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	<title>Blade Ronner: The Blog of Ron Dawson &#187; Giving Back</title>
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		<title>A New Focus and Direction for Dare Dreamer Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our company Dare Dreamer Media has evolved quite a bit over the nearly 8 years we&#8217;ve been in business. Our specialty is combining video with social media to help our clients achieve objective results. But lately I&#8217;ve been moved to specialize in providing services to organizations that represent worthy causes. Non-profits, schools, community organizations, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbladeronner.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fa-new-focus-and-direction-for-dare-dreamer-media%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbladeronner.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fa-new-focus-and-direction-for-dare-dreamer-media%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Our company <a href="http://daredreamer.net" target="_blank">Dare Dreamer Media</a> has evolved quite a bit over the nearly 8 years we&#8217;ve been in business. Our specialty is combining video with social media to help our clients achieve objective results. But lately I&#8217;ve been moved to specialize in providing services to organizations that represent worthy causes. Non-profits, schools, community organizations, and charity events are just a few of the types of clients we&#8217;re looking to serve. We want to create films that bring hope and enlightenment. To that extent, we wanted to help identify the type of organizations and jobs we&#8217;re perfect for:</p>
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<li>An organization that has a message to communicate in a powerfully emotional way. A message that needs to be heard because of the positive changes it will make in the community. A message that will inspire your audience. A message of hope.</li>
<li>A Fortune 1000 company looking to motivate your personnel to aspire to higher goals than ever before reached. To encourage them in times when the horizon may seem bleak. To remind them of the important mission set out before them.</li>
<li>An individual passionate about helping other people improve their lives and move forward. You&#8217;re a speaker, coach, teacher, or author whose work has already had a powerful impact on others. Now you want to reach a wider audience using the power of video and social media to communicate your message.</li>
<li>A small business with a product or service that is unique and compelling. One that is best communicated via a film that will emotionally connect with your desired customers or clients.</li>
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<h3>Our New Mission Statement</h3>
<p>Dare Dreamer Media is a social media and video production agency that specializes in partnering with worthy causes. We use our God-given gifts as storytellers to inspire, encourage, and move our clients&#8217; audiences to improve their lives and better the community. We do that by providing superior customer service and a premium product marked by stunning creativity. We want nothing less than to change the world.</p>
<h3>Our Latest Production</h3>
<p>Below is our latest production for long-time client <a href="http://blog.pictage.com" target="_blank">Pictage</a>. It&#8217;s an inspirational recap from their yearly conference <a href="http://partnercon.pictage.com" target="_blank">PartnerCon</a>.</p>
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		<title>Help Your Business and Help Haiti</title>
		<link>http://bladeronner.com/2010/01/help-your-business-and-help-haiti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Dawson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until January 31, 100% of the revenue I make from sales of my POWER PRICING audio download will go towards helping Haiti victims. I&#8217;ve lowered the price from $39.95 to just $29.95. So for a just thirty bucks, you can get over an hour of great advice on how to price your services, PLUS help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbladeronner.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fhelp-your-business-and-help-haiti%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbladeronner.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fhelp-your-business-and-help-haiti%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Until January 31, 100% of the revenue I make from sales of my POWER PRICING audio download will go towards helping Haiti victims. I&#8217;ve lowered the price from $39.95 to just $29.95. So for a just thirty bucks, you can get over an hour of great advice on how to price your services, PLUS help out people in need. A no brainer!</p>
<h3>PRODUCT DESCRIPTION</h3>
<p>One of the most important decisions you will make in your business is what price you set for your services and how you will communicate that price to your prospective clients. One of the biggest mistakes visual artists make is not charging enough for all the work that goes into their craft.</p>
<p>This audio program is a call Ron had with one of his coaching clients. Although the person is an event videographer, the issues discussed are equally applicable to photography as well as most small businesses. <strong>Over 75 Minutes of valuable information</strong>. Topics include:</p>
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<li>How to determine what to charge for your services</li>
<li>The pros and cons of packages vs. charging a straight hourly rate</li>
<li>The pitfalls of charging too low</li>
<li>How to best present your rates to the prospect</li>
<li>How to handle a situation where there is a large gap in time on the event day and the prospect wants you to stay all day, but not pay for that extra time</li>
<li>What you MUST include in every contract</li>
<li>And more</li>
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<p>FREE BONUS: as a bonus, the file comes with our 7-page report &#8220;Building Your Business with Blogging.&#8221;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Reg. $39.95</span><br />
Only $29.95 (until 1/31, 100% of proceeds to help Haiti victims)<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.payloadz.com/go/sip?id=1179901" target="paypal"><img src="http://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but23.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
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