demos.
  • Introduce Myself Mondays - With this room we are replacing the activity of “Introduce yourself” in the Skype Rooms and is only for people who already have chatting rights in her other rooms. This room will only be active on Mondays - this will stretch across a couple of days to cover everyone’s Monday across the globe. Learn more about Introduce Myself Mondays here.
  • Help With Skype Virus & Skype Upgrade vs 4.0 (or how & why to downgrade to 3.8)
  • Loyal Old Friends of 2008 & prior - Here all the old friends from before 2008 can visit and keep in touch. … link coming… ask for the link if you are an old friend.
  • Skype Tips for Newbies - We have many calls for help from people absolutely new to Skype. For this purpose of helping them we have created a special room just for them. We have a complete Skype Guide For Newbies that we will be offering very soon - Watch for the announcement and meanwhile ask for the room link (or ask to join the membership site under development (wanna be a beta tester of hte new membership? Skype me.)
  • Twitter Tuesdays - For anyone interested in learning more about Twitter and how to use this amazing tool, join us here in this room. The room is only active on Tuesdays when we meet there to interact on and about Twitter. Ask for the link… if you need it before we get around to adding it here. Skype me.
  • Blogging - For people who need to learn more about Blogging and who want to support each other by commenting on each others blogs. Enter the blogging Skype room here.
  • Russian Message Magic Support Skype Room: ?????????? ????????? Magic ????????? Skype ?????? - Skype ??? ?? ??????. ??????????? ???? http://translate.google.com/translate_t# ??? ???????? ? OT ?? ??????? ????.

The following rooms are in the planning - some already exist, but are not in use yet. Watch out for the announcements for when they become active.

  • Facebook Fridays - (Already created but not in use yet)  This is to get people into using different ways of networking, besides Skype. We all need to spread our wings and try some other tried and tested methods too and what better way to learn than with our networking friends. FaceBook is a very popular and well used Networking Site, and we intend learning more about it in this room.
  • Web 2.0 Wednesdays - We will be getting some experts to teach us more about Web 2.0 and how to use it to our best advantage.
  • Video Support Skype Room - created but not active yet… let me know if your interested.
  • Aweber Help - AWeber is a very professional Autoresponder and here we will offer help to those people who need to learn more it.
  • Income Assurance Members - Income Assurance begins here……. a new membership with a forum and Skype Tips products, ebooks, reports and video tips.

Can you give me your feed back…..

  • Are you here to learn Skype? Do you want Skype Tips sent privately? (This is being set up in the next 30 to 90 days)… tell me as well as Hyla asap in a private message that you want them privately sent - NEW Skype Tips so we can make sure you get them.
  • Are you wanting to be in my room to know what I am doing now?
  • Are you here for the community and Networking?
  • Want a place to ask your questions… and about what? Skype? Message Magic? Blogging? Aweber? List Building? Relationship Marketing?
  • Are you here for “Introduce Myself Monday”? … to introduce yourself to others, and to network with them every Monday?
  • Are you here to make new Skype contacts to promote something?
  • Is there another reason?…. Please tell us what.

Please leave your replies in the Skype Tips room by starting your post like this:

SKYPE ROOM SURVEY:

That will make it easier for us to search for your replies in the room.

Those who also want the Skype Tips sent to them privately must remember to send me, Julie, as well as Hyla a private Skype message.

Please tell us which of these rooms you are interested in joining, and if there is something we did not cover and you want to see it tell us, and we will consider it. Thanks. We appreciate your feedback

Virtual Live Training for Skype Tips & Message Magic

May 1st, 2009

WE ARE DEVELOPING NEW TRAINING FOR SKYPE AND MESSAGE MAGIC,SO WE HAVE SUSPENDED ALL TRAINING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. IF YOU ARE ON THE UPDATE LISTS, YOU WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION WHEN OUR TRAINING RESUMES AND WHAT FORMAT THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN.

