Business first, all things Halloween next
Claim your treats that are sugar free, calorie free, & all with "FREEBIES" below BEFORE they turn into a pumpkin (expire like Cinderella's carriage & coach men do) plus it's fitting since it's Halloween😀:
3 freebies & a LinkedIn revamp/setup package purchase offer available thru Tues. (10/31/23) BEFORE 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time
FREEBIE #1: A referral to a FREE professional photographer located in Seattle, WA if you don't have a professional photo of just you on your LinkedIn profile or want an updated one and need the financial assistance/don't want to look for a professional photographer, etc.
FREEBIE #2: A referral to a reliable, local (in Puyallup, WA near the South Hill Fred Meyer), affordable business that can design a professional looking LinkedIn cover banner (whether it's for your own personal LinkedIn profile, your business page on LinkedIn, your LinkedIn group page, or all of the above).
Don't know what I'm referring to when I say "LinkedIn cover banner?"
Here is an example (please note the link below is not a sample of my referral's work, I just randomly found to provide as a sample to my referral when inquiring about designing mine):
https://www.linkedin.com/in/waleed-ahmad-abcd6524883/
FREEBIE #3: FREE OR $21.88 FREE 17-minute video recording of myself answering whether I think college is beneficial, how I started my business, and tips for those who want to start their own business. Perfect for your recent high school grad OR anyone else who can benefit. High school teacher, Denise Gibbs asked me amongst other successful entrepreneurs for an interview to share their advice on college, how they started their business, & advice when starting a business. FREE after successful completion of a free phone call with me takes place OR $21.88 through the purple "BUY NOW" button below so that I can net my $20 rate after my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees. (There's no required free call with me if you opt to pay the $21.88 as described in previous sentence). 17 min. & 18 second (exact run time of this video that you can watch any time, unlimited number of times from the comforts of your home or anywhere).
Click here for more details on the terms and conditions of this "FREE OR 17 min. video recording" as well as at the "BUY NOW" hyperlinked button (below) even if you're looking for the "FREE" option OR NOT as all terms & conditions couldn't fit at the "BUY NOW" button due to space limits.
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PLEASE NOTE: If you decide to buy more LinkedIn revamp/setup package(s) &/OR the 17 min. video recording (described under "FREEBIE #3" (above) through my newsletter at another time after already purchasing (between now & 10/31/23)), it will tell you that you already registered for my event, what that means is that you will have to use a different email address to proceed as there isn't another way around it. I cannot fix it & my newsletter company is aware of it (I've explained it to them) 🙂 it's been like that for years.
FREEBIE #2: A referral to a reliable, local (in Puyallup, WA near the South Hill Fred Meyer), affordable business that can design a professional looking LinkedIn cover banner (whether it's for your own personal LinkedIn profile, your business page on LinkedIn, your LinkedIn group page, or all of the above).
Don't know what I'm referring to when I say "LinkedIn cover banner?"
Here is an example (please note the link below is not a sample of my referral's work, I just randomly found to provide as a sample to my referral when inquiring about designing mine):
https://www.linkedin.com/in/waleed-ahmad-abcd6524883/
FREEBIE #3: FREE OR $21.88 FREE 17-minute video recording of myself answering whether I think college is beneficial, how I started my business, and tips for those who want to start their own business. Perfect for your recent high school grad OR anyone else who can benefit. High school teacher, Denise Gibbs asked me amongst other successful entrepreneurs for an interview to share their advice on college, how they started their business, & advice when starting a business. FREE after successful completion of a free phone call with me takes place OR $21.88 through the purple "BUY NOW" button below so that I can net my $20 rate after my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees. (There's no required free call with me if you opt to pay the $21.88 as described in previous sentence). 17 min. & 18 second (exact run time of this video that you can watch any time, unlimited number of times from the comforts of your home or anywhere).
