Blogging In The Shower

Some people sing in the shower but I do my best writing and blogging in the shower. Of course the paper does gets a little wet. Last night while meeting with a group of social media enthusiasts, the question came up about what do you write. This isn’t the first...

Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are? Or better still who do your clients, customers or prospects think you are? In our interconnected world your reputation, your profile and what your customers are saying are only a few clicks away. So are you moderating what people are saying...

Network Like A Stealth Bomber

If you’ve ever been to a networking event, like a Chamber of Commerce mixer, you’ve probably experienced the network grabber or card collector.  That’s the person that takes a bundle of business cards and sends you a follow-up e-mail with their sales...

QR Codes are Cool But…

QR codes, those squiggly bar codes, are beginning to appear in print articles, on business cards, in newspapers and even online. But what are they and how do they work? QR stands for Quick Response. They are 2 dimensional matrix barcodes whose popularity is on the...

Website vs. Facebook

While teaching a Facebook for Business class last week, I went around the room and asked why everyone was there.  I was amazed at the number of people (at least a third of the group) that were there because they didn’t have a website and thought Facebook...