Archive for February, 2009

How to Recognize a Malicious E-Card

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Yesterday I blogged about some of the changes that have taken place in recent years in the ways that we network and market our businesses. As I looked at the many birthday greetings I received, I realized that’s another thing that’s changed. In addition to telephone calls, cards, and emails, I [...]

Looking Back… and Forward

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Today is a very special day for me. Not only is it my birthday, but it’s the fourth anniversary of my first day in full-time self-employment! I don’t know if I’m more amazed about the success of my business, or about the changes I’ve experienced in the past four years.
The Internet has [...]

Twitter Basics: Odds and Ends

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Over the last few days I’ve provided some pointers to help you get started on Twitter. If you’ve been following along, you’ve probably signed up for an account, created your profile, sent out a few tweets, and found a few people to follow. What you do from now on is [...]

Twitter Basics: Who Should I Follow on Twitter?

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Over the past few days I’ve blogged about What is Twitter?, Creating Your Profile, and What Should I Tweet About?. As promised, today I’ll offer a few tips on finding people to follow.
If you use LinkedIn, Facebook, or other social networking sites, you’re probably used to a system where one [...]

Twitter Basics: What Should I Tweet About?

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

As I mentioned in my first post in this series, Twitter Basics: What is Twitter?, people aren’t generally interested in your answer to the question What are you doing? In that post, I listed several suggestions, but I barely scratched the surface.
Let’s say you’re planning a trip. You can [...]