Click here for more details on the terms and conditions of this "FREE OR 17 min. video recording" as well as at the "BUY NOW" hyperlinked button (below) even if you're looking for the "FREE" option OR NOT as all terms & conditions couldn't fit at the "BUY NOW" button due to space limits.
BUY NOW
PLEASE NOTE: If you decide to buy more LinkedIn revamp/setup package(s) &/OR the 17 min. video recording (described under "FREEBIE #3" (above) through my newsletter at another time after already purchasing (between now & 10/31/23)), it will tell you that you already registered for my event, what that means is that you will have to use a different email address to proceed as there isn't another way around it. I cannot fix it & my newsletter company is aware of it (I've explained it to them) 🙂 it's been like that for years.
Some quick LinkedIn stats BEFORE the LinkedIn revamp/setup package details (discussed below):
All stats courtesy of an Introduction to LinkedIn ads course through LinkedIn:
In other words, LinkedIn's credibility enhances your brand's reputation. Brands that advertise on LinkedIn are perceived as professional, trusted, intelligent, and of higher quality than when advertised on a competitor's platform.
- LinkedIn is home to the world's largest professional network with over 900 million members in over 200 countries.
- LinkedIn is the most trusted social media site for 5 consecutive years (according to Intelligence Insider's U.S. Digital Trust Survey).
- LinkedIn is seen as a credible resource for professionals.
- According to Nielsen Research Labs that ran an in-depth study of the impact of digital environments on advertiser effectiveness and perception -- LinkedIn's quality context has a 2-3 times halo effect on the brands that advertise on it.
In other words, LinkedIn's credibility enhances your brand's reputation. Brands that advertise on LinkedIn are perceived as professional, trusted, intelligent, and of higher quality than when advertised on a competitor's platform.
LinkedIn revamp/setup package details
PLEASE NOTE: You may not want all of what I am willing to do below and/or it may not all apply to you and there's no pressure to do every single thing listed in my package below, but it's still the same price regardless. 🙂
This includes: me interviewing you for an hour-online (you are emailed the questions I will ask you at the interview so you can prepare your answers in advance), me listening back to our recorded interview to write the just under 500-word bio (I give the maximum word count that LinkedIn allows for that "About" section which is approximately half a regular Microsoft Word document), & 2 sets of edits per the final "About" section (2 sets of edits means you look at the first draft of your "About" section & if there are edits for me to make, I make them & then provide you the revised draft & if there are still any edits to make, I make them & post the final draft on your LinkedIn profile).
I post your described above "About" section on your LinkedIn profile which tells more than just your work history & positions that you're seeking (in that bio.), some examples about who you are as a person (i.e. 3 words to describe you as a person & why and a quote or motto that you really like/use/were taught).
I completely fill out your work history, put a professional photo of you on there (if you have one that you provide to me, I do not take pictures of you), updating your “open for work” sign on LinkedIn which is the green circle around your picture (if applicable) & putting the types of jobs you're looking for (i.e. full-time, part-time, contract, temporary, etc.) attaching pics., samples of your work, attachments, video links, awards, inputting details about your volunteer experience, causes you support, changing your LinkedIn website link to be found easier & for marketing purposes, adding your skills (LinkedIn allows you to add phrases (words) to describe your skills & I can put what you want that apply to you (i.e. copywriting, writing, editing, customer service, are all examples of skills). I fix any grammar, punctuation, & spelling throughout your whole LinkedIn profile, & write an attention-grabbing headline (for example, if you were unemployed, I wouldn't write "unemployed" for your headline on your LinkedIn profile). Here's an example of an attention-grabbing headline: "Direct sales marketer who can at least double your business income, seeking hungry small to mid-size business owners". Of course, I'd only write an attention-grabbing headline that were true as well. 🙂
I also showcase any patents you may have/have pending, showcase any publications you may write for and/or are/were featured in, & any leadership roles in current/past jobs and/or in general that you want showcased.
LinkedIn revamp/setup package price $1,160.20 so that I can net my $1,100 rate after my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees.
