Social media is great, but it can have its pitfalls, too. There’s a very specific etiquette that comes with social media (especially as it pertains to business), and if you don’t follow it, you could find yourself banned in such a way that you even hurt your business. Therefore, while the casual atmosphere of social media is certainly great for business, there are some things you should be aware of so that you can be careful, too when getting started with social media.
Social Media for Small Business: The Easy, Effective, Inexpensive Way to Get New Customers
January 3, 2012 By 9 Comments
A lot of people see social media as a great way to socialize, hang out with friends, and simply catch up on everything that’s going on in other people’s lives. What you might not know, though, is that it’s an absolutely great way for small business to get new customers almost effortlessly. That’s because it lets you advertise and educate easily, to a very wide audience. Here’s how:
The Best Business Advice I Ever Got
October 9, 2011 By 6 Comments
Starting out as an entrepreneur in 1997 the advice I received in the first year was “invest in myself”, to invest in my education, personal growth, and future.
Here is a short list of things I do on a regular basis to invest in myself:
LinkedIn Creates Big Ego’s
August 24, 2011 By 11 Comments
Everything is Bigger on LinkedIn
Here I am at a family camp on Western night having to wear the Biggest Hat. Kinda like people on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn seems to create big egos! There I said it and some of you know exactly what I mean while others haven’t been on LinkedIn long enough to understand this statement. Let me explain, I often run across LinkedIn profiles that make the individual look like Mother Teresa’s mentor. It starts with a long list of multiple job titles and a specialist in about 20 different areas you will discover as you read their profile, sound familiar? [Read more...]
Change, A Lesson from LinkedIn
August 22, 2011 By 18 Comments
Challenge
One thing is for sure, adapting is all around us and when it comes to adapting to LinkedIn you must always be ready. Let me explain, I have been on LinkedIn from the early days and I have seen a lot of changes. I sit here in my office today thinking of new ways I can target prospects using LinkedIn…let me rewind. For over the last two years I have been able to successfully generate any [Read more...]
LinkedIn Labs-Year In Review
August 16, 2011 By 4 Comments
The Year In Review Lab points out those of your connections that have started something new in the last year. At the top of the page it shows the specific number of people with the pictures below of those who have switched jobs, started a new endeavor, or educational experience. This makes it easy to see the faces of each person and then click on them to check out exactly what it is that they have done recently. Currently you can look at 2009, 2010, and 2011. This offers a great sum up of the last couple years since this application had not yet come out and there may have been some big changes some of your connections may have made.
LinkedIn Labs Explained
August 2, 2011 By 6 Comments
Overview
LinkedIn Labs are experimental, low-maintenance features that were created for use with LinkedIn. They are similar to applications on an Iphone and even look similar in their formatting of icons in boxes. All of the labs are focused on helping to manage and discover new things through a LinkedIn account. The many different projects are not yet shown on the main LinkedIn website but can be found at www.labs.linkedin.com. [Read more...]