Unlocking the Power of AI: Transform Your Business with These FREE AI Tools!

Welcome to the exciting world of AI! If you're curious about how artificial intelligence can elevate your business, you're in the right place. Today, we'll delve into some fantastic AI tools and strategies that can help you maximize your potential and streamline your operations. Whether you're a solopreneur, a small business owner, or just someone looking to make your life easier, this blog has something for you!

🎉 Meet Christine Blosdale

I'm Christine Blosdale, an international business coach, media expert, and your guide on this journey into AI tools to help your business grow. With over 25 years of experience working with companies like America Online and Microsoft, I've helped countless entrepreneurs become influential superstars in their fields.

My mission is simple: to inspire, educate, and empower you to achieve unprecedented levels of success and fulfillment. To learn more about me you can visit ChristineBlosdale.com. But enough about me! Let’s jump into the wonderful world of AI technology and how it can benefit you and your business!

✨ The Importance of AI in Business

As we dive into the various AI tools available, remember that the essence of using AI is to keep things simple, easy, and fun. AI doesn't have to be daunting; it can enhance your creativity and productivity. Let's explore how you can leverage AI to your advantage!

🤖 The Rise of ChatGPT and Perplexity AI

Many of you might be familiar with ChatGPT, a revolutionary tool developed by OpenAI. It generates human-like text based on prompts, making it an excellent resource for drafting content, answering questions, and brainstorming ideas. However, I recently discovered another AI assistant called Perplexity AI, which I consider to be the more sophisticated uncle of ChatGPT. It offers a deeper level of insight and accuracy, particularly when it comes to sourcing information.

📚 Ethical Considerations

When using AI, it's essential to maintain ethical standards. While AI can assist in creating content, it should not replace your unique voice. Use AI to enhance your work, not to generate it entirely. Always verify the information provided by AI tools and ensure that you're using them responsibly.

💡 Practical Applications of AI

Now, let’s dive into specific AI tools that can transform your business:

• Gamma.app: A fantastic tool for creating professional presentations effortlessly. You simply input your content, and Gamma generates visually appealing slides for you.

• VideoToBlog.AI: This tool takes your long-form videos and converts them into engaging blog posts. It's perfect for repurposing content and reaching a broader audience.

• CapCut: An excellent editing tool for short-form videos, especially for platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels. It allows you to create eye-catching content quickly.

• Dreamina: Generate unique images and videos based on your prompts. This tool can help you create custom visuals that align with your brand.

🌟 Crafting Personalized Messages

AI can also help you tailor content for different audience segments. Whether you need personalized email campaigns or social media posts, tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity can assist in crafting messages that resonate with your target audience.

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• How to use AI to market your business

• Self-publishing your best-selling book

• Podcasting strategies

• Social media marketing

• Blogging techniques

By joining, you'll gain access to exclusive guest speakers and a supportive community that encourages growth and collaboration. PLUS every member gets access to my masterclass Vault with over 30 hours of coaching programs to help expand your brand - and business! (a $1997 value!)

The Top 5 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now To Promote Your Business

 

Brand awareness is one of the most important aspects of growing a business. Making people aware of your brand and your products or services makes you more likely to generate profit. So what are the top five things you should be doing right now to promote your business? Below are some ways businesses can market themselves, especially in this economy!

NUMBER 1: First of all, being really good at what you do helps a lot!
You'd be surprised so many people who have businesses do not do this number one important step and that is define their target audience, potential customers and clients define who that is and what needs they need to be filled. Because a lot of people are passionate about their business. They think they're gonna make money and so they don't even bother with that first step. And really, that's the most important thing. You need to understand the needs of your target audience or clients or customers first before you get started.

NUMBER 2: Please build an effective and user friendly website.

You want is to make sure that your potential clients or customers can find out information about you. And so many people who have a business, they do not have a website. And if they do have a website, it's difficult to manage. There's all this copy, there's no welcome branding message, like a welcome video from the business owner, which I think is really important.

And, they just missed the boat on that. So have a effective and user friendly website. Easy to navigate. Make sure your email address is there. A way for them to contact you.

NUMBER 3: Network, Network, Network!

I cannot stress how important this is. You can join your local business chamber. It's a wonderful way to meet other business owners, but also to say what it is that you do and how you can help their business. And also, if you need things to improve your business, you can say, “Hey. You know what? I'm looking for a an excellent printer or I'm looking for a media coach. Can you help me out?”