You are welcome to visit our recorded training if you have the need for that, but here are Message Magic training schedules with Johnny Matthews,

Training Time is Anytime…

When You Have Time to Read and Listen …

From My Blog Here

If you are here for Skype Tips and Message Magic training, thank you for your interest. I am now giving trainings developed by the questions you Skype me here on this blog… These are our new Virtually Live Trainings. (The audio will be added shortly and you will be advised)

  1. Please play the audio and listen in, click the links (all open in a new window so you can still have this open)… and watch videos or listen to past trainings that answer your questions.
  2. Then leave comments on this blog for a reply, just as you would a live webinar open Q & A session.
  3. I will respond to you here on the blog as well. This will give me time to get you a good answer, and even video demos. Plus this way has the added advantage of no one missing the training time… and my free time is much needed now to finish my Skype Tips projects.
  4. Get a FREE One on One Coaching session with me to jump start your MM and Skype projects. Be part of the video library knowledge base! Ask for a one on one coaching sessions… free for a limited time. I will soon start charging. Just choose one of the first 7 Topics on the Poll here - look for …

Survey says….

For those who have taken the poll, we invite you now to re-visit the lens, choose where you are in your Message Magic and Skype learning curve and ask your questions. Also   look at the amazing results. You will find the survey on this very interesting Squidoo Lens. Scroll down until you see the survey - it is titled

What do you want to learn NEXT about using skype, Message Magic and Social Media Marketing & Networking? “

One topic stands out way above the others

Topic #13 - How to have Skype contacts add you first and how to become attractive online using social media networking (web 2.0) and relationship building - becoming a resource - getting found, known, liked and trusted” .

This topic won hands down. It was a very complex topic which needed no less than 3 sessions before all the angles were covered. Quite honestly, there could even be more to discuss - tell us your thoughts.

Here are the links to the 3 posts where it was discussed

There are 12 other topics you can choose from and we want to appeal to you to act on this invitation as soon as possible as that will give us time to prepare for the topics. The first 3 people who tell us (Julie and Hyla) in a private Skype Message what their choice is when you get our Skype private message asking for your questions each week… Wins! You will have your topic covered here in the trainings on my blog.

Let us know in a private Skype message. My Skype ID: juliewolf and Hyla’s Skype ID: hymagw …and If you need to download Skype free go here.

Here are the Winners Questions & Answers for This Week:

  1. Winner #1 Herb Gruenewald  says: What is the right way on the {FIRSTNAME} thing, in the message that goes out on the first note in MM? and Tom LifeStudent says: Are you saying on this page that you can only personalise peoples Skype names if you are an upgraded Message Magic member?Answer: Read about using the firstname tag here with Message Magic…. and yes unlimited MM license is needed, this {firstname} tag is only for upgraded members as you will read form either of the above links.
  2. How do I space the paragraphs in Skype? I have been doing it in notepad and coping and pasting. Answer: Try Ctrl Enter. Also there is a setting so when you press enter it does a line break. I just made a video of it on YouTube.
  3. Winner #2 Deborah says: How do I save keywords to categorys or groups in skype and how do you save the people to those groups? Answer: Here is How to build a responsive list on Skype and here is a Skype Contact Groups Video.
  4. How do I post in social communities so I don’t look like I’m advertising? Answer: Do not advertise. Learn to network, attract and be found, known, liked and trusted. Offer yourself as a resource. Want to learn how? I invite you all to my Monday Introduce Myself Skype Room… to train you all how to network. Remember, you can only post there on Mondays and please follow the room guidelines at the top which are there to help you learn how to network quite effectively. More Answer: Also our last 3 Trainings will help answer that Q, covering Topic #13 : How to have Skype contacts add you first and how to become attractive online using social media networking (web 2.0) and relationship building - becoming a resource - getting found, known, liked and trusted” . Wait there’s More … Here is a good example of an introduction in my Skype Tips Room as well as … Introducing Diana Russo discussing Monday activity “Introduce yourself” in Julie’s Skype Tips room OMG more? Yesssss…. What Is Introduce Yourself Day And … Upcoming event for the room: Carol Deckert and Networking Training coming soon to the Monday Skype Room.
  5. How to upload contacts with out land line contacts? Answer: Only upload from your Skype groups. Do not upload from All Contacts. Phone Numbers in your contact list should not be included in your groups. Learn how to move Skype contacts to groups with the video here then choose those groups to upload in Message Magic. Or is this You Tube video better? When you are using Message Magic to load contacts, you can choose from the groups (see above videos) that you built in your Skype…. How to Find and Save New Skype Contacts Using Message Magic … at 6 min 55 seconds into this video … shows you how to Load Contacts from your Skype Contact Groups.
  6. How to work with free signup to get to go pro? Answer: Ask them if you can help them to use the tool or bring them to our trainings. If they use Message Magic they will love it. If they are free members and want to play with MM as a free member….  make sure they joined from a Unilevel Matrix link and not a Pulsating Matrix link. They will have a limited use licence that will not expire. Where as TPM licence to use the tool will expire if you do not pay. Get a Free Unilevel link from me here … plus learn the difference btn free vs paid… HINT: Even free members can earn when some one upgrades. We just want people to use the tool and love it. If they really use MM they will love it ans want to get the unlimited paid (or PRO) version.

