“I’ve known Alicia for a good number of years now having attended most of her live OBBW events in Portsmouth, NH. Being in the Lively Biz Club enables me to hang out with Alicia and other peeps from past OBBWs so I have a great sense of belonging and cameraderie. Being a solopreneur can be lonely especially when you’re thousands of miles from home.

Alicia provides a ton of trainings which are content rich, presented step by step with just the amount of detail or information that you need so they’re always time well spent. Her live trainings have a chat box and she’ll answer questions – and in the detail you need. I love her to bits as a person and admire and respect her as a successful businesswoman.

Being in the Club also encourages me to keep moving forward albeit little step by little step because I know if I get stuck, want advice on what tool to use or whatever that Alicia or some of the other members will answer in no time flat. Seriously I’m just loving the Club.”

Gillian Pritchett
www.GSPConsult.com

“One of the biggest breakthroughs I’ve had working with Alicia is something that I’ve struggled to create for years – a signature system. Just by doing the simple technique that Alicia walked us through, I now have it really solid and clear.”

Melissa Kitto
communicatewithangels.com

“Since joining Alicia’s Club, I have found so much more clarity about the things I need to do to move my business in the direction I want it to go. And, I am actually taking action, which comes from clarity! Thanks, Alicia.”

Cindy Vanhoff
www.reclaimedspaces.com

“Before working with Alicia, if you had told me it was possible to write authentic sales copy, I would have scoffed. But I will never forget an one of her exercises that led to me spending an afternoon with tears streaming down my face, pouring my heart onto a page to my clients about what I had created for them and why.

I didn’t know entrepreneurship could be like this but Alicia showed me it can.”

Jamie Ridler MA CPCC
jamieridlerstudios.ca

After having been in business for almost seven years, I realized it was time to get some formal training on bringing my services and products to a wider virtual audience. Alicia’s program was just what I needed to boost the online aspects of my business.

I had never paid attention to formal list-building, for example, and my languishing list had only grown 2% in the six months before starting the program. But after I started implementing Alicia’s teachings, my list grew 15% in the next six months, a clear result of implementing tools from the training.

The program prompted me to begin surveying my community to find out what kinds of virtual training topics they would be interested in, resulting in my first signature program on engaging the audience, a training I didn’t know my community wanted before I started asking questions.

I refined my pricing, increased the frequency of my newsletter, offered my first free teleseminar, improved the visual appeal of my free opt-in, learned to create a sales page and developed my first program launch – all from the teachings of Alicia’s program.

Alicia’s coaching style is relaxed, approachable and encouraging, making the program a pleasure to participate in. January was my best month ever in sales, and I can attribute this business growth directly to Alicia’s concrete, practical and extremely relevant content, which I can return to again and again when I need to give my list or sales a boost.

Lisa Braithwaite
Public Speaking Coach and Trainer
coachlisab.com

“Being in Alicia’s Club has meant an extra level of support to ask questions that pop up at odd times, so I avoid delays in my coaching and training business, Rocket 2 Freedom. This brings peace of mind for me, my business and/or my life.”

Karen Gardiner
www.karengreenegardner.com

“Alicia, thank you for such great content, both detailed and more broad scope. I can attest to the fact that these things work. I am knee deep in a longer, more detailed launch. It’s a virtual conference so there is a lot more seeding, pre-launch, etc.

AND, I’ve had time to try out a few new tactics I’ve never done. One that was fun to create was the contests. I did a Kindle eBook too. The first thing for me to ‘go viral’ (not by the thousands, but for me getting over 250 downloads in less than a week and 5 reviews on Amazon is something huge). Then I just did a April Fools sale and got five sign-ups from that.

“I also wanted to chime in about how happy I am with your program. I have purchased several other marketing programs, and while they all provided good information, none provided the steps, resources and direction I was looking for. Your program provides the exact steps I need to take, and when I need to take them! It also provides many of the resources I was looking for – where to post my articles, worksheets, webhosting sites, etc. Since I purchased your program the traffic to my website has increased dramatically and my subscriber database has already increased by over 10%.

