With many clients away on vacation, you may find yourself with extra time to work on your business. Fortunately, there are plenty of opportunities for you to acquire additional skills, even if you’re facing a seasonal drop in income or just starting out and don’t have a generous budget.

Teleclass participant

This Thursday, July 21, Melissa Ingold is offering a free teleclass, 3 Secrets for Making More Money as an Online Service Provider (I’ve signed up for this one myself!). She’s going to teach us:

  • The one thing that can create more income, banish burnout, and give you back your time
  • How to offer your services to clients and price them to maximize your income
  • The 3 essential things you MUST have on your business website and the common mistakes you need to avoid

A Red Bench is planning to discontinue 20 of their recorded teleclasses for professional organizers on July 25th, but until July 24th, you can grab up as many as you like for only $15.00 each. This special deal applies to the following classes:

  • Levering Networking into Actual Business
  • Turn a Call Into a Client
  • Applying the E-Myth
  • Do More In Less Time
  • Red Bench Book Club
  • Ask the Organizer
  • The Best Paper and Technology
  • The Secret of Successful Failing
  • Sales That Work In Today’s Economy
  • Get Noticed, Be Remembered
  • From Ideas to Information Products
  • World Class Marketing Plan
  • Get The Right Things Done
  • Reinventing Your Career: How to Look Before You Leap
  • Maximize Your Profitability; Offering Products and Services at a Variety of Price Points
  • Sizzling Sales Techniques
  • Brand Yourself Through Your Appearance
  • Conducting Engaging Teleclasses
  • Meal Planning Made Easy
  • Secrets to a Successful Workshop

All of the other programs offered by A Red Bench are also available, at regular price. No matter what stage you’re at in your business, there’s something for you.

Although not on sale, here are some other programs for you to consider:

And of course, you can always take classes through your professional association or learn informally from your organizing colleagues online!

What are your professional development plans for the summer?