So networking is really important. I just got off a call today with a brand new networking group. There were only four or five people in this group, and I've already got two potential clients from that networking group who found out what I did and said, oh my gosh, I need help with my branding and my marketing. And so networking is a really valuable way that you can expand your client base, but also you can get some help and let people know what it is that you do.

NUMBER 4: Testimonials and Reviews.
Ask your top clients and customers who love what you do to create a review for you or a testimonial. And they can do that through your Google My Business page. If you don't have one, get one! A Google My Business page, especially for brick and mortar businesses, is so important. If you've got a pizza parlor, if you've got a laundromat service, you wanna be in Google My Business so that people in your location can find you easily, but that's where your customers can leave glowing reviews.

It's one thing to have you say, “Hey. I'm great. I'm wonderful. I can provide all these great services,” but it's another thing entirely when you have someone else sing your praises and say how amazing you are. And, of course, we have these things with us. This is my smartphone. It is like a film crew.

You can ask your customer or client to record a short thirty second rave review about your services and use that and post it on websites and social media and all that stuff.

NUMBER 5: Get Booked on Podcasts, Radio and TV.
Become a guest and tell the world that you what you do and how you do it and how you serve your audience because those audience members, those the listeners or the viewers are people that you would never be able to reach and being a guest on podcast and there's a lot of podcasts out there that you could be a guest on, but also radio and television, will reach you'll reach a new audience that you couldn't get before.

And you might be able to get more clients and customers that way. And better yet, if you really wanna do some great marketing and branding, develop and create your own podcast show and vodcast, which is, a YouTube channel.

You can do a business branded podcast and reach an entirely new audience through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, all those different places, and you can promote your business, but just do it in a smart way. Don't make it too salesy because people will smell that and they'll run.

You wanna educate people.
You wanna inform.
You wanna inspire, motivate, or entertain.

And that's where you'll get your audience.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Christine Blosdale is the Authority-Building Business and Media Coach who transforms entrepreneurs of all stripes into influential leaders and business superstars.

Christine's mission is clear: to inspire, educate, and empower you to achieve unprecedented levels of success and fulfillment.

With over 25 years experience working with companies like America Online, Microsoft, TickerTV, Pacifica Radio, Reflections Holidays and Woman's Day Magazine, Christine brings both expertise and credibility to the table.

Her dynamic approach has made her a captivating public speaker, award-winning producer, influential podcaster, and three-time #1 international bestselling author.

Do you want to experience the transformative power of Christine's guidance and expertise? Visit ChristineBlosdale.com to view all of her coaching programs or book a FREE consultation!

TIPS ON HOW TO GET BOOKED ON RADIO AND PODCAST SHOWS

TIPS ON HOW TO GET BOOKED ON RADIO AND PODCAST SHOWS

One of the questions I get asked a whole helluva lot from entrepreneurs is, “What do I need to do to get booked as a guest on a radio or podcast show?”

As a seasoned podcast host (Out of The Box With Christine) and veteran radio talk show host and producer (KPFK 90.7FM) a few of my best pieces of advice are listed below;

·       Take the opportunity to be interviewed as much as possible. It doesn't matter if it's a radio program or a podcast show. It doesn’t matter the size or reach of the show either. It simply does not matter. You need to be interviewed in order to be seen and heard - and you need to develop your interview skills as much as possible. And yes, it’s a skill. Not everyone makes a great guest.

·       Go “Out of The Box” On That First Contact - I get a lot of emails from folks who say, “I want to be on your show. This is what I do, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah…” And some brave souls even try calling me. But trust me, don’t call me. I'm not going to answer a call from a number I don’t recognize. Hell, I won't answer the phone for people I know - unless it’s my mom or my wife.

·       One of the best things you can do for that first contact involves the one thing that’s most likely with you every hour of the day. You have this amazing virtual film crew right in the palm of your hand called a smart phone and it can really help you get bookings.

·       Here’s where I encourage you to create a short video on your phone to focus on all of your best attributes. You don't need fancy lighting or tripods and stuff like that. All you need is a simple cellphone that you can create a powerful short video with (1-2 mins max) and then actually say why you are so special and why you would make a great guest.

·       Do NOT just send an email. Because in an email, I can't see your eyes and I can't see your passion. The person you are trying impress can’t either. But we can witness firsthand your enthusiasm with a short video.