Thank you, Alicia, for finally creating a marketing program that has everything I need – good information, steps, a timeline and resources to complete those steps. I’m looking forward to learning more from you!”

Kristine McKinley
www.beacon-advisor.com

“Alicia, before meeting you and purchasing your program, I had been in business for about 5 years. Your program is what turned things around for me. Before working through the Steps, I was floundering around… even though I had purchased other programs, and books, and e-courses… your program was so easy to follow, and the Steps were so easy to implement. Thank you for sharing this completely reputable system that can lead anyone to success!”

Jenn Givler
Business Empowerment Maven

“Alicia, before starting your program I was an award-winning actress with a one-woman show, a speaker and a forgiveness coach without a plan on how to expand my business by creating an online presence, without any information products to sell and without a clear sense of what steps to take in the right order.It’s just weeks, with the direction and focus from you through the live calls, the support and accountability of the group and the additional support of the members, I hired my first Virtual Assistant to hand off the technical ‘stuff’ to, created my first information product, held my first two teleseminars, and have set up my automated systems! Yeah!I’ve shifted from a sense of confusion and overwhelm into clarity, focus and direction. Now I can reach even more people with my message of forgiveness.”

Brenda Adelman
ForgivenessandFreedom.com
Out of Shame, Into Forgiveness, Onward to Freedom

“Wow! You can actually run a business using the internet! And Alicia shows you how. I have set up an invite site, improved my ezine, written articles and marketed them and am beginning to get into social networking. All of this is building my list of people who are interested in what I have to offer. There’s a huge world out there and Alicia shows you how to get access to it.Before Alicia’s program, I already had a website which was very pretty but was not doing much because the strategy was unfocused. I had no way of telling the world what I did in a way that they could understand. I had no idea how to make people really interested in my services. I thought selling a service was so difficult and it was luck if anyone discovered me.I now have a strategy for online marketing and specific steps I can implement to reach my goals. I have something specific to say and can give a clearer message to my niche, who have problems I can show them how to solve. This is no “hard sell”, this is showing my skills to the parts of the universe that are ready to receive what I have to offer.I now have an effective online presence, sign-ups to my list are now continuous instead of occasional and I have been able to focus on one niche and create an invite site that, with the power of focus, will bring in the clients I want. Half-way through the program I got a top notch coaching client as a direct result of my focus on niche.”

Liz Copeland
Career Coach
London, UK
lizcopeland.co.uk

“Alicia,Your program was exactly what I needed to jump-start my action.And talk about RESULTS!!!During the program, I successfully created a new e-course, a new 20 Powerful Minutes Presentation preparation service with accompanying sales page, was interviewed for my first podcast, recorded a podcast myself, created a new brand image for my professional communication consulting work, completed a new website, and identified my ideal clients.I used your suggestions for list-building and I increased my list by more than 100 names in just one month—and that number has climbed to well over 1000 since and continues to grow daily. Further, I have more paying clients and people signing up for my paid services regularly now. My cash flow has gone from a trickle to a deluge in just weeks!I am thrilled I was able to be a part of your 21 Steps Action Group. Your work is amazing – and so simple to follow!I’ve taken several telecourses with you in the past and each was wonderful for helping me develop a specific part of my business. But what I was missing was a comprehensive plan to pull all the bits and pieces together.Of course having your most recent edition of 21 Easy and Essential Steps to Online Success System is a great tool. But personally, I know myself and to be motivated to actually follow all the steps you so clearly lay out in the book, I knew I would need some kind of structured class in order to get the work done.

I felt totally supported along the way and loved knowing I had you in my corner offering me specific help to solve my particular challenges as they arose.

What I enjoyed most has been the interaction with you as well as the other group members on each call. Because I work only part-time hours from home and am alone in most of my business decisions, your group enabled me to get out of my own head and bounce some ideas around with others.

I loved having the group to turn to for information on niche development, teleclass suggestions, and even for feedback on my new book now under development.

Does your program help people succeed? You bet it does! Anyone who follows your simple steps and participates with the support of you and the group will definitely succeed.

