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What if You Invested $20,000 in Your Personal Brand?

As an angel investor and an entrepreneur, there’s always a nice steady stream of money out of my pocket going into new ventures.  Lately, I’ve been feeling more reluctant when it comes down to writing the checks.

Why?  This thought keeps creeping into my head:

“Instead of spending $20,000 on this new idea, what would …

Relationships & Personal GrowthSocial Media

Twitter and Facebook: Some New Stats, Tricks and Tips

Twitter adoption has continued to increase at a steady pace, and Facebook is quickly becoming a key marketing tool. Here are some new Twitter stats (Pew Research), and some Facebook (All Facebook/Vendorshop) tricks and tips:

Twitter:

In 7 months, overall Twitter adoption has increased by 5%. Twitter usage amongst all online adults had leapt to…
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Turbocharge Your Job Hunt with SimplyHired!

If you’ve read “‘Headhunter’ Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! or any of the hundreds of articles and blogs I’ve written over the last several years, you already know that I strongly caution against making online job hunting the major focus of your job hunting efforts and …

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3 Ways to Destroy Your Personal Brand in One Day

You’ve spent a lot of time building your personal brand. Don’t ruin all of your hard work by doing any of these things:

Lying

No one likes a liar. And those folks who have built a well-respected personal brand tend to be the ones that fall the hardest when they’re caught in a lie (Tiger …

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Prevent Extinction: Engage Your Contacts

Social media has become the new platform for advertising, marketing, and most importantly a communication channel and exchange for your brand. It seems that most businesses, both big and small, are making sure that they have profiles and pages in Facebook, Twitter and other social sites so they can reach and engage a wide audience.…