Andrea Reynolds... consultant, author, speaker, activist

"Be kind to strangers... they could be angels in disguise." Or it could be me testing you for my book, column, keynotes, etc.

Book me to stir up your next event or meeting.

I've been known to enlighten, entertain, provoke and disturb audiences.
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Andrea Reynolds,
Investigative Journalist (Former media guest, periodical writer, freelance broadcaster/radio host, public relations consultant, and speaker agent.)

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My first of several goals is to raise $50,000 by December 31, 2010 to pay off the balance of debts I incurred when I was forbidden (harassed and threatened) to write, consult, publish books, teach, appear in the media, own a web site, or earn a living by the association board of directors and property manager for the condo unit I owned. (When I moved in I was starting over and debt-free.)

Essentially, the neighbors I voted for to act in my best interests denied me multiple rights and freedoms guaranteed by Canada's constitution. (My story will be detailed in my book, The Kindness Experiment.)

Once I have rebuilt a nest egg for my golden years, I will then build a nonprofit foundation to assist other writers who also have been denied the right to speak, write or publish.

One step at a time.

I welcome your support in these ways.

1. Invite me to speak to your group, conference, meeting, or class on any of my lecture/seminar topics.

2. Retain me to write a persuasive letter that will recover reputation, money or property that is rightfully yours that was removed, denied, stolen or swindled from you.

3. Retain me as your Undercover Client-Patient-Guest-Customer to tell you what your patients, clients, guests, association members won't tell you but wish they could. (Appropriate for physicians, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors, veterinarians, realtors, landlords, etc.)

4. Offer me a paying assignment to write a column for your magazine on how not to work against your own best interests.

5. Ask me to write a regular (paid) column for your newspaper on how not to work against your own best interests.

6. Invite me to host a call-in radio advice show on how not to work against your own best interests.

7. Pay me what you still owe me (plus interest) when/before you receive my invoice.

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I've been quoted in these publications for my "advice empire" consulting work, books, and ideas:

Time
Entrepreneur
USA Today
Financial Post
National Post
Globe and Mail
Toronto Star
Toronto Sun
Hamilton Spectator
Canadian Business
Canadian Living
Rocky Mountain Times
Las Vegas Review
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Jamestown Post-Journal
Erie Times
Korea Times
Dagbladet Børsen
Skyword
Successful Owner-Manager
Sales & Marketing Management Magazine
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I'm still doing research for my next book, The Kindness Experiment, which is a rare opportunity to show yourself publicly as a Good Samaritan or HERO.

I've been testing people for 13 years in various situations. Sadly, many choose to be villains even after receiving a second chance to redeem themselves.

Will you choose kindness over mean-spiritedness, and generosity over greed?

Or will you do what many choose to do....work against their own best interests?

Remember: It's all material for my next book, The Kindness Experiment.

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FYI, As of August 30, 2010....

1. I'm no longer... Conducting marketing, positioning, and visibility campaigns for authors, speakers, experts, consultants. Instead I will teach you what I did so you can do it successfully for yourself.

2. I'm no longer... Negotiating book, speaking and syndication contracts for speakers, columnists, authors and consultants. Instead, I will advise you on how to negotiate successfully for yourself.

3. I'm no longer... Editing and proofreading books for other authors.

4. I'm no longer... Representing speakers in the capacity of an agent.

5. I'm no longer....Providing professional voices on radio and TV commercials and training programs without a written contract signed in advance.

6. I'm no longer... Offering unpaid services as a professional home economist: estate caretaking, house-sitting, pet-sitting, home maintenance, home staging, painting, de-cluttering, organizing.

7. I'm no longer... Accepting telephone inquiries without an appointment from speakers, experts and authors who are looking for free marketing advice or no-fee campaigns. Instead, I encourage you to arrange a one-time, prepaid, phone consultation in which you are welcome to pick my brain in 20 minute increments.

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This web site was banned by the board of directors and property manager of Geneva on the Park Condominiums in St. Catharines Ontario... because we all know only men should publish web sites. Right?

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How to retain me for my marketing advice
Please read my policy on working without a retainer.
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My mission is to show you how to attract paying assignments and contracts to you: consulting, writing, speaking, hosting, spokesperson, syndication, etc.

