Social Media
How Will YOU Claim Your Independence Today?
I’ve been thinking a lot about Fourth of July lately, not because of fireworks and bbq’s but because we are more than half way through 2010 now and I know far too many people who are shackled by their business, confined by their beliefs, trapped by debt, enslaved by a poverty mindset, snared by health…
7 No Brainer Ways to Repurpose Your Expertise and Excellence
In this age of life and business at warp speed, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the many opportunities and tasks that come our way literally daily. And we forget that the whole point to the internet is that it allows us countless super simple ways to replicate ourselves and our expertise with a…
Don’t be Fooled by False Familiarity
How Well Do You Really Know Me? I have found that the internet and all of our virtual communication has spawned a dangerous falsehood. All too often we are led to believe that we know someone far better than we actually do. This has become grossly apparent to me in dating. I am finding more…
3 Simple Secrets to Establishing Credibility with Your Market FAST
One of the most challenging things that service based professionals and creativepreneurs face is establishing a solid credibility when just starting out or even starting over. Whether you have been in business for several years but you are reinventing how you do things and launching new models, or you are just getting started, credibility is…
What Does SOCIAL Mean?
There seems to be a lot of confusion swirling around this on the SOCIAL networks these days. Few remember what the definition of SOCIAL is so allow me to help you. According to Webster’s (still my favorite . . . ) “of or relating to human society, the interaction of the individual and the group;…
It’s All in the FACE!
Okay, here goes, I’m going to rant a bit. If you don’t want read further, then don’t, but I’ve had enough. Why on earth would you climb aboard the social networks for either social fun or business contacts and be unwilling to share your face? Why would you share the face of your pet? Your…
Facebook Changes; You LIKE Me, You Really Do!
Facebook is once again going through growing pains, this time it is all about ditching “fans” and instead going to a “like” button. Since we are already used to “liking” posts it seems a natural fit to carry that feeling forward to pages. Fans always did seem a bit contrived and the noise FB received…
5 Essentials for Making Profitable Connections in Social Networking
There are 5 simple criteria I use for determining whether or not I will accept a friend request on Facebook, an follower on Twitter, or a connection on LinkedIN. I am sharing them here because accepting everyone isn’t a good policy, being discriminating is. Remember that ultimately these are people of a quality that you…
Social Network Knowhow: Keeping It Clean (on Facebook)
Facebook always feels a bit challenging to me. Their rules are published nowhere you can find easily and most are pretty indecipherable. Often you won’t know you’ve broken one, until you get slapped. Yet, it is the largest social network globally and you certainly don’t want to ignore it. Now, if you are using it…