·       With a clever video you're definitely going to get our attention and we’ll know right away, “Hey, this person's got something.” At the very least I'm going to take the extra step and check out your website. It’s a great way to get the attention you need to get booked on a show.

About a month ago I was trying to get in touch with a very important person - and instead of sending some boring email and explaining what I do and why I wanted to get in touch with them - I just created a short and fun video. And you know what? They called me back right away and we started working together!

The simple truth is we live in a very busy world and it can be a struggle sometimes to get people’s attention. Short videos are free and easy to create –and the best part is the engagement is really high.

Just remember to keep it brief. Don’t go on and on and on. Keep it short and to the point and you will go far. Now get that phone out and start making your irresistible videos – and GET BOOKED!

#podcast #podcasting #radio #tips

Craig Duswalt and Christine Blosdale in studio LIVE on air in Los Angeles

ALIGNED IS THE NEW HUSTLE!

There’s a shift taking place. Do you feel it? No longer are the old ways of doing business (or life in general) gonna work. 

There’s a new way of thriving - and it’s all about YOU! It’s all about overcoming your old nasty belief patterns that hold you back in relationships and in achieving your goals.

How many times have we all sabotaged our health by eating something we know is bad for us? How many times have we hurt the one we love because we have become triggered by something they said or did that felt like a personal attack to our ego? How many times have we missed golden opportunities in business because we thought we weren’t worthy of success?

Join us as we take the shackles off of our subconscious minds and move forward in order to bring a new world. One based on a WIN-WIN-WIN philosophy. 

If you’d like to ALIGN with your highest potential in Health, Wealth or Love check out AccelerateYourDreams.com and sign up to be notified about our upcoming Webinars and Workshops led by Master Teachers in all facets of life!

It really is possible to change those voices in our heads that limit us. I have seen it happen time and time again. And I have done it in my own life. It just takes learning a few things and participating in your life - fully - and with no fear.

We’ve got this thang called life.

Let’s do this!

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HOW TO MAKE EXTRA INCOME WITH PRODUCTS ON PRINTFUL

HOW TO MAKE EXTRA INCOME WITH PRINTFUL
by Christine Blosdale

If you’re looking for a way to earn some extra income and you have a bangin’ logo or phrase that would look wonderful on products - you REALLY need to consider PRINTFUL.

Okay so let’s say for shits n giggles you do indeed have a cool image or some inspirational words that could be a hit with the public…

Normally you would need to pay for set up charges on each item and order them in bulk (and in every damn size if its t-shirts - think S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL) then you have to store them somewhere (that hall closet is already packed). Then you need to set up an online store with all the credit card accepting gizmos and you gotta make it look purdy and when someone actually buys something you have to package it and head to the dreaded post office to ship it out to your customer.

Just reading that has your head spinning, right?!

Fear not my budding Entrepreneur. There IS hope. And its called PRINTFUL. The simple Print on Demand Service that allows you to have a lot of products with NO overhead, no need to store in your hall closet and the quality and service is AMAAAAAZING.

Below is just one of many positive reviews I have received from my BOSS AF STORE (created with Printful and hosted on Etsy) and as you can see my customers are HAPPY AF.

Okay so at this point you may be saying, “Yeah sure Christine it sounds great being able to bring in extra money BUT what the hell would I sell? And besides it just takes too much time to take on something like this.”

Oh ye of little faith.

I will tell you this…setting up my own store with high quality products (T-shirts, Baseball and Trucker Hats, Sweatshirts, Beanies, Beach Towels, etc) took so little time and is so easy I am telling everyone about it!

If you want to check out all of my products to give you an idea of what to offer take a look at MY STORE or click on the BOSS AF T-Shirt image below.

The best news about using PRINTFUL? There’s NO MINIMUM ORDERS, you get a MOCKUP GENERATOR along with QUICK SET UP and all items are made of HIGH QUALITY materials. Plus you get awesome CUSTOMER SUPPORT along with QUICK DELIVERY — oh and it’s all FREEEEEE!

Now that I’ve walked you thru the basics of this MUST HAVE for gaining extra income or as an enhancement to your existing business or service, do you want to GET STARTED? JUST CLICK HERE >>>> TO START MAKING YOUR PRODUCTS TODAY AND START EARNING EXTRA INCOME!

