GIA Fast Track Program

Create Your Association Fast Track Program

Last Day to Register is June 12th!

Listen Now to free TeleSeminar: How To Make Six Figures and Much More in 12 Months By Owning Your Own Association! http://naww.audioacrobat.com/download/GIAFastTrack.mp3

Learn How to QUICKLY Run Your Own PROFITABLE Association So You Can Have More Freedom, Build Equity, Earn Passive Income, and Be Considered A Leader In Your Industry!

Did you know owners of associations?

  • Are considered go-to people in their niche and rise to the top of their industries
  • Build equity each day with every new member vs. starting over each day in a service-based business
  • Create passive income as members renew year after year

Hi, my name is Sheri McConnell and I am the president and founder of three national and international associations, the National Association of Women Writers-NAWW, the Global Institute of Associations, and the Association of Web Entrepreneurs-AWE.

I am also the only coach and consultant available in the world to
specifically teach women how to create and run a
profitable global association or organization from your home!

Run Your Headquarters From Your Home

In Just A Few Hours A Day!

As the owner of three membership-based businesses, I enjoy a lot of freedom in my life. Freedom to spend more time with my four kids, freedom to stay in shape, and freedom to earn more than I ever did in the corporate world and way more than I ever dreamed I could owning my own businesses. Today I am able to work from my home office in San Antonio, Texas. And the best part is I am able to work with my ideal customers on a daily basis–many of them six and seven figure earners themselves.

But it wasn’t always this way…

When I started my first association way back in 2001, I didn’t have the knowledge, the skills, the money, or even the right mindset about business to create and run a profitable association. So I struggled for over two years while I learned how to run a profitable membership-based business.

By year three, I had reinvented my first association into a money making–revenue recurring–passion fulfilling business!

Easy To Run, Almost on Autopilot!

Here’s the deal. Most businesses aren’t set up for success. You spend all your time offering services and generating new leads. Only to be left exhausted, frustrated, and poor!

I want to teach you how building a membership-based business (an association or organization or institute) is so much smarter than many other types of businesses.

Think about all the service-based solo businesses out there: wedding cake decorators, Web designers, coaches, consultants, professional organizers, copywriters, house cleaners, home decorators, child care providers and so on.

The amount of money and freedom they can have doesn’t compare to a membership-based business!

Here are some comparisons:

Service-based businesses suck up the owner’s time
Membership-based businesses let you serve many at once

Service-based businesses only produce income for you when you work
Membership-based businesses provide recurring income for years to come even when you aren’t working (month after month and year after year)

Service-based businesses can disappear against the competition
Membership-based businesses stand out in their chosen niche and even industry almost immediately

Service-based businesses don’t focus on products
Membership-based businesses can focus on products that members request and have a built-in database of targeted customers to sell them to

Service-based businesses don’t provide built-in equity
Membership-based businesses naturally let you build equity as you continuously grow the membership

Service-based businesses don’t provide instant expert status
Membership-based businesses naturally position the owner as the go-to person in their chosen field

The First Ever 6 Month Fast Track Program

Now for the first time ever, I am running a six month FAST TRACK PROGRAM (includes a live 2 day event!) where I will personally teach you step-by-step how you can become the go-to person for any industry using the association business model!

In this program, we will show you how you can create and run your own association, institute, or network so you can:

  1. Serve customers you are passionate about
  2. Build a business with a strong foundation of recurring customers
  3. Finally build a business with equity

Here’s a summary of what you’ll receive when you are accepted as a participant of the 2009 GIA Fast Track Program:

1) 3 Day Live Workshop with Networking Opportunities and Q & A Sessions

On October 6 – 8, 2009, you will attend a 3 day intensive workshop where you will learn the latest growth strategies for building a profitable association! You will have an opportunity to network with other leaders and visionaries like yourself and ask plenty of questions. The entire event is included if you are accepted into the Fast Track Program. (Airfare and hotel not included) (Value: 3997)

2) Thirty minute One-on-One with Sheri McConnell every Month for Six Months.

Each month, you will meet with Sheri McConnell for a one-on-one thirty minute session where she will work with you on your stuck spots and remove roadblocks. (Value: $3000)

3) One Full Year Membership in the GIA!

