Tips
What they don’t realize is that they’re saying, “I don’t have time to tell people about what I do.” It seems to be a generation gap. People who are in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and up, are used to the old way of marketing and promotion. They believe in advertising that costs a lot of … Read more
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If anybody out there hasn’t tried joining groups on Linkedin you’re missing an easy way to network with people that have similar interests. I can’t believe how many cool people I’ve “met” online thru these groups. Ok, that’s my tip for now…
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According to Facebook: More than 400 million active users 50% of users log on to Facebook daily More than 35 million users update their status daily More than 60 million status updates posted daily More than 3 billion photos uploaded monthly More than 5 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, … Read more
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If you’re wondering what Google Buzz is, here’s a quick explanation. Google Buzz is a new way to share things. It’s built into Gmail. Comments go straight to your inbox and pop up live as the comments come in—like in Tweetdeck. You can import things from Twitter, Picasa, Flickr and Google Reader. You auto follow … Read more
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Industry Website Article or Story (53%) Internet Search (55%) Exhibit at Conference or Event (55%) Article/News Stories about you/your business (56%) Website (58%) Referrals from Other Service Providers (75%) Referrals from Colleagues (79%) source: HubSpot @winwinmantra
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It’s tax time and I’m writing a coupla articles about stress at tax time to appear in The Resident magazine’s March issue. One covered financial advice and emotional help via therapy for stress and fear at tax time. The other is an author profile about Laura Fredricks who writes books (i.e., How to Ask Anyone … Read more
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Want to know how many people you can network with on the Internet? I did. Here’s what I found out: Source: sastisfactionsecrets.com 126 million – The number of blogs on the Internet (as tracked by BlogPulse). 27.3 million – Number of tweets on Twitter per day (November, 2009) 57% – Percentage of Twitter’s user base … Read more
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Twitter is about networking. People are far more likely to work with friends, or friends of friends, or referrals. Twitter is a great way to expand your network. Tweet about topics that interest you. Search under “find people” for those topics. Join lists. Invest time. Be interesting. If you’re trying to get somewhere with work … Read more
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In order for social media tools to work for your business, you’ve gotta be putting in the time. Think of it as a networking party. If you stand in a corner, and wait for someone to come to you, not much will happen. If you get out there and engage others in conversations and hand … Read more
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