Making and Keeping Promises to Yourself

Have you noticed that people usually consider themselves the least important individual with whom to honor a promise?

Most people will be thoughtful and considerate regarding promises made to others, especially friends, yet they will not hesitate for a second to abandon a promise made to themselves.

Misconceptions about Social Media and Personal Branding

Learning about the technical aspect of social media tools is easy; each major website features a handy ‘how-to.’ However, when it comes to using social media strategically to build a reputation for yourself, a big reason for reluctance is that there are many misconceptions about social media and personal branding

Applying For A Job At Facebook Is Like Three Months In Limbo

Applying For A Job At Facebook Is Like Three Months In Limbo

Hunting vs. Harvesting: Which Method Describes Your Customer Acquisition Strategy?

I’ve written about this idea of hunting vs harvesting before for this site, but in conversations I have with small business owners, over and over this question of ‘what’s the difference?’ comes up. So let’s dive deeper, because it’s a growing issue to tackle for companies trying to break out and get to that next level.

12 Ways To Keep Your Online Reputation Trim And Fit For The New Year

As willing (or even unwilling) citizens of the Connected Age trying to build a strong online reputation, we are constantly barraged with various communications channels such as emails, social networks, newsfeeds, and blogs. The barriers to entry are often non-existent; most accounts are free to sign-up and take only minutes to fill out some minimal [...]