Small Business Trends is operating a cool voting contest where they want to have readers pick out the best small business book this year. If you have been touched from Conquer the Chaos — from the live in-person talks from Clate and Scott to the passionate Webinars or anything else that helped you hear of this book, please take 5 seconds from your day to vote for the book.

We appreciate everyone’s patience, help and support this year to make Conquer the Chaos what it is today. It’s more the a concept, it’s a revolution. An entrepreneurial revolution.

Vote for Conquer the Chaos — it takes only 5 seconds.

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Thank again for all your support!
–Conquer the Chaos Team

It’s always a challenge in putting on fantastic live events and we rose to the challenge with the help of our awesome partners. These fine folks have helped to make Conquer & Grow possible. Without their unwavering, dedicated and passionate support, Conquer & Grow wouldn’t be possible.

We believe in their businesses as they have aligned with the focus of Conquer & Grow. All their services and products will help entrepreneurs grow their business. They have plenty of experience helping other small businesses and they’d love to help you, too.

Please visit, ask them questions and thank them for supporting such a great small business conference.

It’s easy to discover what everyone’s up to or thinking at Conquer & Grow. Included below is a widget showing the latest Tweets that include the #CG10 hashtag in them. You’ll see all the excitement and buzz below with this nifty Twitter widget.

To read the full transcript of Tweets and to see the top performers who are Tweeting, go to WhatTheHashtag to read up on #CG10!

If you want to share your feedback, questions, comments, or just about anything else on Conquer & Grow, tweet @Infusionsoft and include #CG10 in your tweet.

Growing a small business isn’t easy. And if you’re tired of spending your time trying to get your business off the ground… you’ll care even more about these 11 reasons.

Today marks one week until Conquer & Grow, a new super-conference we’re hosting October 7-8 in Las Vegas. We’re bringing together some of the brightest minds in online marketing, business strategy, sales, culture and thought leadership. The idea for this event was born during a morning brainstorm session about what to do with all this positive buzz and amazing stories coming from entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs from across the country around our founders’ book, Conquer the Chaos: How to Grow a Successful Small Business from Infusionsoft.

Let me tell you why you can’t resist to hang with us next week:

1. We want to help you kill the chaos in your business, in your life. And this is the place to stop the madness and take back control of your life. Period.
2. We’re giving away free books, and free tickets to 6 lucky people. What’s your chaos? Tell us. Between now and Oct 7, we’re giving away six copies of Conquer the Chaos to you, plus six free tickets and companion passes.
3. We’ll be hosting over 21 excellent small business leaders.
4. Connect with over 300 like-minded, growth-focused entrepreneurs.
5. Get the tools and the knowledge to stop the leakage in your marketing and sales funnel.
6. Infusionsoft training that promises to set you up for success, from beginner to advanced.
   –Send your first broadcast: Email Marketing 2.0— Discover the Magic of Sending Intelligent Emails (beginner)
   –Long-Term Nurture Campaign, Customer Mastermind Panel
   –New Lead Campaign: Maximize ROI with a Proven Lead Conversion Technique (beginner)
   –How to put your business on autopilot (advanced)
   –Cash Flow is King: How to Automate Collections with Infusionsoft (advanced)
   –Unlocking the Power of Partner and Referral Marketing (advanced)
   –New Customer Welcome Campaign: How to Increase the Lifetime Value of Each Customer (beginner)
7. One-on-one face time with our Infusionsoft experts. Get 1 hour private consults and get your questions answered.
8. Did I mention killer Infusionsoft training where you’ll seriously move the dial on your business growth–and your sanity.
9. Getting in a room with a bunch of entrepreneurs, Internet marketers, ambitious people who can help you change your business.
10. Thursday night filled with plenty of networking and a great cocktail hour.
11. Did I mention Vegas? Conquer & Grow will be at the heart of Sin City on the Las Vegas Strip.

For all the info on speakers, location, reservations agenda and to sign up — visit conquerandgrow.com.

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This was originally posted on the Infusionsoft Blog.

For many small business owners, entrepreneurs and startups, they have grand visions of what their product, service or an idea is going to be. They get started, do great for a while but then they start being enslaved to their business.

Customers need to get serviced, voicemails need to be returned, you need to collect the cash from them, you need to attract more clients, you need to educate those clients and you need to do this to more than one or two people.

Enter, Chaos.

Many small business owners live with chaos. Their dream and their passion eventually becomes a pain and there’s no excuse for it. “It wasn’t supposed to be that way,” is what many entrepreneurs would say.

Clate Mask and Scott Martineau authored a New York Times Bestselling hardcover book, Conquer the Chaos, which details the history, funny, serious moments and specific lessons and strategies to overcome chaos in their business, Infusionsoft.

We can’t help but spread the word and give copies away. Six of you will win a signed Conquer the Chaos book and all you have to do is tell us the Chaos in your business. What is holding you back from growing your business and achieving your freedom? Fill out the form below to enter!

We’ll announce six winners total, once daily (except weekends) until Conquer & Grow and send out a signed copy of Conquer the Chaos to the winners. In addition, we will offer selected winners and their friend who hasn’t registered for Conquer & Grow, to attend free.