Conventional wisdom tells professionals like you to write articles, ebooks, blogs and newsletters for free, speak for free, etc., and you'll make more money. That's ridiculous, and totally against our philosophy at ARI PR. Free work only attracts more requests for free work.

Working for free teaches people you don't value your wisdom and expertise enough to be paid for it. You didn't go to medical school (law school, engineering school, chiropractic college, dental college or business school) to work for free. I don't ask you to work for free; I teach you to increase your income, incrementally, month after month, year after year, by attracting clients, patients, and paying engagements and assignments to you. While quotes in the media and press are nice, they don't pay the mortgage or your staff's salaries. My aim is to bring you additional income. (I'm no dummy...The more you earn, the longer you can afford to retain me!)

If you don't agree with me, you're either selling products and not expertise, or you haven't looked very carefully at what celebrity experts do. Do you think Dr. Phil McGraw, Martha Stewart, Dr. Memet Oz, Dr. Drew Pinski, Alan Dershowitz, Suze Orman, Dave Ramsey, etc., do anything for free? Not likely. So why not be like them? I'll work with you to make it happen.

Recommendation: Don't retain me until you have read ordered and read some of my manuals and reports to get to know how I think. If we're not a match, don't retain me. You'll have saved money and you'll have received some good ideas and tips you can use to boost your visibility and/or income.

Do you have client potential?

Realtors: I show you how to attract listings and buyers to you so you have more time for showing homes and negotiating. Want to see prominent realtors? Watch HGTV: Tatiana Londono, Sandra Rinomato, Mike Aubrey, Scott McGillivray, Jodi Gilmour.

Consultants: Most management consultants are not that fascinating; neither is the subject of strategic planning, unless you specialize. My first two clients were management consultants and they kept retaining me and recommending me to others.

Physicians and Surgeons: I fit my consulting sessions into physicians' demanding schedules and minimize the amount of time required of them. And still I help them fill their new practices and cosmetic surgery centers.

Dentists: What's so newsworthy about dentists? You might be surprised. I uncover newsworthy stories to bring them into the public eye and enhance their prestige.

Engineers: Engineers usually suck at self-promotion, so I find creative but ethical ways to bring them to the attention of their prospective clientele so contracts are awarded to them more easily.

Chiropractors: Those who specialize are easy to work with. I've also been retained by naturopaths, acupuncturists and iridologists.

Lawyers: It doesn't always take a celebrity criminal trial to bring a lawyer to the public's attention. Divorces are in the news, mortgages are in the news. I'll make you the go-to expert in your area of specialization.

Veterinarians: I've met quite a few veterinarians whose hospitals and bedside manners could have benefitted from my advice and expertise but they didn't hire me. I've also met veterinarians who showed me what great veterinarians can be like.

Specialists: I have worked with home economists, fraud detection consultants, other public relations consultants, psychic consultants, web hosts, executive recruiters, financial planners, etc. I don't need to possess your expertise... I just need to understand it enough to market it.

The following payment buttons correspond to the various ways you can obtain my advice and expertise:

Hotline: 15 minutes of quick advice on one subject, by phone. $75 per person

Consult: 30 minutes of advice or brain-picking on one or more subjects, by phone. $150 per person

Tutorial: 60 minutes of intense teaching and training on one subject, by phone. $300 per person

Direct Tweet: Quick private answers to questions in 140 characters or less. $10 per person per tweet

Office Meeting: 50 minutes of advice and brain-picking in your office. $300 per person

Lunch Meeting: 90 minutes over lunch. $300 per person

Writing: $1 per finished word, minimum 200 words. Does not include research.

Speaking to audiences: $100 per minute, minimum 10 minutes. One hour: $6,000

Private Training: By the Half-day ($500) or Full Day ($1000), per person.

Undercover Client/Patient: I'll observe and analyze your practice in operation as an undercover patient/client. Includes report of my specific recommendations. $600 (I pay for all professional services provided out of my own pocket.)

Contract advice: Includes my time analyzing your contract, making recommendations/changes and reporting back to you. $50 per page

Marketing Plan: Very detailed written plan to double and triple your income. $1500

Marketing Plan CRITIQUE: Your written plan with my recommendations to double and triple your income. $500