When Worth-Your-While Isn’t Worth-The-While
What goals do you have when it comes to your social media use?
I recently had a fellow blogger, Scot Duke of Mr Business Golf, post a comment in regards to a article I had written regarding trying hard to reach your goals and being persistent in social media. His comment to my post:
Good …
Learn From Well Branded Student Meagan Burns
I came across Meagan Burns, a Junior at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, when she followed me on Twitter. After checking out her web presence, I was struck how well she’d successfully hit on the fundamentals of personal branding.
She’s also built a seriously awesome online presence. You should take a page out …
Personal Branding Interview: J.D. Roth
Today, I spoke to J.D. Roth, who is one of the blogospheres most beloved personal finance experts (Get Rich Slowly) and the author of Your Money: The Missing Manual. In this interview, J.D. talks about his new book, how he got the idea of it, how he’s differentiated himself in his niche, how his blog …
Two Breakthrough Ideas That Changed My Life
Keeping up with information these days is like sipping through the proverbial fire hydrant. You don’t need to check your Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader, etc…..you already know what’s building up on the other side.
An avalanche of knowledgeThat’s right, when the circle stops spinning or the screen is fully loaded – BAM – the …
The Importance of Content in Internet Success
I have always been blessed to have people around me that continue to push me into new ideas and new areas of conversation. I was having a conversation recently with a friend of mine and we landed on the topic of content. When it comes to content and Internet success my friend developed an equation …
Establishing Your Personal Brand on Niche Social Networks
Have an expertise? There’s a social network for that.
There’s a lot of hype around the “Big 3” – Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. But what about niche social networks?
If you’re an expert in it, there’s a social network for it
From shopping (Kaboodle) to knitting (Ravelry) to movies (Flixster) and everything in between, there’s …
5 Twitter Directories That Will Most Help Grow Your Personal Brand
Like the classic phone book, being listed in the most popular directories is a surefire way to be found more on Twitter.
Directory listing tips Popular directories became popular because they are generally easy to use, and specifically so for listing yourself. Take advantage of all the options to give yourself exposure is as many…20 Ways to Give to Enhance Your Personal Brand
Giving is on my mind lately, with the tragedy still unfolding in Haiti. Rob Key, CEO of social media marketing and communications agency Converseon, says you should “lead with altruism” and “come bearing gifts.” He’s referring to the use of social media by businesses, but I think the same rules should be applied when creating …
Create Your Own Career Insurance Policy via Your Personal Brand
Is anyone else sick of hearing people use the recession as an excuse for just about everything? “Oh well I can’t, you know, the recession…”
Well, Negative Nancy, guess what? You should of learned your lesson when the dot com bubble burst and then again after September 11- there is no such thing as job …
Personal Branding Interview: Joe Balestrino
Today, I spoke to Joe Balestrino, who is an SEO expert and writer for blogs such as Search Engine Journal. In this interview, Joe explains how companies can be successful without internet marketing, what we could know about with Google real-time search, lists some SEO strategies, mistakes people make when optimizing their sites, and argues …