No, this post isn’t a maternal rant on premarital sex. I just read a great article on Forbes.com called No, You Can’t Pick My Brain. It Costs Too Much. The gist of the article is you need to avoid getting sucked into giving away your expertise without getting paid. You worked hard for that knowledge […]
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Recently I noticed a wine expert had started following me on Twitter. Since I a) like wine and b) like to follow new people, I followed him back. I then wrote him a DM (that’s direct message – which is private on Twitter) asking him what his favourite Canadian wine is. At about the same
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I’ve heard time and again that you can’t assume people remember what you do. It’s one of the cornerstones of BNI and any other networking group you belong to. You need to show up to give people a chance to know, like and trust you. And you need to keep showing up so they remember
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In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been a little lax in my blogging lately. I’m busy with a joint venture project, client work, teaching and [insert favorite excuse here]. Since I know blogging is important to my business – it drives traffic, gives me SEO, helps me focus my thoughts – I knew it was
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Welcome to the Blogging Boomers Carnival # 200 This week I’m proud to host the 200th edition of The Blogging Boomers Carnival. In case this is a new concept for you, blog carnivals are a collection of bloggers writing about a certain topic – in this case, baby boomer blogger writing for baby boomer readers.
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This week is #199 of the Blogging Boomers Carnival: a collection of blogs by and about baby boomers and their lives. Next week is #200 for the Carnival and I’m proud to be the host so make sure you come back next week too. The host for this week is Anne Maxfield at the Accidental
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Google has many – many – free services. One of them is to create a public profile using your Google account. It’s really designed for personal, not business use. Google’s blog post claims they’re working on ways for businesses to have a profile. However, you can and probably should create your profile on Google. Just
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One of the changes Facebook has made recently is the ability to choose whether you’re posting as yourself (linked to your personal profile) or posting as your page. This affects posting to your page, posting to your personal profile or leaving comments on other people’s walls. Let me explain. Previously, if you went to your
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This is the Canadian holiday Family Day – the government’s response to people whining about the long stretch between New Year’s and Easter. I am very happy with their choice of family day. The very first one was on my birthday and it means I always have a long weekend somewhere near my birthday. Today
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Here is a brief video from LinkedIn on how to ensure you have a complete profile on LinkedIn. The more complete your profile is, the better chance you have of being found my prospective customers. And once they find you, a complete LinkedIn profile will ensure they learn what they need to take the next
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