Remember, the squeaky wheel, gets the grease, if you want your Questions answered enter them in a reply comment below and Skype them to us until we answer all your quesions.  Also remember to ask for the One on One coaching mentioned above. Please let me know your comments and questions here…

How to Attract New Skype Contacts

April 24th, 2009

How to attract New Skype Contacts…

and have them add you as a contact FIRST before you add them.

Here is an audio of me reading this blog post, with a few side comments not in the text as well:


What a great feeling it is to have Skype users adding you to their list first. That indicates that THEY FOUND YOU and that they want to get to know you better. When they add you, it shows that they are interested in you and what you have to offer, and it makes them much more receptive to your offers.

There are several ways of attracting people and having them WANT to add you.

  • Creating an interesting Skype profile and sending a good message with your invitation is the best place to start- make them curious enough to want to know more about you. You are limited to 200 characters in Skype for your profile so my suggestion is always to have a good profile set up on a blog and leaving a link to that in your profile too. On a blog you can elaborate on your offers better that in a Skype profile, but always remember that your profile should tell people about you as a person too and not only about you business.
  • Target you invitation to include people with an interest that you can speak easily about. If you use Message Magic to search for contacts it is easy to search for people with a specific interest, so you can choose something that you are very knowledgeable about and that you feel comfortable chatting about. It does not have to have anything to do with your business.
  • Make it a short message - Short but interesting - basically introduce yourself without sounding like an advertisement. Tell them a little about yourself - just enough to get them interested enough to want to know more.
  • Don’t promote!! You should be interested in them first. Ask them about themselves and their interests. You can even ask them about their family. People love to talk about their family. Offer them help wherever you can. You must have something to offer them…..position yourself as a resource.
  • You need a way to let them know what you offer online and let them know that you want to know what is of interest to them. You have to find a way to do this without openly promoting to them….  What has worked for me is to have others send people my way and to have my Skype ID & buttons on other sites… like my blogs, or other social sites like Facebook, Ning, My Space, Ryze, YouTube, etc
  • Teach them how to add you - they may not be sure how to do it.

These are lessons that will help you even after people have added you. Always have the right mindset….Be helpful. Your actions should always be that of someone who is interested in others. Someone who can be of help to them and willing to carry your promise through….. be a resource…. Be a giver not a taker…I believe that the more you give, the more you receive. I also find that giving is very rewarding.