I’d love to share my experience with anyone who is interested in learning more. Just send ‘em my way.”

Felicia J. Slattery, M.A., M.Ad.Ed.
Communication Consultant, Speaker & Coach
CommunicationTransformation.com

“Before I started Alicia’s program, I was floundering my way through establishing an online prescence for my business. I had some important bits and pieces implemented that I uncovered during my own research. But, I knew I was missing something. I was spending a lot of time trying to implement an online strategy, and I was not confident I was doing it right—which was a HUGE waste of time. I made a choice to shorten my learning curve. That’s why I jumped at the chance to sign up for this program!The program introduced me to a step-by-step approach that helped me complete critical tasks toward establishing an online business. With each step I completed, I felt I was building the strength of my online business. I was extremely motivated knowing others in the group were working on the very same tasks, and I could ask for help when needed. I no longer felt so alone in this online journey!The most significant improvements I experienced include really fine-tuning who my market niche is, and finding out where they hang out. (It’s hard to believe that I was doing this activity all wrong!). Also, Alicia tells what resources are the best ones to use, and how to really find out what my market wants. Best of all, I know I made much greater forward progress by participating in the group, than had I continued to try to do it all on my own.Through research, I found I was offering my market a product they wanted. But, I was communicating my marketing message wrong! So, I renamed my core product and rolled out the *new and improved* version this week, and my subscribers bought! I’m now earning more money online, and I can guarantee you I would not have accomplished this without this program.In a nutshell, I defined my niche, identified additional niches to market to, created two new for-fee products, a new free taste, I refined my marketing message, and optimized my web site, built my list—and I’m not finished, yet!”

Bonita L. Richter, MBA
Profit Strategies

Alicia, your program has helped me align and clarify my business goals and purpose!Before taking your class, I was very confused on how to infuse both my physical (Aromatherapy) products and my services (future information products) together. I was struggling with this for a long time before taking your class and as I journeyed through your process, I had an A~HA moment and it became so crystal clear. Plus, I did not have a well-defined niche.Now because I have taken your program, I not only have I narrowed down my niche, but I now have all these tools to implement into my business that are going to allow me to find the people who I really want to work with and who are going to benefit most from my products.I cannot begin to tell you how much of a weight you have lifted off my shoulders! I’ve redesigned my website because of your help with clarifying my vision. I’ve also created information products which I never thought I’d be able to do. I’ve developed a new email signature line, tagline and now have a unique way to verbally tell people what I do with my new 30-second introduction. Plus, I’ve implemented new ezine ideas and have added a sign-up box with my new free taste-all this and more has materialized because of your help and your amazing System.I also have to say how great the whole group taking the class has been with feedback and with inspiring each other-it’s been such a pleasure! Thank you!”

Gina Rafkind
VedaSun.com

“I would like to sincerely send my thanks to Alicia whose courses have offered me a light on a dimly lit path to success online.Alicia’s program has completely led me to my niche markets, taught me how to interact with them, and create wonderful programs that keep them in our online school and sending referrals our way. We are growing leaps and bounds.For all of the “traditional” bricks and mortar people who said this couldn’t be done and that online learning had nothing to offer, we have proven ourselves in ways we didn’t even know.All the while I’ve been able to maintain the joy that took me down this road in the first place.Alicia, thank you for all that you have taught me and for helping me serve a community who was ready to go online. May you continue to have great success.update: Since I’ve written this email even more has happened. We are exploding with new business and developing a new online learning site for Swedish students who need tutoring and tutors who need students. It’s way too much fun!”

Valarie Budayr
LearnSweden.com

“I debated signing up for Alicia’s program because it was already started before I even realized it was available. I came in several weeks late. I came to the weekly tele-classes to get what I could from them. Let me tell you, I got a LOT!Alicia provided so many pieces that were missing in my puzzle. She provided specific answers. She shared generously from her own knowledge and experience. She gave me the confidence to continue and advance one step at a time, knowing that when I needed an answer, it would be available.Sometimes, having an expert to provide answers to a few critical questions makes a huge difference. Alicia is that expert. She makes it all seem easy.”

