Never in the "IN" Crowd If you'll indulge me, I'm going to share a bit of back story. Growing up I was NOT the popular kid in school. I was the straight A student with the only B being in PE, the … [Read more...] about Social Media Savvy: Why I Dumped 50K Twitter Followers
Social Media Savvy: Are You Internet Famous But Can’t Make Ends Meet?
In today's age, visibility isn't difficult to achieve, the question is "does it mean anything?" Be very careful about judging a person by their social media presence, it can be deceiving. I've talked … [Read more...] about Social Media Savvy: Are You Internet Famous But Can’t Make Ends Meet?
Social Media Savvy: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Having just purged my Facebook profile of over 2500 "friends," and deactivated my Twitter profile at 50K followers and 2K lists, I've learned a lot about the definition of a friend. According to … [Read more...] about Social Media Savvy: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Facebook Profile Changes: 5 Reasons You Want to Do It!
I admit it, I'm not as huge a fan of Facebook as many of my colleagues and goodness knows many around the globe. They are in continual change, never really out of beta testing, they just don't call it … [Read more...] about Facebook Profile Changes: 5 Reasons You Want to Do It!
K.I.S.S. I Wish: Life is Complicated, I am not.
This week has been a real lesson in complexity and how crazy our lives have become. Having moved into a new apartment recently (okay over a month now) I decided I'd like to have a TV (imagine that.) … [Read more...] about K.I.S.S. I Wish: Life is Complicated, I am not.
How to Stay Up When the World Wants to Get You Down
Okay, true confessions, I am not always up and positive, I don’t always imagine the best will happen, sometimes I can be laid low by frustrations in business and life. Generally I have conquered the … [Read more...] about How to Stay Up When the World Wants to Get You Down
Lead Generation Tips: Are You Turning Hot Prospects Cold?
Wow, this came on this week as I was requesting proposals for a future event. I was amazed at the lack of professionalism and time that potential vendors wasted. These deserve to be red-flagged just … [Read more...] about Lead Generation Tips: Are You Turning Hot Prospects Cold?
How to do Video Easily and Profitably
Okay, I'll admit it, I really wrestle with video. Until recently I didn't have a good resource for editing so it might take me an hour to get three good enough minutes to put up. Not a great time … [Read more...] about How to do Video Easily and Profitably
Social Media Tips: I’m Not Into Those Things . . . Are You?
"I'm not into those things," was the response I got from a business owner, regarding Twitter and Facebook, who had sent out a request for guest bloggers, on LinkedIN's questions, regarding his brand … [Read more...] about Social Media Tips: I’m Not Into Those Things . . . Are You?