Successful business owners are always learning! The Fast Track Program also includes 12 months of GIA Membership! Membership at the GIA includes a monthly training call, two monthly Q & A’s, and so much more. (Value: $3564)

4) The complete GIA BLUEPRINT and TOOL KIT for creating your own equitable association, institute, or network.

To help you succeed and take the Fast Track to success, you also receive our LIFETIME CURRICULUM! (Value: $2997)

You get everything below in our brand new

GIA BLUEPRINT and TOOL KIT!

How To Create Your Association or Network

You’ll Learn:

Our Easy Formula To Choose The Perfect Name

  • The Most Common Mistake Entrepreneurs Make When Choosing a Name for Their Association or Network
  • How to Research Your Niche So You Choose Your Ideal Target Market
  • Exactly How to Choose Your Acronyms So They Are Traffic Magnets
  • What To Do If You Want To Change Your Niche After You Start

Our Proven Association Business Start-Up Timeline

  • Best Time of Year to Prelaunch Your Association or Network
  • Our Prelaunch Checklist Diagram
  • What Not To Do In Prelaunch So You Avoid Stress
  • A Complete Association Startup Checklist To Guide You Through Startup Successfully

What You Must Know Before You Choose Your Association Entity Structures

  • The Difference Between Traditional Partnerships Versus Strategic Partnerships
  • How To Invest In Your Own Strategic Partnerships

Why You Will Benefit from Running Your Association or Network From Your Home

  • Three Areas To Set Boundaries In Your Life and With Your Members
  • Why It Is Crucial That You Don’t Work Too Much and How In An Association Working Less Actually Makes Your More Money

Exactly What Start-Up Mistakes To Avoid When Launching

  • How To Manage The Bottom Line In the First Twelve Months
  • What Your Single Most Important Company Asset Is in the Association Model
  • Exactly When You Should and Should Not Hire Professional Advice

How To Design Your Membership Packages In the First Year To Jumpstart Your Memberships

  • Top Six Needs of Your Members
  • Three Must Haves In Every Membership Package
  • How To Create A Membership Package Your Members Love That Doesn’t Break The Bank

How and You Should Use Focus Groups and Surveys

How To Do Online Research (Customers and Companies)

How To Determine Your Pricing Structure

  • How to Set Your Dues So You Attract the Ideal Members
  • Our Favorite Nine “Call to Action” Pricing Examples
  • The Most Common Mistake With Pricing
  • How To “Think” About Pricing So That You Literally Attract Members

How To Create Magnetic Products & Services Your Membership Will Tell Others About

  • The “Three Core Areas” Strategy
  • The One Single Component You Must Focus On To Communicating Value
  • What Products and Services To Consider to Build A Solid Brand

The Pros and Cons of Physical Chapters

  • How To Motivate Your Volunteers
  • Why You Should Consider the Overall Business Strategy Before Starting Chapters
  • Four Strategies You Must Have In Place To Operate Successful Chapters

What You Must Know When Hosting National Conferences and Events

How To Use Your Business Plan To Raise Capital

  • Formal Business Plans and How to Use Them To Raise Capital
  • Other Resources for Capital

How To Use Your Business Plan To Run Your Association

How To Run a Profitable Association and How To Pay Yourself First

  • My Aha Moment That Allowed Me To Start Paying Myself
  • Why Compensating the Visionary Creates A Thriving Company
  • Money-Using It and Understanding It or How To Make Projections

Why You Should Create an Exit Strategy

How To Create Your Association Team

How To Build and Manage Your Team (Virtual)

  • The Main Ingredient In Successful Teams
  • Three Things You Must Do To Set Up Your Team For Success
  • How to Prepare To Hire for Company Growth
  • The Easiest Way To Fire
  • Where to Find Virtual Assistants Who Can Help You Run Your Virtual Associations
  • Why You Should Hire an Invisible Team

Your Single Most Important Role As the President and Founder

  • Ten Golden Rules for Achieving Success
  • Ten Mindsets for Success

What Should You Delegate During Start-Up

What Should You Delegate After You Are Profitable

Experience, Degrees, and Certifications–What Really Matters, It Isn’t What You Think

The Single Most Important Characteristic You Can Have As a Leader and a Gatekeeper

