Virtually Ready Takes On Social Web Presence for John Taglieri LIVES Project

When musician John Taglieri asked Virtually Ready to customize and expand on his social web presence for the new LIVES EP & book project, we were very happy to work with him.

Read more about Virtually Ready's latest social web project!

http://www.squidoo.com/socialnetworking4business

Here are some tips to help you get your business started on the social networking scene!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y91pV0uC740

I Wanna See You On "The Other Side" -

If you still have questions about Social Media Marketing, you are not alone. Many business owners are beginning to understand the importance of participation in the Social Web and they realize it's time to get on board. Recognizing the need is the first step. Getting started, understanding how best to make it work for them and putting a plan into action comes next.

A new report has just been released by Author and WebProNews Blog Partner Michael Stelzner from that takes a look at the state of Social Media.

Chris Crum of Web Pro News breaks it down for us in this article Majority Use Social Media Marketing, Still Have Questions.
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Lisa Duhamel, Owner
www.VirtuallyReady.com
Virtually Ready, Inc. is a provider of web presence solutions, including website / blog and social web integration for business.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2mO4rPpDmU

Long-time Hazelnut and drummer, Greg Marsted, gets invited to join Sister Hazel live on stage to play "Beautiful Thing" for fans on The Rock Boat - http://www.sisterhazel.com http://www.therockboat.com

Who doesn't like to have a little fun? Well this is a fun contest that
Cathie Dodd is putting on that is based on the theme of the Oscars or
Movies where I submitted a picture dressed as one of my favorite movie
characters.

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." -
So "come up and see me sometime" at the Tears of Joy site and while you're there,
vote for Lisa as Mae West!

"“An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.” - Mae West


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Lisa "Du", Owner
VirtuallyReady.com

 

Virtually Ready is very excited to be working with the very lovely and talented, Susan Barnes - author of 8 books and guest on numerous TV and radio shows nationwide including the Rachael Ray television show and Playboy radio.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Susan's latest book entitled Love Magic "takes you on a discovery of how to change your life by learning how to apply love to every situation with ease and confidence. With a lively and engaging prose, this spiritual self-help guide sparks the embers of passion - to love and live wholly and completely."  This amazing self-help book is available to you NOW on Amazon.com.  Susan also offers a free "Love Advice Newsletter" and professional coaching, classes and seminars through her Love Magic website.  For bookings, you may contact her directly via her website(s).

Stay tuned for Susan's next release, "Write To Ignite", which will reveal how to discover your soul's purpose through intuitive writing.

To connect further with Susan on the web, she can be found on the following social networks:

MySpace: www.myspace.com/susanbarnesauthor
Squidoo: www.squidoo.com/susanbarnes
Facebook: http://companies.to/susanbarnes/

Lisa Duhamel, Owner
Virtually Ready

"With The Rock Boat, you CAN have your cake and eat it too!"

As a mother, wife, virtual business owner and music lover who also loves to travel, I find there are a few "conflicts" that arise when it comes to balancing all of my passions.  Frequent travel seems to get the short end of the stick, but over the past 9 years, I have had the absolute pleasure to be a part of one of the most incredible vacation trips ever.  Thanks to the members of the band Sister Hazel and Sixthman, a new concept in "music travel" was born.  They call it The Rock Boat.  Dubbed "The World's Greatest Floating Music Festival", this event has given me the opportunity to combine a tropical vacation getaway with some of my most favorite music.

In 2001,  "Rock And Roll At Sea", a partial-charter of the Carnival Jubilee, hosted by Sister Hazel and featuring special guests Dexter Freebish was introduced to the public.  The bands extended an invitation to their fans to come along and enjoy a vacation aboard a cruise ship combined with the ultimate interactive artist / fan music experience featuring special concert performances and an intimate Meet & Greet event.

The following year, the event grew significantly.  An entire larger capacity cruise ship was chartered and "The Rock Boat" was born.  The event has grown from 2 bands to over 30 bands, combining a mixed variety of music experiences to enjoy that spans from relaxing acoustic shows to full-on electric, plugged-in concerts.  The importance of social responsibility is recognized during the cruise as well, as there is always an auction to benefit Lyrics for Life, a charitable organization founded by Ken Block, lead singer of Sister Hazel, after his younger brother's life was taken all too soon when he lost his battle with cancer at an early age.

Tickets traditionally go on sale for the next year's cruise soon after the the current year's cruise returns to port - and annually, they sell out.  Due to the high demand, more and more bands have been added, and various cruise ships of larger capacity have been utilized.

The event is simply unparalleled and absolutely makes up for any other travel time I might feel was lost through the year.  Not only does the cruise provide a  unique vacation at sea that is completely filled with great music, it also provides the opportunity to create new friendships and reunite with friends we've met along the way.  It is the one special time each year that I, and "2,000+ of our closest friends", always look forward to.

In addition to the website links provided above, here are some social links that you can enjoy:

MySpace:
myspace.com/therockboat
myspace.com/sixthmanllc
myspace.com/sisterhazel
myspace.com/dexterfreebish
myspace.com/lyricsforlife

Facebook:
Sixthman Facebook Page
Sister Hazel Facebook Page
Dexter Freebish Facebook Page
Lyrics for Life Facebook Page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlhGKGd_1o4