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THE ART OF THE STORYTELLER

THE ART OF THE STORYTELLER
By Christine Blosdale

If you haven’t been born under a rock (and if you’re reading this I am assuming you weren’t) you know that EVERYONE loves a good story.

Since humans have been able to communicate past a grunt and grrrr we have had the innate need to tell our stories to one another. Be it to warn the other cave dwellers that a big bad T-Rex is on the hunt and in the hood, or to share what it feels like to fall in love, we have a long history of being insanely good storytellers.

But as the art of communicating around the fire and handing down stories from generation to generation has been somewhat lost in modern times, we have relegated our collective stories to be told by a chosen few.

So who gets to tell our stories today? For the most part large corporate media conglomerates, film studio executives, pop singers and a handful of lucky authors who’ve been able to wooo large publishing houses into accepting them on their roster.

Obviously there are a lot of powerfully important and moving stories that are missing in this model since 99.9% of the population doesn’t fit in any of those above mentioned categories.

That is until now.

Enter stage right the empowering world of SELF PUBLISHING.

Thanks to modern technology, the super speedy internet and a burst of creative expression among all classes, races and religions, more and more “everyday people” are becoming authors and sharing their stories with the world.

No other time in history could a 16 year old Haitian boy from a remote earthquake ravaged village become a published author and have his book sitting on the nightstand of a couple in Manhattan all while making profits from that book to benefit his village.

Or what about that stay-at-home mom who not only manages to take care of her four children on a super strict low income budget, but is now a worldwide author with an Amazon Best Seller most likely called “How To Stretch That Damn Dollar.”

Welcome to the World of Self Publishing kiddo.

Now virtually ANYONE can become a published author and help inspire others to beat that disease or overcome a major obstacle that would stop any mere mortal in their tracks.

Are you a freaky collector of your kitty’s hair and you’ve found 101 Uses for Cat Fur? Or maybe you survived a nasty divorce and the crap you went thru actually gave you tools and coping mechanisms to help others going through the same damn thing. Smell what I’m cooki here?

No matter what it is you’ve survived or what you have a keen interest in, trust me, that can be the subject of a book. And that book is needed in the world. By somebody. Perhaps by a whole lot of somebodies.

Self Publishing Genius DEBORAH S NELSON knows this far too well as she has helped hundreds of ordinary folk become certified published authors. Many of those have written a several books since working with her. And according to Deborah there are still so many stories to be told that the possibilities are truly endless. Cha-ching!

To hear my in depth interview with Deborah S Nelson and get inspired to write your own book (yes Shakespeare, it can be a tiny one, like 90 pages long, so don’t start sweatin’ the details) CLICK HERE >>

And if you already know that you simply have to share your wisdom with the world you might want to take advantage of her DO IT YOURSELF SELF PUBLISHING PACKAGE (discounted a whopping 50% off for my peeps only!). Just head on over to http://deborahsnelson.com/christine/

CLICK HERE TO HEAR MY INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH S NELSON

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KEEP IT SIMPLE: THE TOP 10 REASONS WE MAKE THINGS MORE COMPLICATED THAN THEY NEED TO BE

KEEP IT SIMPLE: THE TOP 10 REASONS WE MAKE THINGS MORE COMPLICATED THAN THEY NEED TO BE
By Christine Blosdale

Good God we humans are complicated.

Whether it be in business or personal relationships, humans tend to muck things up by over thinking and over analyzing every last detail over and over again until all of the joy is sucked right out of whatever it was that at one time, was a wonderful thing.

Simply put, most of us have lost the child-like ability to just be “present” and play with life. As our egos develop over time, the art of allowing whatever good stuff to come naturally through our passions and communication has been lost in the name of getting more money, more followers, more fans, more lovers, more attention…you name it…just more, more more.

So what are we doing wrong?

Here are my Top 10 Reasons We Make Things More Complicated Than They Need to Be

#1. Our Ego Has To Control Everything
Okay so this little bastard basically feels the need to take the steering wheel of your life in order to feel like it’s in charge. And yes, can be a real dick about it. But I’ll let you in on a little secret. As convincing and semi charming as he can be at times, your Ego is NOT your amigo. This entity will feed on you like some 50 foot tapeworm unless you can manage to control your thoughts - or at the very least bring them back to some form of reality. Meditation, utilizing programs that deal with the Unconscious Mind, regular physical exercise and the simple act of covering your big mouth BEFORE you blurt out some Ego induced rant or rave will get you far in life and it can keep  that twatwaffle Ego in check!