How to build a responsive list on Skype

April 14th, 2009

Today’s training is a continuation  of  last week’s training, if you missed it you can check it out here: Using Skype and Message Magic to get found, known, liked and trusted. This was taken from Topic #13 of the Message Magic Survey on Squidoo. Did you take the Survey yet? Which is your favorite topic?

Want me to read the rest of this to you?

Listen as you scroll down to read along.

Watch for the links for more information.

Here is the recording:


Want results with Skype? Gain Trust!

If you want results using Skype for making business contacts then you must gain their trust. Sending ads and links too soon or even after you get to know them, if sent too often, and with out permission, that is not very attractive. You will not gain people’s respect nor trust.

Take Time to Build Relationships on Skype

The main point I must emphasize is the importance of getting to know each other before telling a new Skype contact (or an old contact), anything about what you are selling.  Wait until they ask or look on their own. Are you findable online? How is your Skype Profile?

Get Permission

In other words you will be getting permission to send them info that they are interested in. Always start out asking them what their interests and needs are, and offer your help wherever you can. Building a relationship in Skype is very much like building a relationship in any Social Networking site, only it is much easier, as you have so many more options of communicating. Using Message Magic to get new contacts in Skype saves you time in at least two ways. You can search for people with specific interests and get multiple contacts in to a new group list in your skype, a targeted list. You can also try sending a broadcast to this list all at once, targetd to their interests. No ads!

Be Findable via Good Profiles Both on Skype

Your Blog and Other Social sites

You need to start with a good profile. Because you are limited to 200 characters in your Skype profile it is advisable to have a good “About me” message or page on a blog. You can send people there to read it by placing the link to it in your Skype profile. Blogs are easy and mostly free. If you do not have a blog there are other options too. There are Forums, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Ning sites, You Tube, etc, etc, etc… the list is endless. And free too! And … you can use this same blog post for Social Networking sites.

Be Attractive!

Use your Skype Profile to make sure people can find places to read about you. It is a good idea to “go wide” and get in many places online as you can. It does not take too long. Just do it!  Then, if they are finding your sites, clicking through your sales pages, blogs, Profiles or Forum posts reading about you from your writings. This way, they are finding out about you on their own. If you make this interesting enough, they will want to get to know you personally. You will become known, liked and trusted. One way to make it interesting is to learn some thing useful or even learn about another good resource, and share this helpful tip with them.

Here is what I do on Skype with new contacts

Once we have connected on Skype, I usually text with them for a while. Then I do a voice call with them. Skype is great for that, because then you have the text history of your communication and reasons in writing permanently in Skype chat history what you have in common with them. Later, take time to ask if you can voice with them. Make a voice call on Skype - voice makes a big difference - you feel a person’s humanity more.

Mindset, Attitude and Posture that Attracts Others To You

You have to have the right attitude and mindset. If you have in mind only to sell to them, to get them to join something, even if its free, this is definitely the wrong attitude. People don’t like hype and do not like to be sold to. People like to buy but not be sold. To be attractive, always be giving, be interested in them as a person, be helpful.

Make a Good  Impression - Do not ruin your contact list!

I personally just shut down when people start telling me how much money I can make. Whether it is 3 cents or 3 Million… I still shut down and quickly lose respect and interest in the person.

Build a List on Skype & Build Trust with Them

Try just being yourself. Try making friends.  Try to speak to a new Skype Friend every day. Or an old Skype Friend. This has always worked really well for me for many  years on Skype since 2003, which was the same year Skype was born. Build a list on Skype and build trust with that list. Also start moving your contacts to targetd groups to keep track of them.

Targeted Lists on Skype

Do you know how to enable your groups in Skype?  (I am not talking about group rooms with many people in them here - no). You can actually build targeted lists in Skype to manage your contacts. And if you have a tool like Message Magic, you can send a broadcast message to groups  all at once, targeted to  their interests and your common interests and projects you have together. This can even be a personal message using their first name. Ask me how I send multiple short message to make it look even more personal, as well as to give me time to respond to them all personally.

