01.20.12
Posted in Blogging, Networking at 10:34 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
As a nurse entrepreneur I have learned that it is helpful to follow what other nurse entrepreneurs are doing. Watching what they are doing can serve to inspire me. Nurse entrepreneur leaders that I think any nurse entrepreneur should follow are the seven nurses listed below:
Claire Hull
www.thejerklnc.com
I met Claire Hull through the Nurse Entrepreneur Netowrk. She is a woman of endless ideas and enthusiasm. Claire works with legal nurse consultants to hlep them be successful in their businesses.
Anna Morrison
www.icoachnurses.com
Anna Morrison is a new comer on the scene as a nurse entrepreneur. However, she has entered with incredible energy and visibility. Just about everywhere I look I see Anna Morrison on the internet.
Pat Bemis
forensicsciencefornurses.com
nnba.net
Pat Bemis was one of the first nurse entrepreneurs I met. She had taken over the National nurses in Business Association. She has been very supportive of me in my efforts to help nore nurses become nurse entrepreneurs.
Donna Cardillo
www.dcardillo.com
Donna Cardillo has made a career of speaking and writing. She is the Career Guru of Nurses and has spoken extensively on Alternative Careers for Nurses. she is also known as “Dear Donna” as she writes a regualare column for Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek Magazines.
Barbara Phillips
www.nurseprectitionerbusinessowner.com
Barbara Phillips is a nurse practitioner who shares information and resources with other nurse practitioners about the business of being a nurse practitioner. She explores the many areas of business in which nurse practitioners are involved.
Ann Johnson
www.nursingceu.com
Anne Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of Wild Iris Medical Education. This company offers online CEUs for nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists. Ann set out to provide education that was convenientk, affordable, and had professional credibility.
Seattle Sutton
www.seattlesutton.com
Seattle Sutton is a nurse who decided to offer a healthy eating program. She is a dietitian and a nurse. Her company makes up a combination of 3 meals per day 7 days per week which the participants pick up fresh twice weekly.
While you are following nurse entrepreneur leaders don’t forget to go and see what is happening at www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com.
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01.15.12
Posted in Blogging, Marketing, Networking at 3:32 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
One way to get noticed more by your target market and by Google is to write articles. These articles are for sites other than your own. This technique helps you draw in people who are interested in your nurse entrepreneur business that you would not typically reach by only posting on your own blog or website. When you post on other sites or blogs you also would include a link back to your own site in your resource box. It is these links that are so helpful in increasing your nurse entrepreneur business search engine ranking.
Many blog or website owners are very willing to accept guest articles. I recently wrote a guest article for Anna Morrison: http://icoachnurses.com/7-questions-nurses-leaving-bedside-nursing-stay-go. Writing a guest article for someone else’s blog or website gives them valuable content and it gives you exposure.
In addition to writing for someone you know you can write and submit to article directories. Article directories are places for you to submit one or more articles to be picked up and posted by others on their blogs or sites. This is also an exceptional way to introduce your content to those who can benefit from what you have to offer in your nurse entrepreneur business but who haven’t found you yet. You will also get valuable links when someone picks up and posts your article that they found on an article directory.
Writing an article as a guest or submitting it to an article directory allows people who are not in your direct network to experience you and your content. It is also a legitimate way to get links back to your nurse entrepreneur business site and your content. Search engines will value these types of links far greater than links from link exchanges. Links from sites that are not consistent with your content are not valued and often devalued by search engines such as Google.
If you haven’t started writing articles to promote your nurse entrepreneur products or services now would be a great time to start!
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06.16.09
Posted in Networking, getting started at 9:30 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
I know that there are many of us out there – nurses who own businesses. Do you long to find other nurses who are also in business? I know that I did when I first got started about 10 years ago.
I wanted to know that there were other nurses who had successfully started their businesses. I so wanted to know that they had survived the 7 year point since most businesses fail within their first 7 years.
If you are a nurse who owns a business have you found other nurses who have successfully started their businesses? What can you learn from their successes? What can you learn from their failures? If you haven’t found other nurses to be your support and your role models you are missing out on a key component to a successful business.
Masterminding with other nurses can also lead to many creative ideas you would not have thought of on your own. So build yourself a group of nurses who are also in business to increase the chances of your success and your growing success. You may want to consider joining the Nurse Entrepreneur Network.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.Nurse-Entrepreneur-Network.com
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04.18.09
Posted in Marketing, Networking, Sales, getting started, home office at 9:03 am by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
Have you ever struggled to motivate yourself to get something done? I think we ahve all been there at one time or another. Would you like to help yourself WANT to get the task done? Take a look at this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpS_cJP5nzs I hope that it helps you get excited about getting that task done.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com
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04.16.09
Posted in Networking, Uncategorized at 3:47 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
There is a first of its kind social network for expert witnesses. You can find it at www.lawlink.com
LeaRae Keyes
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com
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07.14.08
Posted in Blogging, Networking at 11:34 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
I have been hearing more and more about social networking. I have been participating in LinkedIn and Just got started in Twitter. In the past, I tried Ryze and ecadamy.
Are you participating in social networks? If so, which social networks? Why did you decide to participate? What do you get out of participating?
I am really curious about this phenomena and how people are benefitting from it.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com
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04.02.07
Posted in Networking at 3:42 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
I have recently discovered LinkedIn. It is an interesting networking tool. It is based on the concept that we are all only about 6 – 7 people away from every other person. At LinkedIn you can connect with people in other people’s networks. You can also be reminded to stay in contact with people in your network. Check it out at www.linkedin.com.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Executive Director
Nurse Entrepreneur Network
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