What is Conquer & Grow? It’s a killer super-conference like no other in Las Vegas during October 7-8. If you haven’t heard of it yet, you need to! Many leading small business experts will share their inside tips and advice to help entrepreneurs grow their business. Follow @ConquerChaos for all the latest tweets and the hashtag #CG10 for the buzz about the event.

WINNERS

• Heather Wells — Her chaos was, “Not enough time to get everything done.”
• Michelle Olson — Her chaos was, “We always seem to have growth surge growing pains!”
• John Petrunis — His chaos was, “I seem to run out of hours every day, need a longer day.”
• Jim Graham — His chaos was, “I can’t communicate fast enough with prospects.”
• Gavin Head — His chaos was, “Having time to write good, compelling follow-up emails for auto-responders and content for other media channels/distribution points.”

We’re happy to announce our line up of speakers at Conquer & Grow in Las Vegas. Michael Gerber is one of those speakers and we’re pleased to have him share expert small business insights for the entrepreneurs and small business owners who attend this great small business conference in Las Vegas October 7-8, 2010.

@MichaelEGerber is the founder and CEO of E-Myth Worldwide, based in Santa Rosa, California. He is also the bestselling author of The E-Myth Contractor, The Power Point, The E-Myth, The E-Myth Revisited, and The E-Myth Manager.

We’re thrilled long-time author and pioneer for entrepreneurship will speak and blow everyone’s mind at Conquer & Grow. You’ll have a chance to meet the creator of the famed E-Myth and walk away with a ton of energy to create something great from your small business.

If you don’t have tickets yet for Conquer & Grow, register now!

We’re happy to announce our line up of speakers at Conquer & Grow in Las Vegas. John Jantsch is one of those speakers and we’re pleased to have him share expert small business insights for the entrepreneurs and small business owners who attend this great small business conference in Las Vegas October 7-8, 2010.

@ducttape is a marketing and digital technology coach, award winning social media publisher and author of Duct Tape Marketing and The Referral Engine. His Duct Tape Marketing Blog was chosen as a Forbes favorite for small business and marketing and is a Harvard Business School featured marketing site.

We’re thrilled that entrepreneur coach, leader and author will speak and rock the house at Conquer & Grow. You’ll have a chance to meet the creator of Referral Engine and walk away with a lifetime of small business knowledge.

If you don’t have tickets yet for Conquer & Grow, register now!

We’re happy to announce our line up of speakers at Conquer & Grow in Las Vegas. Ali Brown is one of those speakers and we’re pleased to have her share expert small business insights for the entrepreneurs and small business owners who attend this great small business conference in Las Vegas October 7-8, 2010.

@AliBrownLA is fast becoming regarded as the voice for women in business and success. After launching her first business from her tiny New York City studio apartment in 1999, she has grown it into what is today Ali International, a multimillion-dollar enterprise with 50,000 members that ranked in 2009’s Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies in the nation. Ali has been featured as an expert in numerous books, publications, and on TV including ABC News Now, E!, and affiliates of ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, and NBC. She was named one of 2010’s Enterprising Women of the Year and was ranked on Forbes.com as the #1 Woman for Entrepreneurs to Follow on Twitter. Ali is dedicated to helping women start and grow their own businesses via her coaching and publishing company the Millionaire Protégé Club; her female-centric Ali Magazine; her online Ali Boutique; and Shine, her annual fall conference where Ali delivers the best in business-building strategies for entrepreneurs of all levels.

We’re looking forward for this entrepreneur leader to attend and inspire others to make it big like she did. You’ll have a chance to hear Ali’s hard-hitting advice for small business owners and take tons of notes.

If you don’t have tickets yet for Conquer & Grow, register now!

We’re happy to announce our line up of speakers at Conquer & Grow in Las Vegas. Bill Glazer is one of those speakers and we’re pleased to have him share expert small business insights for the entrepreneurs and small business owners who attend this great small business conference in Las Vegas October 7-8, 2010.

@outrageousbook is the President of Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle™, Best Selling Author, Professional Speaker, Marketing Consultant and Coach, and a much sought-after copywriter. After 30-years of ‘in-the-trenches’ work with his own hugely successful businesses he perfected his unusually effective advertising (i.e. Outrageous) combined with Direct Response marketing that routinely receives outstanding responses.

We’re excited to one of the key supporters of Infusionsoft and believer in our marketing solution attend and share his insights on unique marketing practices and ideas. Entrepreneurs will glean a wealth of advice from Bill and we’re looking forward to his appearance.

If you don’t have tickets yet for Conquer & Grow, register now!

We’re happy to announce our line up of speakers at Conquer & Grow in Las Vegas. Donavon Roberson is one of those speakers and we’re pleased to have him share expert small business insights for the entrepreneurs and small business owners who attend this great small business conference in Las Vegas October 7-8, 2010.

@Zappos_DRob is the culture evangelist for Zappos.com and Zappos Insights, Donavon spends a great deal of time assisting business owners in creating strong and actionable cultures that make sense for their company while benefiting their employees and customers. He’s been with Zappos.com for over three years and has a strong desire to continue to make the brand a huge success while being a great example for other businesses.

We’re excited to one of the revolutionaries in company, office and brand culture attend Conquer & Grow so he can share his insightful experiences at growing companies so they are fun, easy to work with and just flat-out awesome. Attendees of Conquer and Grow will meet and greet with Donavon and many others in Las Vegas.

If you don’t have tickets yet for Conquer & Grow, register now!