Romance Travel Tool Kit · 2015-12-01 · Top 3’s Unique ideas to do on a romantic trip Unique...

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© SHANNON LEBLANC WWW.INSPIREDBYSHANNON.COM

Romance Travel Tool Kit

Strategies to help you build your

Romance Travel Business.

Giving you tools you can use in your business

Online and offline.

Shannon LeBlanc www.InspiredByShannon.com

http://www.inspiredbyshannon.com/

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Table of Contents

Social Media Calendar 3

Social Media Suggestions 4

Top 3 Guide 5

Travel Quotes 6

Guide To Making Memes 10

52 Video Prompts 12

Video Tips 20

Bridal Show Tips 21

Resource Guide 24

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Serenity

Sunday

Motivation

Monday

Italy

Top 3

Tuesday

Hawaii

Where in The

World

Wednesday

Fiji

Travel Tip

Thursday

Mexico

VIDEO

DAY

Fun Friday

Jamaica Selfie

Saturday

Serenity

Sunday

Motivation

Monday

France

Top 3

Tuesday

St. Lucia

Where in The

World

Wednesday

Rio

Travel Tip

Thursday

St. Thomas

VIDEO

DAY

Fun Friday

Bora Bora Selfie

Saturday

Serenity

Sunday

Motivation

Monday

Spain

Top 3

Tuesday

Antigua

Where in The

World

Wednesday

Thailand

Travel Tip

Thursday

Bahamas

VIDEO

DAY

Fun Friday

Maldives Selfie

Saturday

Serenity

Sunday

Motivation

Monday

Greece

Top 3

Tuesday

Grenada

Where in The

World

Wednesday

Costa Rica

Travel Tip

Thursday

Bermuda

VIDEO

DAY

Fun Friday

Barbados Selfie

Saturday

Serenity

Sunday

Motivation

Monday

Switzerland

Top 3

Tuesday

Dominican

Where in The

World

Wednesday

Puerto Rico

Travel Tip

Thursday

Aruba

VIDEO

DAY

Fun Friday

Alaska Selfie

Saturday

Serenity

Sunday

Motivation

Monday

Germany

Top 3

Tuesday

Curacao

Where in The

World

Wednesday

Ireland

Travel Tip

Thursday

St. Barts

VIDEO

DAY

Fun Friday

Austrailia Selfie

Saturday

Serenity

Sunday

Motivation

Monday

Italy

Top 3

Tuesday

Canada

Where in The

World

Wednesday

St. John

Travel Tip

Thursday

New

Zealand

VIDEO

DAY

Fun Friday

Florida Selfie

Saturday

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POST AT LEAST 3 IMAGES PER DAY

INCLUDE ABOUT THE DESTINATION OF THE DAY:

A FUN FACT ABOUT EACH DESTINATION

A REASON WHY THEY SHOULD VISIT

WHAT IS ROMANTIC ABOUT IT

ROMANCE TIP OR QUOTE EACH DAY

INCLUDE A CALL TO ACTION TO CALL YOU ON

ONE POST PER DAY

SERENITY SUNDAY – CHOOSE PEACEFUL, SERENE

OR SPIRITUAL MESSAGES

MOTIVATION MONDAY- CHOOSE A

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ABOUT LIFE, TRAVEL, LOVE

TOP 3 TUESDAY- MAKE A LIST OF TOP 3 THINGS (SEE

PROMPTS)

WHERE IN THE WORLD WEDNESDAY- FIND A UNIQUE

PHOTO OF YOU OR ANYTHING THAT IS NOT

OBVIOUS BUT FUN…

TRAVEL TIP THURSDAY – TYPE THIS OUT AS A POST

AND/OR USE IT IN YOUR VIDEO

FUN FRIDAY- WHAT EVER YOU WANT …MAKE IT

FUN…MAKE IT YOU HAVING FUN…BE REAL

SELFIE SATURDAY-POST A SELFIE OF YOU. IT DOESN

NOT HAVE TO BE WORK RELATED. REPOST A SELFIE

OF YOU AT A BEAUTIFUL DESTINATION

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Top 3’s

Unique ideas to do on a romantic trip

Unique ideas to say I love you on a trip

Places to see

Places to eat

Things to do

Cities to visit

Hotels to visit

Drinks to try

Tours to take

Unknown places in ________________

Secrets you should know about _____________

Words you should know when visiting___________

Beaches in __________

Tips for doing your Top 3’s

Research on google

From your own experience

Interview someone who has done it or is an expert in this area

Here are samples of Top 3’s to get you going to post on

Tuesday’s. You can add to this list, you can make it a Top

5 or a Top 7 if you wish. I suggest keeping it in conjunction

with the destination you are focusing on that day.

