Optimize Your Brand’s Website for More Visibility
A good reputation online starts with a professional presence online for your personal brand. The design and content of your website is the first impression your visitors encounter, which will cause them to either leave or want to know more.
A well optimized website can bring added visibility for your brand and help you to …
Slow Down to Speed Up
Have you heard this before?
What happens when you go too fast?Are you at your best when rushed?
What if you could just slow down?
The idea for “Slow Down to Speed Up” is not new and it’s certainly not my idea. For thousands of years there have been practitioners of this art. The …
Meet Fear Head On to Reach Your Peak
Not everyone was born to take risk. But sometimes circumstance calls upon us to do so. When a once in a lifetime opportunity is presented, we have to say “Yes!” or the regret of not having done so will remain. Make it a habit to accept and quietly go get help to boost confidence. This …
8 LinkedIn Updates to Make Yourself More Hirable
When you’re on the job market, you can call on your LinkedIn connections — school affiliations, friends, friends of friends, former employers or coworkers — for assistance. Useful information is at your fingertips. Pity the poor job seekers of yesteryear who had to spend far more time for far less payoff.
But when you’re looking …
Things to Keep in Mind While Doing an Internship
Doing an internship is a great opportunity to see what it is like to work in that position and company. It helps you to understand whether you are a good fit for the position and whether you want to do this as a career. However, there are things to keep in mind while doing an …
14 Tips to Put Your Business Blog in the Spotlight
Blogging is no longer an online diary. It’s big business, and your most effective marketing tool. The best blogs command the same respect as the oldest print newspapers, and some of the world’s largest, most successful companies treat their blogs as key parts of their online marketing strategies.
Want a slice of the pie?
It’s …
Why Is It Important to Ask Questions
Asking questions is a basic leadership requirement. Whether you are leading, managing, job interviewing, negotiation, selling, influencing or just engaging your question asking is more important then you question answering.
Find out what the other people care about, value, like, and dislike Distinguish yourself from the know-it-alls Flatter others, and maintain their self-esteem Show interest…
Strategies Entrepreneurs Can Use to Stand Out to Investors
The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses.
1. Develop a Web Presence
“Become a contributor for several …
Social Sales Strategies for Personal Brands
As social media continues to evolve it is important to connect your personal brand to its followers in a way that builds trust. In order to convert leads into sales you need to build an authentic community.
How can your brand convert fans and followers into sales with social media? Through targeted strategies, original content, …
Don’t Name, Blame and Shame … It’s Not Helpful
We all have the tendency to blame.
It’s human nature.
However, it’s also not productive.
Name, Blame and Shame
You may have heard of this before and you may even be guilty of doing it. I know I am. I’m not proud of it either. I hope my experiences and suggestions below can help you. …