#2 We Are Gluttons For Punishment
I blame religion and dogma on this one. It’s the whole “you were born in sin” bullcrap that sticks to our ribs lifetime after lifetime and it harkens back to being thrown out of the Garden cuz an “uppity” woman ate an apple. Get over it. You are a glorious and divine aspect of God/The Universe expressing yourself in a flesh suit with blood in your veins and bones to hold you up. You came into this world perfect. You don’t need to be punished or put through hell for anything.

#3. We Don’t Believe in Ourselves or Our Destiny
This has flavors of #2 in it as it can also be driven by childhood programming from religion, our parents, or cultural beliefs that we are not good enough nor do we deserve to thrive. Trust me, if you could see just how magnificient you truly are and what it took for you to be right where you are right now you’d fall to your knees and kiss your own damn feet.

#4 Comparison is a Biatch!
With the advent of Facebook and Instagram and tens of thousands of chiselled abs and size 2 twenty somethings popping up on your phone, laptop, tablet or TV we tend to feel less than because we constantly compare ourselves to unrealistic creatures from the Perfect Lagoon. Just stop that right now because it is a game you will never win. And besides, those “perfect” people you compare yourself to have their own caca to deal with - (yes I said caca) and some have it way worse than you. They just don’t advertise it on social media. So please stop comparing yourself to anyone right now. There. You already feel better now don’t you? Knew it.

#5 The Shortest Distance Is…The Bloody Shortest Distance!
Why oh why do we insist on running a marathon when we could just take a quick drive around the block? There is a mis-perception that we have to work really hard and put in really long hours and grind our life away in order to be successful. That my over-worked and under-paid friend is simply NOT true. I know many successful people who have a gorgeous work-to-home-life-ratio and they manage to get everything done because they have learned to master the art of working smarter, not harder. It’s doable. And if you need help getting there, contact me @ OutofTheBoxWithChristine@gmail.com and we will as they say, chat about it.

#6 We LOVE Drama and Conflict.
This one is a no brainer. Just look at how much money we pay to go to the movies and sporting events. Rome had the Gladiators. We have the Academy Awards and the NFL. Or as my Aussie friends say, “Footie.” Bah! That sounds like something my Grama knitted for me as a child when I had a cold! Just know that we are ALL Drama Queens.

#7 We Don’t Listen to Hear. We Listen to Respond.
If we could simply hear what someone is saying and not be preparing some thesis or 50 page rebuttal we would be much further along as a species. Maybe this has a bit of that bastard Ego scent on it, but I really think that we are just not taught to listen as children. We are taught to cry to get what we want. And when we scream we get it even faster. But it’s just to shut us up. And we are never told that listening is just as important as demanding. But get this…when you truly listen you will hear what is needed and required and it will save you time, energy, money, frustration and the loss of friends and family members. Not a bad deal heh?

#8 It’s in Our DNA Darling
Okay this will be short and sweet and saucy AF. We not only carry our own wounds and traumas from this life, but get this, we also carry all the icky gooey gross crap from our parents, and their parents and their parents and… well you get the picture. It’s a crowded circus tent people! Then there’s all of our own personal past lives and the trials and tribulations we had back in the 1400s when scurvy and malleria were as common as a Starbucks on every corner is today. My advice to you is that you better start clearing that stuff up ASAP in order to move forward in this life. Hint: Meditate, Ask for Clearing and again, work on those unconscious beliefs you didn’t know you had.

#9 We Worry What Other People Think About Us
Bahahaha! Knock that shit off right now. Nuff said.

#10 We Seldom Ask For Help
Hey I get it. If you’re reading this you most certainly have that Entrepreneurial Spirit. That “I Can Do It Myself” attitude. The “Pull Yourself Up By Your Own Bootstraps” F’d up mentality that leaves so many people bitter and resentful on the side of the road of life because they simply fail at whatever venture they embark upon. Be it in business or relationships, we tend to isolate ourselves and suffer in miserable silence. That is plain stupid. Ask for help from those willing to give it to you and seek out those who are successful in whatever field you wish to excel at. And remember, they aren’t gonna find you hiding behind your cellphone darling, so reach out and get some guidance.

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