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ROMANTIC AND TRAVEL QUOTES These quotes are for suggested use on your memes, social media posts and however you can use them to help market

your business.

Tips for quotes

Always give credit to who says the quote

If you do not know who said it use “unknown”

Come up with your own

bold some words in the quote

make a power word in a different font such as a script font

52 Favorite Romantic quotes:

1. “If I know what love is, it is because of you.” -Herman Hesse

2. “And we are put on this earth a little space that we might learn to bear the beams of

love” -William Blake

3. “It doesn’t matter where you are going. It’s who you have beside you that counts.”-

unknown

4. “The best things in life are the people you love, the places you’ve seen, and the

memories you have made along the way.” – unknown

5. “Where you are is where I want to be.” – unknown

6. “People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

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7. “Travel Together, Travel in Love, Travel to see the world through each other’s hearts.” –

Shannon LeBlanc

8. “Couples that travel together stay together.”-unknown

9. “When couples see the world together and they create soulful memories.”-Shannon

LeBlanc

10. “Travel brings power and love back to your life.” – Rumi

11. “Let’s find some place to get lost together.”- unknown

12. “I want to make memories all over the world with the one I love.” – Shannon LeBlanc

13. “You lose sight of things... and when you travel, everything balances out.”-Daranna

Gidel

14. “My dream wouldn’t be complete without you in it.” – The Princess and the Frog

15. “Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs.” –Susan Sontag

16. “When you see the world together your bond grows even stronger.”- Shannon LeBlanc

17. “Travel is the best kind of couple’s therapy!”- Shannon LeBlanc

18. “Experience the world as a couple.”- Shannon LeBlanc

19. “The journey of your time together expands to deeper realms when you travel

together.” – Shannon LeBlanc

20. “Honeymoons are made to do more than once with each other.” – Shannon LeBlanc

21. “Traveling with your soul mate leads you on more meaningful journeys.” – Shannon

LeBlanc

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22. “Leave your footprints in the sand with the one you love.” – Shannon LeBlanc

23. “The world is brighter when you travel together.” – Shannon LeBlanc

24. “Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” – Ernest Hemingway

25. “Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.”-Drake

26. “Your smile is paradise”-unknown

27. “Take me to paradise”-unknown

28. "Love is a taste of paradise." — Sholem Aleichem

29. “Who lives sees, but who travels sees more”-Arab proverb

30. “In Paradise there is love with no separation.” – Unknown

31. “I love being kissed in paradise.” – Shannon LeBlanc

32. “Happily ever after starts best in Paradise.”- Shannon LeBlanc

33. “Paradise is where we need to be to celebrate our love.” – Shannon LeBlanc

34. “Fall in love, travel, and be happy.” –Unknown

35. “Travel is like love, mostly because it is a heightened state of awareness, in which we

are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is

why the best trips, like the best love affairs never really end.” –Pico Iyer

36. “So this is love. So this is what makes life divine.” ~ Cinderella

37. “Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” – Zora Neale Hurston

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/d/drake551817.html

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/d/drake551817.html

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38. “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that

plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.”-The Notebook

39. “The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves

or rather, loved in spite of ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” – Victor Hugo

40. “When you trip over love, it is easy to get up. But when you fall in love, it is impossible

to stand again.” –Albert Einstein

41. “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”

– John Lennon

42. “To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that is

everything.” –T.Tolis

43.”Traveling together keeps your friendship alive.” – Shannon LeBlanc

44.”We are most alive when we are in love.” – John Updike

45.”Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply

gives you courage." - Lao Tzu

46. “Holding hands while on a journey connects your souls deeper.” – Shannon LeBlanc

47.“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and to be loved in return.” – Natalie Cole

48. “Escape from reality to a place you’ve never been before. Escape together and see

what lies ahead of you.” – Shannon LeBlanc

49. “Seeing each other in a new place reveals more of our hearts to each other.” –

Shannon Leblanc

50. “Travel together helps you fall deeper in love with each other.” – Shannon LeBlanc

51. “Love more. Kiss more. Travel more. Love more. Kiss more. Travel more…an endless

circle.”- Shannon LeBlanc

52. “When you say I love you in paradise, the sound of the words seem sweeter, the

meaning runs deeper and the feeling last longer.” – Shannon LeBlanc

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Tips For Making Memes

What is a meme?

Pronounced: meem

A meme is an image that has words, phrases, quotes or jokes over the image.

Memes are popular for social media and can help to create engagement with

your audience.