The Next Phase: Grow Their Teams

How To Create Association Leverage

The Benefits of Owning an Association

  • Why the Sooner You Have the CEO Mindset, The Sooner You Will Be Profitable

“Create a Passionate Wealth Plan Worksheet” (Ultimate Leverage)

The Mental Formula You Should Know To Deal With the Challenges

What To Leverage So You Can Connect With Other High Profile Leaders and Business Owners

  • What Are The Types of Leverage You Have As the Gatekeeper to Your Members

How To Start and Create Long-Term Partnerships

How To Leverage Your Position for Speaking Engagements and Partnerships

Becoming the Go-To Person In Your Niche

  • 3 Ways To Leverage Your Knowledge
  • 2 Favorite Marketing Techniques
  • 7 Ways To Use Articles For Marketing Your Group Online and Offline
  • What Products & Services Should Your Create
  • What Bricks Do You Need To Build A Strong Foundation

Using the Association To Get Free Publicity

How To Create Your Association Business Systems

Creating Your Customer Service Systems

  • The Differences Between the Virtual and Physical Choices

Creating Your Time Management Systems
Creating Your Technology Systems

  • The Latest Emerging Technology Trends

Creating Your Member Management Systems

  • What Information To Collect
  • What Systems Must You Consider and Why
  • How To Plan Ahead By Reviewing Reports

Creating Your Promotional & Lead Generation Systems

  • Your Website’s Sole Purpose
  • How To Create Marketing Funnels for the Membership-Based Business
  • The Highest ROI Lead Generation Strategies-Online and Offline
  • How To Host and Run A Blog Book or Product Tour
  • How To Integrate Social Networking Platforms Into Your Membership-Based Business

Creating Your Product & Service Development Systems

  • Why You Must Create InfoProducts As Part of Your Core Offerings
  • 7 Places To Look To Find Content and What To Develop

    Exclusive CEO Interviews

Listen to exclusive interviews with six and seven figure membership-based business owners. Each interview is available on CDs and as a printed transcript.

You will learn how these successful and exclusive entrepreneurs below created and run their profitable membership-based businesses. And many of them have already passed the 7-figure mark!

Here is the list of everything included in the tool kit and on our website:

  • Association Business Plans
  • Association Start-Up Checklist
  • TeleSeminar Checklist
  • Creating a Certification Program Checklist
  • E-mail for New Speakers
  • Speaker Agreements for Teleseminars
  • Speaker Evaluations at Events
  • Member Processing Checklist
  • Application for Coaching Programs
  • Coaching Prep Forms
  • Regional Representative Kit Contents (Welcome E-mail, Guidelines and FAQs, How to Form a Writing
  • Group Article, How To Use Biz Cards Flyer)
  • Marketing Templates (Short & Long)
  • Running an Association Mindmap
  • Updated Resource Rolodex
  • Copies of All the Actual Promotions I Have Used Over the Last Few Years
  • Cover Letter Template
  • Renewal Letter Template
  • Ad Samples
  • Flyers
  • One Page Visioning Worksheet
  • One Page Business Plan
  • Passion Brainstorming Worksheets
  • SEO Magic
  • Information Product Creation Diagram
  • Information Product Launch Diagram
  • And Much, Much More!

You also receive 6 additional Coaching CDs of group mastermind sessions with previous clients on the topics below!

Monthly Coaching Topics:

  1. Creating Your Membership Benefits
  2. Approaching Experts and Other Joint Ventures
  3. Adding New Members/Lead Generation Systems
  4. Creating Member Focused Products & Services
  5. How To Create Your Own Certification Program
  6. Pricing Strategies for the Membership-Based Business

BONUSES

BONUS ONE: The Get CLEAR™ and FOCUS Marketing Method™

My Get CLEAR™ Mindmap ($97 value)

My FOCUS Marketing Method™ Mindmap ($97 value)

BONUS TWO: Corporate Direct Discount

On behalf of our customers we have partnered with CoporateDirect.com to help you save money and launch your group faster! All owners of this program receive $100 off incorporation.

REAL QUICK

Here is a Recap of Everything in the Fast Track Program!

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Download the Fast Track Application Now

Full program and pricing details are located on application. Current registration is only open to 50 screened applicants. Send application to info@gia-connect.com or fax to 866-821-5829 ASAP to be eligible for a 2009 spot.