Let me introduce you to Lynn Miller (twitter handle is @organicmania). She’s a client of mine. I picked her up a couple years ago. She needed a simple WordPress blog theme along with maintenance and support from time to time. If I compare her to some of my other clients in terms of monetary value, [...]
It seems like everytime that I show up at a business networking event, I am inevitably asked the question, “How does one use LinkedIn” or something to that effect. I’ve read enough on the site as well as other social networking sites and know enough people who are the experts on it, that I wanted [...]
I’m about to publish the 2nd Annual Dean’s List. Some people ask what exactly is it and what’s the importance. I guess I never really did fully explain the full meaning behind it. Here is my attempt; Back in college, if you made The Dean’s List, then it means you achieved a certain level of [...]
How long does it take to become somebody to someone? Do you have to spend several months of building a relationship before making an impact? Several weeks? Several days? Could you detect potential after just one encounter? It’s tough to say. Some of you received an email from me last year where I declared that [...]
Scoble talks about Why Facebook is the “it” social networking platform right now. I completely agree and it’s what I’ve been thinking especially when he compares it to LinkedIN. He articulates it better than I can. He says; To tell you the truth, the reason Facebook is the better networking tool is BECAUSE it’s personal. [...]
One of my Deanisms, if you will, is that everyone is looking to be somebody to someone. Look into the eyes of a mother as she stares into the eyes of her baby. It’s then there that you realize how strong that truism is. She knows that she will always matter to that child and [...]
I’ve always believed in this. But it helped reinforce my belief when I had a meeting with Christina Haylock of Ford Communications the other day. We sat down to talk about all things marketing. As we finished up the meeting, Chris had said that the concept of self referral doesn’t work in networking. She, of [...]
Managing my own design studio and online marketing consultancy, I find that there are 5 types of professionals that I am looking to collaborate with that will offer the most synergy. First, please understand the three services that I offer to most small business and entrepreneurs as it is crucial to understanding how they can [...]
I’ve been giving it some thought and I’m starting to realize how powerful a story can be used in a business setting. Or in a personal setting as well. I was talking to Maria the other day, and she gave me a good reference on the art of storytelling. It also led me to the [...]
After I had written the famous Dean’s List post, I got so many positive responses from it– publicly and privately. There was one person who read my post and sent me a card that said the following; “Some people have a gift and are able to see others clearly, and how things fit together. You [...]