Enthusiasm on Twitter Gets You Traffic and Sales

February 12, 2010

Have you ever met a person that was all smiles, so much so that you couldn’t help smile as well? I think we all have. Likewise, a person that speaks so passionately about his/her job that you almost thought about switching careers. Human emotions are like airborne viruses. They catch you even, if you don’t [...]

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27 People You Need to Follow on Twitter ON BUZZ in 2010

February 11, 2010

UPDATE: I will update this post regularly as not everybody on this list is on Buzz (yet), so check back once in a while. I recently posted a list of 27 people that I expect will take Twitter to an even higher level in 2010. This following list is the same list, but with their Google [...]

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How to use Social Media Video Blogging Optimally. Period.

February 10, 2010

In my recent blog post on “spreading the love” online, I mentioned the importance of making people feel appreciated and the need to pay attention to your social media “community”. I just wanted to post a quick blog post on a perfect example of a way to recognize your community and make people feel appreciated. [...]

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NOTICE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! (and how to start spreading the love)

February 8, 2010

All people are different and all the same. We all have different thoughts, different views and different lives, but we still respond the same to various input. In my recent blog post, where I invited you be an A.S.S. online, the second “S” stood for “salute” regarding people’s need to feel appreciated. On Facebook or Twitter [...]

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Be an A.S.S. and You Will Find Success with Social Media

February 7, 2010

Finding and getting “friends” on Twitter, Myspace or Facebook is easy. Often it only takes an impersonal invite for someone to become your friend through social media. However as empty as the invite was, as empty will the online friendship be, if you don’t make an actual connection with the person. Finding the right connection [...]

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Interaction Good, Stalking Bad – How to Make First Contact

February 6, 2010

In a recent blog post on setting up your business brain trust, I asked the question of who you find inspirational on social media websites and whether you’re interacting with them or not. Many people find it hard to make the first move when it comes to human relations. With social media it’s easier, but people [...]

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Social Media Marketing in a Nutshell: Get Your Wish Granted by Granting Others Theirs

February 5, 2010

Social media marketing in a nutshell is ”getting what you want by giving other people what they want” or said in another way, you can be happy and make others happy at the same time, you can be prosperous and make others successful as well. That is basically what making your business be a part of [...]

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How to Create a Good First Impression Online

February 4, 2010

Making a good first impression is vital in business. You often don’t get a second chance to prove yourself, even less so online. The easy access to people via social media websites has cut the amount of time that you have to make an impression down to virtually nothing. There are however a few pointers [...]

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”The Measure of Mental Health is The Disposition to Find Good Everywhere”

February 3, 2010

You have probably heard the phrase “Give and it will come back to you twofold” or something to that effect. It’s used in many different contexts, but basically it’s to do with one’s happiness. The title for this blog post is a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. What he said is  that if you want [...]

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Set Up Your Business Brain Trust and Get Connected in the Process

February 2, 2010

My recent blog post on “27 People You Need to Follow on Twitter in 2010” got me thinking about all the business ideas, tips and advice that you can get from other people through social media, if you’re just willing to listen. Two of the most popular social media websites are Facebook and Twitter. For [...]

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