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A payment option is available where you can make 3 equal payments of $387.34 per month (starting this month) and your last payment being in December through my newsletter (that includes the debit/credit card processing fees my newsletter charges per transaction) if paying all at once for my LinkedIn revamp/setup package will be too difficult. Click here for more details on the terms and conditions of this payment option.
PLEASE NOTE: If you decide to buy more LinkedIn revamp/setup package(s) &/OR the 17 min. video recording (described under "FREEBIE #3" (above) through my newsletter at another time after already purchasing (between now & 10/31/23)), it will tell you that you already registered for my event, what that means is that you will have to use a different email address to proceed as there isn't another way around it. I cannot fix it & my newsletter company is aware of it (I've explained it to them) 🙂 it's been like that for years.
This includes: me interviewing you for an hour-online (you are emailed the questions I will ask you at the interview so you can prepare your answers in advance), me listening back to our recorded interview to write the just under 500-word bio (I give the maximum word count that LinkedIn allows for that "About" section which is approximately half a regular Microsoft Word document), & 2 sets of edits per the final "About" section (2 sets of edits means you look at the first draft of your "About" section & if there are edits for me to make, I make them & then provide you the revised draft & if there are still any edits to make, I make them & post the final draft on your LinkedIn profile).
I post your described above "About" section on your LinkedIn profile which tells more than just your work history & positions that you're seeking (in that bio.), some examples about who you are as a person (i.e. 3 words to describe you as a person & why and a quote or motto that you really like/use/were taught).
I completely fill out your work history, put a professional photo of you on there (if you have one that you provide to me, I do not take pictures of you), updating your “open for work” sign on LinkedIn which is the green circle around your picture (if applicable) & putting the types of jobs you're looking for (i.e. full-time, part-time, contract, temporary, etc.) attaching pics., samples of your work, attachments, video links, awards, inputting details about your volunteer experience, causes you support, changing your LinkedIn website link to be found easier & for marketing purposes, adding your skills (LinkedIn allows you to add phrases (words) to describe your skills & I can put what you want that apply to you (i.e. copywriting, writing, editing, customer service, are all examples of skills). I fix any grammar, punctuation, & spelling throughout your whole LinkedIn profile, & write an attention-grabbing headline (for example, if you were unemployed, I wouldn't write "unemployed" for your headline on your LinkedIn profile). Here's an example of an attention-grabbing headline: "Direct sales marketer who can at least double your business income, seeking hungry small to mid-size business owners". Of course, I'd only write an attention-grabbing headline that were true as well. 🙂
I also showcase any patents you may have/have pending, showcase any publications you may write for and/or are/were featured in, & any leadership roles in current/past jobs and/or in general that you want showcased.
LinkedIn revamp/setup package price $1,160.20 so that I can net my $1,100 rate after my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees.
BUY NOW
A payment option is available where you can make 3 equal payments of $387.34 per month (starting this month) and your last payment being in December through my newsletter (that includes the debit/credit card processing fees my newsletter charges per transaction) if paying all at once for my LinkedIn revamp/setup package will be too difficult. Click here for more details on the terms and conditions of this payment option.
PLEASE NOTE: If you decide to buy more LinkedIn revamp/setup package(s) &/OR the 17 min. video recording (described under "FREEBIE #3" (above) through my newsletter at another time after already purchasing (between now & 10/31/23)), it will tell you that you already registered for my event, what that means is that you will have to use a different email address to proceed as there isn't another way around it. I cannot fix it & my newsletter company is aware of it (I've explained it to them) 🙂 it's been like that for years.
Some interesting Halloween facts
- The first Halloween card was made in the 1920s.
- National Candy Corn Day is on October 30th.
- Illinois is one of the top pumpkin producing states.
- "Barnbrack" is a traditional fruitcake food eaten on Halloween & is also known to foretell the future.
- When polled, 50% of trick-or-treaters wanted chocolate in their plastic pumpkins over anything else.