Finding an image:

Use your own that you took on vacation

Use images from suppliers

Purchase stock images (see resources)

Be very mindful of copyright laws. It is illegal to “snag” images from google

images, or just copy an image from the internet.

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This is from The Visual Communication Guy and gives a great explanation on if

you can use an image.

www.thevisualcommunicationguy.com

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Video Prompts

Video is a great way for you to get in front of your clients on a more personal

level. They can see you, hear you and feel your passion. The videos do not

have to be a professional video session every time. Your clients want to see

you are real. Video short clips and post weekly. You can get great

introductions created (see resource guide) and make your videos have a

professional yet personal feel to them. Here are 52 video prompts for you to

get started. These video prompts are general travel tips. Make them your own.

Keep your videos short, 1 – 2 minutes. Use visuals if you feel comfortable.

Travel Tips:

1- Bring a power strip

2- Cross packing

3- Things to bring on a plane : Earplugs, scarf, lip balm, eye drops, lotion,

sanitizer

4- Ziplocs for everything jewelry, toiletries, medication, toothbrushes, vitamins

5- Roll your clothes for optimal space

6- Know the 3-1-1 FAA rule

7- Use your shoes as packing containers. Place socks, chargers, etc. in them.

8- Use a handbag as your jewelry pouch

9- Make copies of passport, driver’s license

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10- Back up all of your computers, phones, notebooks before leaving. Clear

your phone of all pictures. Store them on a cloud based storage.

11- Hotel safety Ask for two business cards with the hotel name and address.

Place one by the phone in your room. If there is an emergency, and you

call for help, you’ll have the name and address of your location. Place the

other in your pocket or purse. If you have to take a cab or get lost, you

can show the driver your location and avoid being taken to the wrong

hotel.

12- Remote controls – this is likely to be the germiest thing in the room. Slide it

into one of those small clean trash bags or wrap it in a wash cloth before

pressing the buttons. Use sanitizer on it!

13- Photocopies of credit cards, valuables , jewelry, email copies to yourself

and/or store on a cloud based program

14- Most front desk personnel do this anyway…Ask the front desk personnel

not to announce your room number. Rather, tell them to write it down or

point to it. If the desk clerk should do this, explain the problem and asked

to be given another room. You never know who is listening. Your room

number is a matter of security, and the fewer people that know your

whereabouts, the better. There’s no need to announce it to the entire

hotel lobby.

15- Photography- bring along a camera, don’t just use your phone. What

happens if you lose your phone or break it! Bring digital camera with

several SD cards, that way all of your images are not on just one card!

Keep in your carry-on luggage! Invest in an underwater camera also

usually has video option…for more fun….take lots and lots of

pictures..sunrise and sunset are great photographing times!

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16- Do not pack something you have never worn before! Especially if its

shoes! Uncomfortable shoes, shoes that have not been broken into will

make for unhappy feet!

17- Tip your hotel housekeeping staff. (A good rule is to leave them about $2

U.S. /day.) While you can leave it every day on the pillow, most staff is

instructed not to move money or personal items, so they might not pick it

up. If this is the case, just leave it in a prominent spot when you check out.

18- If you don’t speak the local language of the place you are heading, then

at least learn the following phrases: Please. Thank you. Where is the

bathroom? And I’m sorry.

19- Call your credit card company before you leave and put a travel alert on

your card. While you’re at it, jot down their international customer service

number.

20- Download music, movies, books, podcasts to listen to on the plane. Also

pack a portable charger if your flight is really long!

21- If you’ve forgotten something, check with the hotel before running to a

drugstore. Most housekeeping departments carry toothbrushes, combs,

sewing kits, shower caps, and disposable razors that they will give you free

of charge

22- Dryer sheets remove static from your hair and clothing and make your

suitcase smell awesome while taking up virtually no room.

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23- Keep a travel journal/diary/blog

24- Write down important phone numbers! We have become so accustomed

to programming contacts in our phone. If your phone is lost/stolen you will

have a list of important numbers such as: Parents and/or kids, work/boss,

your travel consultant

25-First aid kit! Tips on what you should have in it:

o Over-the-counter medicines

o Antidiarrheal medication (for example, bismuth subsalicylate,

loperamide)

o Antihistamine

o Decongestant, alone or in combination with antihistamine

o Anti-motion sickness medication

o Medicine for pain or fever (such as acetaminophen, aspirin, or

ibuprofen)

o Mild laxative

o Cough suppressant/expectorant

o Cough drops

o Antacid

o antibacterial ointments or creams

o 1% hydrocortisone cream

o Bandaids

o Prescription medications

26 -Pack a beach bag

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27 -Make a list of what you need to pack for each person….lay everything

out before you pack

28 -Pack a small flash light/keep in your carry on

29 -Make your luggage stand out!