Do you keep your Skype on? Do you respond to your Skype contacts?

By taking this approach, you will be attractive. And people will want to join you, buy from you. They will want to know more about you, get info from you to help them, and people will start to think of you as a valuable resource. It is nice to have people add you as a contact first, and it can be done.

How to Attract New Skype Contacts To Add you First

Next training we will teach you what you can do to encourage new Skype contacts to add you first! Very useful with a tool like Message Magic.

Need Skype Networking Training?

We invite you to join us on Mondays in a Skype Room called “Introduce Myself Monday“. This will give you a chance to learn and get support from a community on how to network and connect with people on Skype.

One on One Coaching

Got questions you want to ask me? Need more in depth training? Then you can request a one on one  coaching session with me. It is a perfect opportunity for you to get individual attention and ask all the questions that you have been wanting to ask, but just don’t always get the chance in a general training. Find out how to order your one-on-one coaching here. You can also attend other’s one on one coaching sessions also. As you will read, these are open to the public to listen in.

Help with Skype Virus and Skype v4.0

April 11th, 2009

Many people are contacting us about the Skype Hacker/File sending virus and also the new, Skype v4.0 which we have blog posts about. So we made a new Skype Room to gather a Skype support community for these issues. Join from that link but do take time with this post. Check out the video I made about the virus and the post that helps you get back to Skype 3.8. And of course be sure to read and agree to the Skype room Guidelines if you join the room.

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These 2 topics ( 1. Skype Virus/ Hacker and 2. Skype upgrade 4.0 / downgrade 3.8 recommended) … these two topics are  related. While some people have actually got their account back from Skype after losing it to the hacker, many just open a new Skype account and try to find all their contacts again. Thus downloading the new 4.0 Skype and the having the trouble of not having all the old features, especially those friendly to Skype rooms. So we help them get their 3.8 back.

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You are Invited to Join this Skype Community

If you need help with these two topics or can give help you are invited to join this new Skype room. There are people in there who have experience either one of these, and some even both. They are willing to help you solve your problems. Even if you have not had the experience of the Skype File sending Virus, it is a good thing to learn more about it in case you fall victum to it in the future - after all - fore-warned is fore-armed so you could prevent it. Prevention is better cure!!

Here are two blog posts that you may find very useful and informative;

And here are a few things I am asking member of this room as well as room hosts to help new members of the room with.  This posts’s link will be at the top of the room also (visable only to those with Skype version 3.8 or under, not Skype 4.0 at least not right now).

  1. Please add your experience with these issues both in the Skype room and at those two blog posts  as a reply  or comment. It helps to know what others are experiencing and also so we know what help you may still need.
  2. Check out the post for Skype Upgrade  Skype v4.0 how to get 3.8 back again. And others are in the room to help you write Skype about gettig the full features up and runnig on new upgrades of Skype.
  3. If you are on Skype 4.0 you will need to be added to the room by other members of the room. (We want to train hosts how to add people. Or you can support people in pm how to down grade first when join the room)
  4. You can help new members by ivitig them to watch the Skype File sending Virus Video(s) and read the post and comments ad leave a comment too.
  5. If you lost your Skype account, just keep writting Skype support, you get your account back, Marj and Sue both did and they are both hosts in this new room, ask them. Just keep telling Skype.
  6. Bookmarking a room: Show people who are added how to book mark the room. If they can downgrade to 3.8 they can join with the link. But if they are Added by someone else, they will have to book mark this room to find it again. In the room, see the two little arrows just to the left of the green Leave door (upper right)… its for Book marking a room. >> [_] Leave … the double arrows by the  green  ” Leave” door.
  7. How to get chatting rights in the room. Go here to read the Skype room Guidelines. Basically, to get and retain your chatting rights in any of my Skype rooms you need to text Hyla (hymagw) and or I (juliewolf) and text us which room you are in or want to get chatting rights in and that you have “read and agreed with the Skype Room Guidelines, (no ads, no harvesting contacts, etc). The room is set to no permission needed at time of publishing this - so hosts need to maintain the room - remove messages,  remove abusers after warnings, keep the room on topic, etc ).

