How NOT to be a LinkedIn Loser

Don't Be A LinkedIn Loser

  There’s a common ”online oops” that many of us are guilty of — and it’s making us “LinkedIn Losers.” The other day, I received a typical request to connect via LinkedIn – with the all-too-familiar template invitation of: “I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.So-and-So has indicated you are a [...]

Business Networking Groups: Clear the Clutter of Your Memberships

Take Inventory of Your Net

Your professional memberships, group participation and online activities in forums and programs can provide you with support, education and opportunities to meet potential clients and partners.  They can also become overwhelming, draining, time and money wasters if you aren’t careful!   You need to be selective and strategic – not only will this save you money [...]

Business Networking: Spring Clean Your Connections

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Friends.  Fans.  Contacts.  Followers.  Subscribers. Whatever you want to call them, we all have a lot of contacts these days – both online and in “the real world.” But all the names, news feeds and email addresses in the world will do you no good whatsoever if you can’t answer “yes” to the following questions: [...]

Social Networking: Help People (and Google) Find You on Linkedin

Social networking sites like LinkedIn are great for increasing your ability to be found by your potential customers and clients. But, are you the best kept secret on LinkedIn?  If so, let's change that!

Social Media Resource: Review of Chris Brogan’s book “Social Media 101″

If you want to know how to use social media to your business advantage, I’ve got the book for you: Social Media 101:  Tactics and Tips to Develop Your Business Online by Chris Brogan

Social Networking: How to Tweet and Get Noticed (In a Good Way)

Think Twitter is just a silly fad? Think again. Twitter has become quite a powerful tool for business.  If you doubt it, just ask Dell who claims to have made $3 million in revenue since 2007 directly from Twitter.  Or Pepsi — they opted OUT of their usual Superbowl ad in favor of using social [...]

Social Media: 30 Ways for Small Businesses to Use Social Media

This one is for the "socially curious" (thank you, Inc. for that term) — those of you who are small business owners, entrepreneurs and service professionals who feel that they are too busy to get involved with social media, but can't help feeling like you are "missing out" on some great opportunities. Does that describe [...]

Social Networking: What Are You “LinkedIn” For?

LinkedIn has been touted as a great place to find job openings. Is this really the case? Or, is LinkedIn just a “desert of joblessness” where the unemployed go to commiserate?

Social Networking: Discos, Dinner Parties and Doing Business

Social Media fascinates me.  I know just enough to get around (and occasionally get into trouble), but all the technology and tools intrigue me.  I learn about something new every day through Twitter, Mashable or some other social media outlet. However, not everyone shares my fascination.  Sometimes, people are just plain dazed and confused by [...]

Social Networking: Social Media Workout Plan

Are you constantly checking your Twitter updates, logging onto Facebook or sharing photos and videos?  Hmmm . . . then you may need this Social Media Workout Plan by Patrick Moberg.