Our friend Ted Demopoulos knows how to make blogging work for business. I named him one of the four small town game changers, using social media tools effectively from a small town. Ted wrote a terrific booklet, “Secrets of Successful Blogging: 101+ Tips for Blogging more Effectively, Efficiently, and Effectively.” He sold several thousand copies,…
You’re got to have a 9 a.m. appointment every day that you work from home. Without one, it’s too easy to let yourself start slowly. Or to get started on the wrong things in the morning. Sometimes you just don’t feel like moving. That’s why you need a 9 a.m. appointment. Make one every day….
Aaron Strout (@astrout on Twitter) found an interesting article (Still an early market for social media) and a white paper on social media use by companies. Let me share some of the lead conclusions about social media in companies: Social media technologies have the potential to transform the way companies build and manage relationships with…
Are you waiting? Get on the phone, get on email, get on Twitter, get on with it! Tell people you are now in business. No, I’m not worried that you don’t have a perfect website yet. I’m more worried that you don’t have any customers, or you only have one. I’m not worried that the…
Derrick Parkhurst (Thirty Sixth Span) is organizing a cool high tech event in Oklahoma City, the OpenBeta Conference. OpenBeta is for technology professionals, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, and investors based in central Oklahoma who are interested in: Online Technologies | Web 2.0 | Social Media | Entrepreneurism | Business Startups | Social Networking | Viral Marketing |…
Click to Play Dr. James C. Fouse directs El Dorado Promise. The promise… go to school, graduate, get a scholarship. He was the guest speaker at the NWOSU Foundationannual donor appreciation dinner, and I asked him about the promise, about how small business can play a role in education, and about El Dorado, Arkansas (population…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to give someone a pat on the back, brag, or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, we heard from MacPhilly (@phillymac), Gloria, Mark, and Sheila. And special thanks to Stacy, Marti and Marco for helping me out, by cheering for everyone in the…
Click to Play Cart-Away showed up at BlogWorld Expo with a concrete mixer. Were they just in the wrong place, or what? No, they were there to learn, to learn social media, blogging, and related skills. Standard advertising just didn’t work for them, so they’ve given that up, in favor of exploring the world of…
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