When I read Elaine Shannon’s recent post, Who are the People in your Neighborhood?, I was so inspired that I decided to answer her question in my own blog. Following Elaine’s example, I’d like to introduce you to some of the Very Important People in my world.
One of my VIPs is Jacki [...]
Small business owners face many challenges when it comes to networking. Some of the most common include deciding which events to attend and which groups to join, creating a powerful self-introduction, learning to deliver that introduction confidently, and initiating conversation with strangers.
I’ve struggled with all of these at different times, but I [...]
A few weeks ago I wrote about a few people I’ve connected through various social networking sites, and today, in response to a post in Valeria Maltoni’s Conversation Agent blog, I will tell one of my own social media success stories.
This story started when I noticed that one of my Twitter [...]
I hate to say it, but the end of summer is not very far away. I’m not talking about the official end of summer on September 21, but the start-up of fall activities. In fact, in some places, they’ve already gone back to school!
Even when the school year had no bearing on [...]
Unless this is your first visit here, you already know that I’m a big fan of social networking. It allows me to stay in touch with contacts I’ve met offline as well as getting to know new people from many different industries from all over the world.
One of the things I enjoy [...]
