Your Social Media Toolbox Blog
Group Your Facebook Friends
Facebook allows you to have up to 5,000 friends. That is a lot of people to keep track of and engage. To make you life easier, group friends into categories or lists that are manageable. Go to your profile page, click on your friends list and then select “New...
Why Giants Fall
The news is littered with the potential demise of the icons of corporate America. Citigroup, GM, and the like have fallen pray to the financial markets, economic uncertainty, the “recession”…. or have they? Here is the question I pose… Where is the...
How to Use LinkedIn to Expand Your Reach
Image via CrunchBase As a member of LinkedIn you have the opportunity to connect with business associates, post a “resume”, solicit testimonials from clients and co-workers and position yourself as an expert by answering questions posted by other users. I covered...
Getting the most out of your Facebook Real Estate
Your profile page is the first page anyone sees to get to know you. Your photo, what is listed in your river and the boxes you have listed there all give out bits of information on the person you are and your business. Use these tiny pieces of real estate to your...
How do you say Thank You?
Social Networking feels like a time consuming task to most of my clients. I find myself spending a lot of time talking with people (clients or not) who just want some answers or at least an inkling as to the benefits of the time invested in the tools. Through my...
The moment when social media became the news
James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news -- and preserved moving personal stories from the tragedy.
How Inspiring is Your Story? I Challange You to Share it!
Do you have the wherewithal to inspire one person to do business with you and/or become an advocate for your mission? Most of us underestimate the real power we have in our story. We have been taught from birth to be modest in our approach to others. Be seen and...
The Birth of an Idea
I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about new products, services and web sites. Last night, I grabbed my laptop and sat in front of the fire with Seth Godin’s Tribes playing in the background and just brainstormed. I have seven ideas and I like them all. I...
Why bother blogging?
There are millions of pages online, why should anyone bother reading yours? You have opinions, you have had experiences, and you have thoughts and passions… but honestly who cares? Why should you waste your precious time sharing any of that with anyone? Let’s think...