- There's a legend that if the flame of a candle turns blue, a ghost is in the house.
- People once believed that black cats, a Halloween favorite, kept negative forces away.
- The tradition of dressing up on Halloween began when people wore masks so ghosts wouldn't recognize them.
- 1976's "Carrie" was Stephen King's first novel turned into a movie.
- The headless horseman is said to be a soldier killed by a canon ball during the Revolutionary War.
- According to the National Retail Federation, parents spend over 2 billion on costumes yearly.
- According to some folk tales, evil spirits & ghosts can't cross running water.
- Peeling an apple in front of a candle lit mirror is an old Halloween tradition that would foretell a husband's name.
- Halloween makes up 4.6 billion of the candy industry & 36 billion in yearly revenue making it the SECOND biggest retail holiday after Christmas.
- Halloween brings in MORE candy sales than Valentine's Day.
- The average American spends $81 on candy, costumes, and pumpkins for Halloween.
All stats (above) courtesy of Sounds of the Seasons: Halloween (music option through Xfinity cable).
Some new Halloween tunes I discovered
While listening to Sounds of the Seasons: Halloween (music option through Xfinity cable), here's my feedback on some of their songs (I linked them to YouTube for your ease so you can listen to it):
- "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon Excitable Boy (1978) Link to listen to the song: https://youtu.be/c6M89iDabwM?si=8aFcYCHEyGMo9mm Carly's comment: If I'm howling with the song and dancing I think I like it. 😊No, it's good it's got a "Sweet Home Alabama" song feel.
- "Haunted House of Rock" by Whodini (1983) Link to the song: https://youtu.be/gjG69bDrG7E?si=ViQC1OukTVE9hZqv Carly's comment: Nice rap and dance song.
- "Somebody's watching me" by Rockwell Son Link to listen to the song: https://youtu.be/7YvAYIJSSZY?si=iQlx-k7cFfWBrcBf Carly's comment: Nice pop and dance song.
- "Here comes the bride" (The bride of Frankenstein) (1994) Link to the song: https://youtu.be/-aGBDiR3-GU?si=aJvAJUHzbfb1TPCb Carly's comment: Good song.
- "Sarcophagus Shuffle" (1994) Link to the song: https://youtu.be/cKdnQWQT2P4?si=8Q9GDBWsdto-Ufta Carly's comment: Good song. Egyptian feel.
- "Welcome to my nightmare" (1975) by Alice Cooper Link to the song: https://youtu.be/VDTwL15ZHZs?si=txSaqWP7f9P-w6nc Carly's comment: Pretty good.
- "Halloween Rock and Roll" by Lois Zucek & Gary Earl (1995) Link to the song: https://youtu.be/gmaCtzehH8Y?si=-C4kJ04C9Zda5Hrt Carly's comment: It's okay.
- "Born of the night" & midnight syndicate out of the darkness (2007) Link to the song: https://youtu.be/HfaoncHceNE?si=kKhuOf0tXLJAZDUf Carly's comment: Nice instrumental song.
- "Ghosts" by Michael Jackson Link to the song: https://youtu.be/Xh9Cp4rd7mI?si=StdXtsa0TN_7T9eQ Carly's comment: It's okay.
- "Witchy Woman" Drew's Famous Hall Party Music Link to the song: https://youtu.be/us7b7CfJCEQ?si=g9U1XhCTxbl0Qbw9 Carly's comment: Good song.
Halloween pics.
Nice screensaver on my computer earlier this month. The text in the middle of the screensaver reads: "Halloween is believed to be when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is the thinnest."
Nicely decorated home in my neighborhood.
The same home that I photographed (above) that's purple, but when it was in its green color here.
Another nicely decorated home in my neighborhood.
My Frankenstein Halloween nails that claim to glow-in-the-dark. I'll have to see if they do tonight.
Thank you,
Carly Calabrese
I help unhappy/unchallenged professionals land their dream career (whether it's starting a business or otherwise)
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