Twitter Power Tools
Now that the hype has settled and the new website smell has faded, let’s take a look at Twitter and how to maximize it’s effectiveness via third party Twitter tools. These tools come in various forms; from websites, desktop apps to mobile phone applications, there are many ways to get your tweets in order. Multi-Account Management Twitter is a great tool, but their website is pretty simple – and that has it’s pros and cons. The pros being the ease of using it. For...
Read MoreStay At Home Moms Vs. Corporate CEO's – All's Fair in Love and Social Networking
Here is an interesting article I wanted to point out as it features two talented individuals that I have recently made acquaintance with via social networking – Michele Woodward and Liz Lynch. Michele is a successful life coach and writer who has an extensive background in various business endeavors. Liz Lynch is the author of an interesting book on networking called “Smart Networking: Attract a Following In Person and Online” that I have started reading. The article is really an...
Read MoreTwitter Cured My Hiccups
I had a bad case of the hiccups this evening – couldn’t get rid of them and my chest was really starting to hurt (I don’t get them often, but when I do, they’re massive). I was sitting at the computer and thought “I’ll send a tweet (post) out on Twitter about my hiccups”. Sure enough, in less than 30 seconds I got a response from one of my followers saying to exhale slowly for 30 seconds and then inhale slowly. I tried it and bingo, my hiccups...
Read MoreBuild Your Network Before You Need It
I was reading an article by Jeremiah Owyang and read the following line that I thought was pure brillance: Grow your network before you need them. Now, Jeremiah was referring to building up a network of business contacts to protect yourself if faced with sudden unemployment in today’s economy, but I thought of it in a different light. My thinking is to grow your network in the face of less sales prospects. The last thing you want to face as a business owner is waking up one day and...
Read MoreFurther Exploring of Twitter
I wanted to do a post on Twitter highlighting all the pros and cons and then remembered Chris Brogan has already written an excellent article on this very topic. Twitter is one of those social media tools that you can get a lot out of if you take the time to use it and get over the initial uneasiness of telling the world what you’re doing at that exact moment. But at the same time, it helps to know what you can expect to get out of it before jumping in. While I find Twitter a great...
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