Category Archives: Social Networking

How to outsource your social networking without being an idiot

I got kind of antsy today and made a quick (sort of) video for you guys. (Yay! Another person with a webcam!)
Also. I blame Pam Slim for the “I’m sitting in my room right now” brand of quality. She’s lowered the bar a couple of notches (and I love her for it).
One more note: for [...]

There is no charge for awesomeness

This article has been circulating on Twitter, and I finally clicked on it. Totally unprepared for the seething irritation it would bring to my do-nothing Sunday afternoon.
It’s not just about how future employers look at our Twitter and Facebook pages…it’s about it becoming a job requirement. And not only for self-professed “social media” people. For [...]

Reader Answer: What if I'm freaked out by being personal online?

Tuesday, I shared with you the qualms one of my clients has about “being personal online.” In case you’re too lazy to click over to the original post, here it was:
I’m an introvert. The people I work with are introverts. I don’t feel comfortable putting personal stuff online. I don’t know how to “have personality” [...]

Reader Question: What if I'm freaked out by being personal online?

A couple of days ago, I was talking to an entrepreneur client who has the coolest product ever. A product everyone needs and wants if only they knew about it. This gal is smart. She’s got a high style website, incredible photography, all of it. But she’s having trouble with the untraditional, “be real” approach. [...]

Newsflash: Not everyone can succeed with online networking

I was so shy in high school. Worse, I was also paranoid about my shyness. Sometimes I would try to be not shy, and then some seriously awful loud guffaw would come out of my mouth inappropriately, resulting in increasing shyness and a junior year in which I missed 38 days of school. Not exaggerating.
Suffice [...]