Kitchen Remodel Completed!

Hey there for anyone out there who cares (meaning my mom and maybe one or two other people ;0))....my kitchen remodel is finished and I'm so excited!! I love to cook so this is a much nicer environment to enjoy and I love the new roll out shelves!!

Here's a few shots of the after....

It was done a week or more ago but I haven't had a chance to write about it because I've been working on the launch of my NEW JumpStart Your Business in 90 Days Tele-Coaching Program....whew, but it finally started today so here I am, trying to catch up on my blog.

So, Sears did a really great job on my new kitchen, they handled everything smoothly and without a hiccup really; I was impressed.

Everything went like clockwork and they didn't even leave me with a huge mess each day.

I still had a huge mess mind you with my entire kitchen all over my dining room, family room and spare bedroom....

The before photos are a few articles down on the blog but here are the during and after ones. Let me know if you have any questions!

Here is basically my 'mock kitchen' - the refrigerator worked the whole time and my fun mexican themed bar turned into kitchen work station.

Here's a close up of the cabinets, counters, accessories, etc. (for mom - an experienced kitchen remodeler herself).

-- Katrina Out

I'm going to start taking up astrology...

Ok, was it just me or was there something in the air in the past couple weeks??

I am not usually a negative person and I don't normally think bad about myself or get down but a week or so ago I was in a real funk!

Do you ever get that way regardless of how happy you actually could be???

I'm writing this on my blog because I want those who read it and follow me to know that 'I'm human too'; I have emotions, I have pain, I worry, I have fears, I have doubts....I just usually CHOOSE not to show all this.

Then someone I knew and saw at the National Speakers Assoc. Conference last week in San Francisco mentioned she was in a funk too - she mentioned something about Mercury being in retrograde or something??? I don't really know what that meant but I'd heard it before....

I knew when I heard it before and when I heard it from her that things always seemed to be a little OFF for me and for those who had told me about it.

All I know is that this is supposed to mean things in 'my', 'your', 'our' world might be a little OFF kilter or go awry during this time....meaning bad things are supposed to happen to you and that it's normal and ok. Or if you're in a bad mood it's ok; it's like that time of the month for women? That I don't really subscribe myself too either - the only thing that happens to me during that time is I get a little more emotional and deep (I cry at chic flicks).

I'm not sure I ever believed this astrology stuff before and maybe it's just my 'want' to believe it now so I have an excuse for some of the annoying (I wouldn't call them bad) things that I've experienced lately.

Do you believe in this stuff? What are your thoughts? I'm really curious. Not that I need to 'learn' anything more; my head is almost ready to explode with everything floating around in it already that I still have to put into action for my business and such but I am curious.

With this new 'spiritual' journey that I'm on now with my new coach David Neagle...I'm really open to all kinds of new thoughts, experiences and leaps of faith.

Tell me your thoughts....

-- Katrina Out

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"What do I do about all those Social & Biz Networking sites out there anyway?"

What a great question, huh? You know how often I get asked this question from my clients or when I'm out networking from random business owners?? Hundreds a month.

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They ask me:

Is it worth it to spend my time on the forums or having profiles on these sites?

• Asking and answering questions?
• Posting articles, events, info, polls?
• Recording and posting videos, sending people requests to join my 'network'
• Pursuing groups for interaction, advice, etc.?

Whew! I know this can seem daunting and more sites pop up every day right?

Aren't you getting invites all the time asking you to join a friend's network in some new community or website that you haven't even heard of before? It's true, I hear about new ones all the time too.

This is a great new industry for marketers. Marketers who can build their 'community' so large (even with unpaid memberships) that then they can attract advertisers who will pay them to put ads on their site - that's how they make their money!

Others are even so smart to get us to pay them membership fees so that we can have access to talk to even more people in their 'network' or 'community' by sending eblasts via their 'network' or even by emailing others in their system. I know because I pay for a few of the sites I'm on now!

So, what's my R.O.I. (Return on Investment) you ask?

Well, it's still to soon to tell for me really but what I can tell you is the following:

• This stuff sucks up a TON of TIME! So I've actually started delegating my 'correspondence' to a VA to do for me (one that knows what she's doing on these sites). I wanted to pay someone to spend a good amount of time on these sites interacting to see exactly what response I could get because I know if I did a test with just the amount of time I COULD SPEND then that wouldn't be a very good test and very hap hazzard approach.
• Many of my website, internet or Search Engine Experts that I work with or know personally have mentioned to me that this kind of marketing is probably NOT worth too much of my time as it might only bring in a very small percentage of my overall prospects and new leads.
• Many people on these sites are so caught up in the building of their 'network' or 'friends list' that they really have NO IDEA how to utilize them for marketing purposes.
• I'm getting a better response rate and more referrals or direct clients from those sites that I'm a part of due to a personal or business memberships. For example, I've been coaching with Ali Brown for over 2 years and in her Silver Mastermind Program she has a forum online where you can interact with other Members and I found that since those people all are followers of Ali's, they tend to give more credibility to others in the same program and they interact more with other members for business and referrals. I have gotten one consulting client so far doing more interacting in that group in less than 60 days.

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My advice is MAYBE and IT DEPENDS. Sorry, but it really depends on where else you're spending your time and money FIRST.


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Good luck in your ONLINE NETWORKING!!

-- Katrina Out