May 2nd, 2013
In yesterday’s post I talked about Open Networkers and Selective Connectors. If someone is obviously an Open Networker, feel free to send them an invitation to connect, even if you don’t know each other. But what if they’re a Selective Connector or you’re not sure? How do you get connected withou[...]
April 30th, 2013
The dangers of sending invitations to people you don’t know Yesterday I told you why I think it’s a good idea to accept invitations on LinkedIn from people you don’t know. But you don’t want to be sitting around waiting for people to connect with you. You need to be proactive with your networking a[...]
April 29th, 2013
If you've been on LinkedIn for more than about 5 minutes you've probably started to receive invitations from people you don't know. So the question is: should you accept those invitations? LinkedIn states you should only accept invitations from people you know well. But should you follow LinkedIn[...]
April 4th, 2013
Gathering a stack of business cards at a networking meeting isn't the way to grow your business. It’s a way to add more clutter to your office. Seriously – having a superficial conversation then grabbing their card does you no good. If you are one of the rare people who actually does something[...]
April 3rd, 2013
2nd quarter check-in April is the beginning of the second quarter of 2013. If you haven’t done so already, now is a good time to check in with yourself and see how you’re doing with your goals for this year. Did you achieve your first quarter goals – financial, list building and others? Yes? Yea[...]
March 21st, 2013
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is often misunderstood by small business owners, mainly because it’s pretty complicated. While I don’t pretend to be anything like an expert on the subject, I’ll give you a few basics here. What is SEO? It refers to things you do with your website to make it more l[...]