Ann Bell, Artist
AnnBell.net

“I am absolutely thrilled that I joined this program. This is my second time going through the Steps and the added benefit of Alicia’s coaching is amazing.Even though I had been in business for quite some time, the Steps really helped me focus, and add new, effective systems to my business. I was able to more easily reach the people I wanted to reach, and I was able to create income on a regular basis in my business.Then when I saw that Alicia was adding TAG to her offerings, I jumped on it. In fact, I couldn’t get into the group fast enough! I knew 21 Steps worked tremendously the first time… and it was so easy, I followed it really well on my own. But, with the added benefit of meeting with Alicia and the other entrepreneurs each week, I knew my business was going to take yet another turn.I was right. My business has become even more effective since joining the 21 Steps TAG. I’ve re-focused my niche, and I went deeper with the mission and vision of my business. As a result, I’m gaining record numbers of e-zine subscribers, I’ve made several amazing business connections, I’m getting a ton more exposure, and of course, I’m gaining new clients as well!If you are considering joining the 21 Steps TAG but you still aren’t sure, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to go into fine detail about exactly why I’ve purchased 21 Steps twice, and why I jumped on the Take Action Group.”

Jenn Givler
createathrivingbusiness.com

“When I started Alicia’s program I had worked through her manual but in a piecemeal fashion. What I was hoping to get from working with her through the Live group was focus, a clear understanding of my niche, and a strategy for taking my business forward. As I write this we’re only halfway through the course and BOY am I getting what I was hoping for!!My niche has become much clearer; in fact I am very clear on my target market. I am more focused, and I have made several changes to my business as a result. Participating in the weekly calls and the discussion list has generated so many ‘Ah-a’ moments for me, something which I don’t think I would ever have managed on my own without the support of Alicia and the other members of the program.Since starting the program, I have launched my second product, set up a separate website for my ezine, am feeling more focused in my business, and have a clear path for how I am going to take my business forward into the future.Alicia, your program has been invaluable to me!”

Tracey Lawton
OfficeOrganizationSuccess.com

“Alicia, I feel so much better prepared than before I enrolled in your program!As a result of working with you, I hired a VA, set up my free taste, and am getting ready to put out my first e-book, “4 Weeks to a Happy Marriage”. I am adding groups to my business, both via telephone and in-office and my enthusiasm and commitment to my success has never been higher!Just so you know, the most useful steps for me were Step 10, Generating Traffic and Building my List and Steps 16-18, creating my first for-fee product.I also loved connecting with you on the phone and the audios are priceless, especially when I was unable to make the calls.You are an inspirational role model and I appreciate all that you do for the internet marketing world. My hat’s off to you.”

Harriette Lowenstein, MA, LMFT
harriettelowenstein.marriage-family.com

“Before I met and worked with Alicia I was a frantic, confused and overwhelmed entrepreneur who was struggling to find ‘my’ path to success. Months later I was transformed into a calm, realistic and much more focused business owner.  I had a clear and customized vision of the path that would take me to where I wanted to go; a system that would help me manage the chaos along the way and a map to prevent me from straying and protect me from getting lost again.Knowing what I know now I would have invested in such a program much sooner instead of trying on my own with small investments here and there. They did help me move forward, but at a snails pace, and unfortunately maintained my confusion with too many voices giving me varied and sometimes conflicting advice. If you are starting a business – save yourself time, money and effort by doing it right the first time with Alicia’s expert guidance.”

Connie Hammer, LMSW & PCI Certified Parent Coach ®
Parent Coaching for Autism, a subsidiary of The Progressive Parent, LLC
parentcoachingforautism.com

“I just wanted to let you know that if you’re ever wondering, “Should I ever get into business? Is this the right thing for me?”, you need to check out Alicia Forest because she has a blueprint that will tell you step-by-step what to do. She’s personable, she’s down to earth, she’s fun and she’ll give you each and every one of the steps, so check her out!”

Cindy Melton
supersoulbusiness.com