This piece was done with Alex Sukhoy of Creative Cadence in mind. I’d also like to credit Susie Sharp who connects people on a weekly/daily basis and actively promotes opportunities in the greater Cleveland area. You don’t have to be actively searching for a job to use these tips to grow revenue at your current [...]
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The Top 7 Dont’s of using Social Media in Your Job Search
This piece was done with Alex Sukhoy of Creative Cadence in mind. 1) Don’t stalk. It is ok to connect with people after you meet them and even engage with “randoms” as long as the interaction is real. Your communication must be authentic or you will do more damage than good to this developing relationship. [...]
Digging Deeper – Finding the Time To Be Successful
A common question I get is, “how much time am I going to have to spend on this social media stuff?” I usually suggest a minimum of 15 minutes per week, per network. There is an upfront investment of 2 hours per network to learn how to use the various websites. The real question people [...]
How to Export Your LinkedIn Contacts
I try and export my LinkedIn contacts at least once a year. Why? Because I want to stay in touch with all of you and every now and then I get paranoid that LinkedIn will delete me and we will be disconnected forever. Exporting your LinkedIn contacts Sign in to Linked In. Click on Contacts [...]
Integrating Twitter into LinkedIn
LinkedIn and Twitter have a great marriage going on. You should have your Twitter account integrated into your LinkedIn profile. If your company employees are anti-Twitter, then integrate the company Twitter account into the employees profile (think about the power of this). Ok, now that you have Twitter integrated in, what should you avoid? Set [...]
Time Management – How to use your time effectively when networking
Recently I asked some friends on FaceBook for “requests,” something all DJs hate. The topic of Time Management was suggested by one of my peers, Heidi Cool. Heidi is a great Cleveland resource for website and blog design and implementation, who also leads our local blogging meet up – the Lake Erie Moose. I get [...]
Finding Balance – Quality Vs. Quantity
How does the Rainbow Theory work? You must build up a vibrant beautiful rainbow of connections, that represent all of the phases and aspects of your life. At the end of that Rainbow, is a pot of gold. How do you find that Pot of Gold? Get together in the real world with your online [...]
Checking your newsfeed on FaceBook and LinkedIn
If you have been listening and taking my advice, then you have been building up your network – adding connections on LinkedIn and FaceBook. Finding your friends and getting to know people better. It is critical to check your newsfeed regularly. Why? Because you will see opportunities to help others and yourself by the news [...]
Finding your second degree network
The art of effective social and professional networking, is getting out of your first degree network and into your second degree network. In plain English, what we are talking about are referrals from trusted sources. As you build out your Fan Page or your LinkedIn presence, think about this. You must have a strong first [...]
Support Your Company’s Social Media Initiative
It is strange to me, that employees will log in to FaceBook at work, text their friends making plans for later, take smoke breaks and socialize outside – But when it comes to supporting their company online, they are not willing to help. Hear me loud and clear folks, everyone must pitch in to keep [...]
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- Filling in Your Profile
- High Percentage Shots – Another Cavs Playoff Post
- Fun with Images
- Linking your FaceBook Fan Page to Twitter
- FaceBook Tagging – Should you adjust your notifications
- FaceBook Places – What does it mean to you as a Business Owner?
- FaceBook Places – 3 ways this will socialize your business
- Geolocation comes to FaceBook
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