Also, shall we keep this room on Topic ok?

We have other rooms for open chatting (same room guidelines though). So I will add some links here later (ask Hyla)… to find out about my other Skype rooms here, like ope topic networking type rooms,  Twitter Skype room, Message Magic Skype room, Skype Tips,  etc. Or you can click the Skype room l archive link below to find my other Skype rooms.


Using Skype and Message Magic to get found, known, liked and trusted

April 8th, 2009

We posted a Squidoo Lens which included a survey to find out what people needed the Tuesday Trainings to cover. There are 13 topics listed and at the time of the training 37 people had voted. Topic #13 came out tops with an overwhelming majority of 37.8% of the votes. This topic was…… How to have Skype contacts add you first and how to become attractive online using social media networking (web 2.0) and relationship building - becoming a resource - getting found, known, liked and trusted.  Because this is a very large subject, we will come back to it at a later date again to cover more points.

This week we had an informal discussion with Julie and Hyla giving good information and tips about the topic. The point that stood out was that you really must build a relationship with your contacts before promoting to them. If you use Skype and Message Magic together, you have a great combination for finding multiple contacts and sending them all the same message with one click. While it is a wonderful vehicle, we have to be careful not to send promotional information until you have been added by them and built a relationship with them.

Listen to this audio and get more details.


Remember to go to the Lens and vote for your most needed topic. Also leave you comments below the questions….. especially if you want a topic covered that is not mentioned in the survey. Our aim is to cover everything that YOU need, and if you don’t tell us what that is, we will never know.

Every week we will choose the Topic with the highest votes for the week to cover in the Tuesday Trainings so be sure to go to the survey and vote for the topic you need training on.

Here is a list of posts that will be of great benefit to you if you want to learn more about the topic we discussed today:

To be certain of good support with Message Magic and Skype, connect with Julie ( Skype ID: juliewolf) AND with Hyla (Skype ID: hymagw)  We will always help you if there is anything you need to understand better.

Please Take Poll for Message Magic & Skype Training?

April 5th, 2009

What do you want to learn NEXT about Message Magic and Skype?

Although we have completed the Message Magic Advanced Users Guide training which you can review here, there are more basic training topics that you need in order to effectively use Skype and Message Magic to build your targeted contact lists and monetize them. I want to fulfill those basic needs, but first, I need to know where you are and what YOU need next. In my one on one coaching sessions, I am ready, willing and able to show you everything from the first steps of setting up your Skype Profile and  Skype contact list groups, to using Message Magic and Skype together. I can take you by the hand and show you step by step what to do as long as I know what you need most right now. Can you take my Poll?

Please Take The Poll

To establish your needs I have published a poll on Squidoo. You can find my Message Magic Squidoo Lens here. Please scroll down and find the questionnaire; look for the big blue heading : “What do you want to learn NEXT about using Skype, Message Magic and Social Media Marketing & Networking?”

A Bonus for You

Once you have completed the poll, please tell me on Skype

This could win you an hour long One-on-One coaching session with me. You can choose a topic for this coaching session from those listed in the Poll here. This will give you the opportunity to learn faster by having my full attention to yourself for an hour of personal training. I normally charge for One-on One coaching, so get this bonus to get you going faster with using Message Magic to grow your list on Skype. First come first serve though, as I only give one a week so this can fill up quickly, and you do not want to be on a long waiting list. So hurry and take the Poll, then Skype me as soon as possible.

Lets get your Skype contact list, your targeted lists building fast!

Nothing would make me happier then to see you succeed with Message Magic and Skype. Lets get to work, shall we? Click Here to take the Poll.