30 -Must have travel gadgets!

31 -Ginger! For motion sickness, upset tummy… ginger ale… ginger pills,

ginger powder, ginger tea

32 – Adjust your watch when you board the plane to your destination time.

This helps combat jet lag.

33 -Binder clips! Protect razor heads…Wrap headphones around a binder clip

to prevent them from tangling.

34- If you forget your wall plug, you can charge devices through the USB slot

on a TV.

35-water and snacks….for water Bring your own water bottle (empty).

Depending on the airline’s own policies regarding drink costs, the amount of

times water is offered may not be to your liking. Having your own water bottle

ensures that you have water when you want it. When they do come around,

top off your bottle with what they give you.

36- Ensure that you have a pen before leaving home so you can complete

customs forms. Fill the forms out when you get them, and ensure that your

family members have theirs filled as well. People will clamor for your pen; flight

attendants rarely have them.

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37- Have a souvenir list prepared, and stick to it. This will save you money and

prevent you from purchasing something that “you’ll find someone to give to

another time”

38-best way to watch movies on your phone/ use sunglasses turned over

39- Split your cash stash: Put cash in various places, such as your wallet, pocket,

shoes, and your luggage.

40- Minimize jet lag by eating right

Avoid jet lag by getting plenty of exercise the day before you leave, which will

also help you sleep on the plane. When you arrive in your destination, get

plenty of fresh air, to further stave off jet lag

Yes, experts recommend laying off booze and caffeine, as they dehydrate you

and make jet lag worse. In terms of food, eating meals when they would be

served at your destination helps adjust your circadian rhythm. What you eat

matters too — heavily processed food like that served on planes dehydrates

you, so the best thing to do is either skip a meal or two or eat healthy snacks or

foods that are high in protein.

41- If you’re heading to a theme park or the beach, put your phone in a plastic

bag to prevent it from getting wet.

42- To prevent bottles from leaking in your luggage, place plastic wrap over the

container and then seal it with the cap.

43-you can google your airline name and flight number to check the status of

your flight.

43- Take photos of a range of things you may need to ask for when travelling.

Show photos to non-English speakers to help them help you.

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-beat-jet-lag-2015-4

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44- Hair straighteners make a surprisingly good iron for collars and hems

45- If you need someone to take a photo for you on holiday, pick a family with

kids. They're almost guaranteed not to make off with your camera! Just don't

choose this chap...

46- Putting your smartphone in a mug makes an effective DIY speaker for

playing music.

47- . Keep track of small stud earrings by fastening the set through buttonholes

before slipping them into your jewelry bag. Use pill case compartments or an

old lip balm container to organize and keep track of your smaller jewelry, like

rings and earrings.

48- Protect breakables such as glass fragrance bottles by slipping them into

socks before packing them.

49-sunglass case Toss your makeup brushes or other small beauty products in a

slim sunglasses case when traveling so you won't lose them. And pack chargers

in them as well

50- Your shoes should be the first to go in your suitcase. Line them up along the

bottom in heel-to-toe arrangements.

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51- Middle seat gets the armrest. The armrest is rarely a battlefield, know who

has priority.

52-travel gadgets- look on Amazon for travel gadgets. (I also recommend

setting up an affiliate account with Amazon this way you can include links to

these cool gadgets and when clients click on the link to order you get a

commission.) This one is a bonus because you can do an individual video on

each gadget!

Bottle cap tripod

Scale/flash light

Headphone Splitter

This Belkin Speaker and Headphone Splitter is great for traveling couples and

families to enjoy movies and music together on the go $3.09 Amazon

Portable chargers!

http://www.amazon.com/Flashpoint-Bottle-Top-Support-Point-n-Shoot-Digital/dp/B000M81IVK

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0016CFZQ0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0016CFZQ0&linkCode=as2&tag=travelfcom0a-20

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WRITE A SCRIPT- YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ THE

SCRIPT. THE SCRIPT IS WHAT YOU WILL REFER TO

AND GO OFF OF HOWEVER THE SCRIPT IS WHAT

YOU COPY AND PASTE IN YOUR YOU TUBE

DESCRIPTION TO HELP WITH YOUR SEO.

GOOD LIGHTING- OUTSIDE IN THE SHADE, NEAR A

WINDOW OR IN A WELL LIT ROOM.

EYE CONTACT- LOOK YOUR AUDIENCE IN THE EYE.

LOOK IN THE CAMERA AND TALK TO THEM.

CAMERA SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL

CAMERA SHOULD BE AT ARMS DISTANCE IF YOU

ARE NOT USING A MICROPHONE.

