In yesterday’s post I talked about Open Networkers and Selective Connectors. If someone is obviously an Open Networker, feel free to send them an invitation to connect, even if you don’t know each other. But what if they’re a Selective Connector or you’re not sure? How do you get connected without offending them or getting […]
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The dangers of sending invitations to people you don’t know Yesterday I told you why I think it’s a good idea to accept invitations on LinkedIn from people you don’t know. But you don’t want to be sitting around waiting for people to connect with you. You need to be proactive with your networking and
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If you’ve been on LinkedIn for more than about 5 minutes you’ve probably started to receive invitations from people you don’t know. So the question is: should you accept those invitations? LinkedIn states you should only accept invitations from people you know well. But should you follow LinkedIn’s advice? While this is a personal decision,
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Gathering a stack of business cards at a networking meeting isn’t the way to grow your business. It’s a way to add more clutter to your office. Seriously – having a superficial conversation then grabbing their card does you no good. If you are one of the rare people who actually does something with the
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2nd quarter check-in April is the beginning of the second quarter of 2013. If you haven’t done so already, now is a good time to check in with yourself and see how you’re doing with your goals for this year. Did you achieve your first quarter goals – financial, list building and others? Yes? Yea!
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SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is often misunderstood by small business owners, mainly because it’s pretty complicated. While I don’t pretend to be anything like an expert on the subject, I’ll give you a few basics here. What is SEO? It refers to things you do with your website to make it more likely to turn
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This is a video by productivity guru David Allen. Allen is author of the best-selling author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. This book is a classic and has a treasured place on my bookshelf. These days however, I often find it easier to consume non-fiction via audio or video. Therefore, today
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Social networking – aka social media – is a way to connect to people online. The people component is often overlooked when people talk about social networking – they focus on the technology rather than the people. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are examples of social networking sites. It may surprise you to learn that YouTube
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When you’re networking – either in person or online – if you’re doing it right you’re trying to find something in common with the other person. You need to make a connection. Why? Because everyone prefers to do business with people they know, like and trust. We prefer to buy from them. We prefer to
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The 5th Facebook marketing myth is that you must keep your personal profile and your business page (fan page) 100% separate. However, what better way to let potential customers get to know, like and trust you than to let them see the real you on Facebook? Don’t miss the other 4 videos in the series.
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