Business networking, networking meetings, online networking
Yesterday LinkedIn announced an amazing new feature on their site: you can now have discussions within your LinkedIn groups. It seems like a no-brainer to me, but for a long time LinkedIn groups didn’t have this feature. All you could really do with a group you were a member of is look at the profiles […]
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Update Notice: Here’s a more recent post about Open Networker vs Selective Connectors on LinkedIn that you may also enjoy. There seems to be two schools of thought when it comes to social media networking. Whether you’re using LinkedIn, Facebook or other social media sites, most people are either an open networker or a selective connector. Open
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Update Notice: While this article is still relevant you may want to look at a more recent post: LinkedIn Connections – should you connect with people you don’t know? The other day I received the following question: “How do I add a person to my LinkedIn network if I’ve never met them before? I don’t have any
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This post explains what Twitter is and gives ten reasons why small business owners should use it.
What is Twitter and Why A Middle-Aged Small Business Owner Should Bother With It Read More »
I recently attended a technology conference where all the discussions and presentations revolved around using technology to create a community. Even for commercial ventures, the real power of the internet is creating on-going conversations; conversations with and between real people.
It didn’t matter if it was a large newspaper or a solopreneur, everyone was talking about how they created interaction with their audience.
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If you are planning to use Facebook as a tool to market your business, you need to build a targeted network of Facebook Friends. While it is fun to connect with your high school class mates, you need to focus on connecting with people who are your target market.
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Last night I attended a different sort of networking event – the Beehive Game. The Beehive is the brainchild of Michael Fletcher of Neworld Coaching (I’ll be interviewing Michael on May 8th as part of my Build Your Business Teleseminar Series). How the Game Works The game is simple. We were broken into “hives” of
Do You Need to Change Your Thinking About Networking? Read More »
I realize it’s only been a week since my teleseminar with Mickael Nadeau about building your business with LinkedIn, but I’m really convinced that LinkedIn is an essential marketing tool, if it’s used correctly. So you’ll have to bear with me as I share some more tips. Another of my LinkedIn connections is Zale Tabakman.
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This will probably show my age – but then again I am blogging on the Baby Boomer Entrepreneur 😉 – but I really didn’t have an interest in Facebook until very recently.I didn’t even join until a year ago. I have some childhood friends who live far enough away that I only see them once
Can Baby Boomers Use Facebook for Marketing Their Small Business? Read More »
Many people get an invitation from a friend or colleague to join LinkedIn. They accept, sign up, get a couple of other links and then wonder, “now what? So they sit with a LinkedIn account and do nothing further with it. Others put a little more effort in it; they invite their friends and colleagues,
Book Review: Let’s Connect: Using LinkedIn to Get Ahead At Work by Ajay Jain Read More »