As the recent pandemic has taught us, no job is completely secure. You can be amazing at your job, but sometimes forces outside of your control can put your employment in jeopardy. This is why it’s so important to have a side hustle. These are small jobs you can do in your free time in … Read more
Many marketing experts, such as the Business Intelligence Institute, an educational organization that recently put together a Social Media Marketing Summit for Law Firms in May of 2013, believe that a company not utilizing social media marketing (SMM) is committing business suicide. They believe that businesses should put at least some of the marketing budget … Read more
Big news in tech was the announcement of Facebook’s IPO. This IPO has been highly anticipated by hopefuls for years. Many people just want a piece of the social media pie, as seen with the LinkedIn IPO. With such big names stepping out of the shadows of the private company realm, and stepping into the … Read more
It wasn’t long ago that Twitter was a tiny, bird-sized service that was used for novelty’s sake, but now, it has become a one million pound whale of a service that is hard for your business to ignore. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been writing extensively about Twitter, and Twitter marketing, and I thought … Read more
Recently, Google rolled out Business Pages for their social network Google+ (pronounced Google Plus). If you are an early adopter, then you already know about Google+, but if you’ve never heard of it, then let me fill you in. Google originally tried to roll out a social network called Google Buzz, but it failed. Google+ … Read more
We’ve written about SCORE.org a couple of times. If you’re unfamiliar with SCORE.org, then read our article titled “Entrepreneur Starting A Business?” As a quick refresher, SCORE is a non-profit organization in partnership with the Small Business Administration, whose entire goal is to assist small business owners. This is accomplished a number of ways which … Read more
It’s funny to think how far we’ve come with technology since the days of dial-up when AOL ruled the world. With these changes, new rules are constantly developing. People are getting fired for their use of social media by large companies, and often hired because of their use of social media by small companies. Why … Read more
We’ve mention in some posts how networking is extremely important. Networking, single-handedly can: Land that new job. Help a friend find a new job. Meet your future spouse. Make that last-minute deal. Sustain your business through hard times. Create strategic partnerships. Start new business ventures. and, Change peoples’ lives Networking can do many more things … Read more