You can start an online business to make money online now, even if you are working in another area or field. Join me for my teleseminars to explain exactly how to do this. Whether you are currently working in real estate or another type of business, making money from your computer is an excellent way to supplement your income. I am a real estate broker, but I have not worked actively in that since coming online in 2005. Visit Online Writing Success to find out more.

In an effort to connect with the community of Santa Clarita, the Whole Foods market distanced itself even further. I'm a regular shopper at this store, and was excited to receive a flyer on Thursday announcing their big event this weekend. There were great offers at discounted prices, and the time to show up was between 12 and 3 on Sunday, even though the sale would be going on all weekend.

I showed up a little after noon on Sunday, only to find an angry crowd in the parking lot. It turned out they had run out of most of the sale items on Saturday or first thing Sunday morning. The 'Team Leader' told me they didn't know so many people would show up, and that they would do it again within a month. When asked about rain checks for the sold out items, he said 'We don't do that.' This means that 'they' give rain checks, but Whole Foods does not.

Overheard by one man on my way to my car - "We knew this was a snobby store, now we've seen it for ourselves. I won't be back."

A five dollar coupon good for the next visit would have been a measure of good will that could have brought people back. Shame on you, Whole Foods, for not anticipating the outcome of your advertising and making sure some items were held back for the 12 to 3 special event.

That's all for now; I'm heading to Gelson's in Chatsworth where they seem to have a better handle on things.

Today I spoke at the Rotary District Meeting on how to get your Rotary Club more publicity. I spoke about blogging, article marketing, and press releases. I spend less than one hundred dollars a year promoting my business, and you can do the same thing. Join me on my free weekly teleseminars if you are interested in promoting your business online.

Connie Ragen Green is a real estate broker and residential appraiser who now teaches entrepreneurs and small business owners how to market themselves using article marketing, blogging, teleseminars, and sociall networking. She also teaches the technology needed to build a profitable business.

You can join the free weekly teleseminars to find out more, and begin building your business, whether it is online or off, by using web 2.0 technology. Marketing has never been easier and less expensive than it is right now.

With the need exceeding last years by more than 20%, the Santa Clarita Rotary Club stepped up and purchased 250 turkeys this year to donate to needy families throughout Santa Clarita. More than 25% of the club's members showed up at the SCV Food Pantry in Newhall to help with the distribution. This is just a small part of the good work that Rotary does here in the Santa Clarita Valley.

I teach people how to market themselves and their businesses on the internet. I am giving away a course I taught during May and June of this year that will help you get started. Just go to my site, Ebook Writing and Marketing Secrets, sign up with your name and email, and then email me at connie at connie-green dot com to receive the link to your course.

You will receive about 10 hours of audio recordings, study guides for each lesson, and additional bonuses. My only request is that you stay on my list until Thanksgiving to see if what i am teaching on my free weekly teleseminars is for you.

I look forward to teaching you how to get more business without spending very much money or very much time.

Later this week my client, Mike Thomas of Thomas Graphics, a printer in North Hollywood, California, will join us here in the rain. After seeing what I have done to help other small businesses in the community, Mike has agreed to join the 21st century and start marketing his small business online.

Like so many others, Mike has done business almost exclusively from his brick and mortar location for more than twenty-five years. He has a website, but it is simply a brochure site that attracts almost no business at all. Mike is excellent at what he does, and will now leverage the power of the internet to gain credibility and visibility online.

Just when we thought the annoying calls would slow down, it turns out that our cell phone numbers are now going public by being released to telemarketing companies. You can add your number to the DO NOT CALL list by calling 888-382-1222. You must call from your cell phone and it will block your number for 5 years. It is the National Do Not Call registry. I hope you can share this information with at least five other people so we can avoid these calls and the charges we will incur.

Tough times never last, but tough people do. I have heard this for as long as I can remember and I know it to be true. I have been helping real estate professionals to market their services online for two years now. Most recently my students have begun to offer digital products as a way to supplement their income and build relationships with clients and prospects.

Check out this eBook on how to sell your own home without using a Realtor - FSBO. You can make about $20 each time someone purcahses it. Sign up for a free account over at Clickbank and see what other products will enhance your business. Your clients and prospects will appreciate your thinking of them and you will profit as well. One of my students makes an additional $600 to $800 each month by promoting these eBooks through her blog.

I also teach how to write your own articles and eBook so that you can keep 100% of the profits and build an online business over the next few months. Visit me at Ebook Writing and Marketing Secrets to join me for my free weekly teleseminars.

I have several hundred realtors on my list for the eBook and article writing programs I teach. They love the technology teleseminars I give because it enables them to maintain their own blog and website. But what about social media sites, such as Facebook? This is a great way to make contacts and find new prospects.

If you have time next week, listen to Kathleen Gage's teleseminar and also a call with the Blog Squad. Kathleen's call is free and the Blog Squad's call is $20. Or, visit me at Ebook Writing and Marketing Secrets and learn how to do more business online. I offer a free weekly teleseminar on technology, blogging, and online writing.