Don’t assume my reading Get Known Before The Book Deal: Use Your Personal Strengths To Grow An Author Platform in any way hints that I want to be known or that I am planning on getting a book deal. In fact, every writer and business expert will benefit from reading the book because it helps … Read more
Facebook defines Facebook Pages as “A public figure, business, or brand can create a Facebook Page to share information, interact with their fans, and create a highly engaging presence on Facebook.” Facebook confuses many with its “Facebook pages” because of how it uses the word “fans” on those pages. The Meaning behind Fan Many of … Read more
I wish I could say this is stating the obvious — it’s not. People continue to miss out on opportunities because of something they said anywhere online. This applies not only to those looking for jobs, but also freelancers and those in current jobs. Future clients, customers, employers, agents and publishers WILL check up on … Read more
Inspired by the foolishness and mayhem we see on Clean House, my husband and I spent much of the past weekend cleaning house. We cleaned out the kids’ closets and dressers — removing outgrown clothes, those they don’t want anymore and shoes without a partner (yep, my daughter had several of these). Then, I tackled … Read more
Steve Champeon (@schampeo), “first blogger I ever read” and long-time friend, dropped me a line in response to my tweets in Twitter. The gist: twitter isn’t meant for group chats (to distinguish it from standard tweetversations). He likened chatting in Twitter to sending large file attachments in email. “Twitter for reach, other medium (whatever it … Read more
I lived in my first and second houses in Washington, DC. We had to move to a second home because the first had to undergo renovations. (Why they put us there in the first place, I don’t know.) The second house had a small empty flower bed in the front whereas the first didn’t. So … Read more
LinkedIn can do more than just grow your connections and look them up. I love using LinkedIn Answers, which gives me an opportunity to ask questions to the vast network. Some of you may not have discovered this feature or realize it can help you with an assignment. Take advantage of LinkedIn and all of … Read more
I had been thinking about when is prime time on Twitter and a post from Lisa Angelettie pushed me to think harder. We all want others to hear our questions or what we have to say. So we wonder when’s a good time to tweet for the best response. My experience — and I am … Read more
If I see one more person tweet, “Get more followers fast, go to www.whatever.com,” I’ll … I’ll … stop following him or her! Like bloggers want lots of readers, Twitter users want lots of people following them. Human nature does that. C’mon, admit it — no one talks on social networks for himself or herself. … Read more
Photo credit Naama y.m. I started writing a post about Twitter this morning. Then I realized, the post would work for one of my clients and moved it there. My clients come first, which makes it harder to produce high-quality blog entries for my own blog. And I am not about to abandon this place … Read more