VIDEO INTRO-GET A PROFESSIONAL INTRO MADE

WITH YOUR LOGO (SEE RESOURCE GUIDE) YOU

CAN ALSO ADD IT AT THE END OF THE VIDEO

MOVIE MAKER-MOVIE MAKER IS ON MOST PC’S

AND SIMPLE TO USE TO CLIP VIDEOS TOGETHER

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11 Bridal Show Tips

Here are tips to help you have a successful bridal show. The main thing to

remember is this is usually your first impression with a bride. Make it count. Be

you. Be authentic and be real. Have realistic expectations. You will likely not

come away with booking 5 honeymoons or 1 that night. You are starting the

beginning of your relationship with potential clients. The key is going to be in

the follow up.

1. Have a give away

The prize does not have to be a trip. Talk to local vendors and businesses that

you have already established a relationship with, they may donate the prize or

give you a discount for promoting them.

dinner for 2 at a local restaurant

Bottle of wine or champagne

Gift basket for beach

Candy

A book about honeymoons

2. Make your booth interactive.

A booth that is busy creates a buzz. You want buzz!

Have a Social media contest. Create a Hashtag for your booth. Have

them use the Hashtag.

Have signs made (about 8.00 each) that said something cute like "Going

to paradise"...for them to win the prize they had to let me take a picture of

them and sign up on my email list. Whoever got the most likes by a

certain date won the prize. I got over 200 likes on page in 3 days!!! This

was a small bridal show. The vendors were coming over and seeing what

was going on.... It was FUN!

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3. Do NOT have brochures at all unless you are co-oping with a supplier.

Brides already get so much JUNK and STUFF. Who knows what they do with it

when they get home. They get overwhelmed. Do not waste your time with

the brochures. If they are interested and want brochures write their name

down on a small note pad with notes about the couple and follow up with

them and deliver a brochure to them at their office or over coffee that

makes a greater impression and you get to start a relationship with them.

4. Have your own unique promotional items that they will remember. (Get

ideas from Evelyn and insert her into resources).

5. Have business cards. Make sure your business card has a professional

photograph of you on it. This helps people remember you better.

6. Be creative

Make your booth SIMPLE but creative.

play some island music

bring a fake palm tree

put some sand on the floor in a pan...let them feel the sand in their toes

have a chalk board or a big white board and have the couples write

down their honeymoon destination with their name and wedding date

by it

do a kissing booth...where they kiss each other in a frame that has your

business name on it

put a hammock in your booth

serve drinks with little umbrellas

have them write their name and wedding date in the sand at your sand

booth

7. Keep a notebook handy.

Jot down notes about couples that you talk with. Write notes that will

trigger your memory. For example. Britney and Mom. Bride looked like

Taylor Swift and had very talkative Mom, bride wants to go Bora Bora.

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8. Have a follow up campaign in place.

This is where the names you take on a simple clip board with name,

address, emails come into play. Set up an autoresponder to reach out to them

at least 6 times after the bridal show.

1- Thank them for stopping by the booth and participating in your contest (if

you do one).

2- Tell them a little bit about you and how you can help them...include a

testimonial- remind them of the contest.

3- Top 3 reasons why honeymoons are better when booking through a travel

agent

4- Why a Honeymoon is important

5- How to budget for a honeymoon

6- Create a call to action in this last email for them to contact you

Show up with the intention of making connections

Tear down your booth after ALL of the brides have left.

9. Follow up as soon as you can with the ones you had instant connections

with! As soon as you get the list from the show send out your email campaign.

10. Connect with other vendors and create relationships with them. You can

be a great referral source for each other.

11. Create a follow up event that you host either virtual or live that will focus on

honeymoons and why they are important. You can do a conference call,

webinar, google hang out or joint venture with a local wedding vendor that is

looking to get traffic in their place of business.

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Here you will find a list of resources that I use and recommend on a regular

basis.

Pic Monkey

www.picmonkey.com

For creating Meme’s, word art, etc.

Constant Contact

www.constantcontact.com

For creating email blast, weekly ezine, auto responders, questionnaires and events

Your Social Butterfly

www.ellenmcdowell.com

For creating video clips with your logo

Deposit Photo

www.depositphoto.com

Images for marketing

Fiver

www.fiver.com

For creating flyers, video editing, logo designs, research, E-book covers, and more.

http://www.picmonkey.com/

http://www.constantcontact.com/

http://www.ellenmcdowell.com/

http://www.depositphoto.com/

http://www.fiver.com/

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Trade Show Wiz

Evelyn Flynn

Trade show consulting

www.tradeshowwiz.com

www.tradeshowwiz.com

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