Holy mackerel! Connie Bensen has one hell of a comprehensive list of tasks for which an online community manager needs to be responsible! I mean, if this is a contiguous list, this describes quite an experienced and senior person, that’s for sure. What this shoes you is that the job of OCM is not ...

Image via Wikipedia Holy mackerel! Connie Bensen has one hell of a comprehensive list of tasks for which an online community manager needs to be responsible! I mean, if this is a contiguous list, this describes quite an experienced and senior person, that’s for sure. What this shoes you is that th...

About six weeks ago ago, I was over at Scoble’s blog, reading some of the things Guy said about Twitter in s recent interview. As usual, I was struck by some of the comments made. A few of the commenters in that and a related post seemed fixated on two areas. 1- I don’t get Twitter/ Usin...

Ah, the age-old question: to follow or not to follow new friends on Twitter? Er... OK, well, it's not really "age-old," it's maybe a year or two old. But the question remains--how do you decide whom to follow back on Twitter? Or do you go looking for new, interesting people to follow? Internet marke...

If I see or read one more person who believes they can build a personal brand... Well, you get the drift. Look! Here's the problem. Too many believe that a great personal brand looks like celebrity-hood. Too many others believe the model for building a personal brand looks like GE or Microsoft or ev...

Social Media for Job Seekers: LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter your way to your dream job A few weeks back, I gave a talk at the Barrington Career Center on social media for job seekers, focusing on how to use LinkedIn, Facebook and even Twitter to land the job of your dreams. It was truly fortuitous ...

“Celebrating Our 1st Year Anniversaryâ€�   You are invited to a SoulSistas of Sappho 1st Year Anniversary Celebration on SoulSistas “Liveâ€�   Join us as we rock the airwaves in honor of this great milestone.  Listen in as the group’s founder shares the SoulSistas’ story and h...

Over the years, I have developed deep respect for authors  like Jim Collins, Martha Beck, Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin, Kathy Sierra, Steven Pressfield and Isabelle Allende.  I adore the wit and creativity of people like Ze Frank and Hugh McLeod. I appreciate the down-to-earth business wisdom ...

Over the years, I have developed deep respect for authors  like Jim Collins, Martha Beck, Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin, Kathy Sierra, Steven Pressfield and Isabelle Allende.  I adore the wit and creativity of people like Ze Frank and Hugh McLeod. I appreciate the down-to-earth business wisdom ...

I was reading an article today about how to build trust in your business, and in effect, in my opinion, build a successful business relationship. I thought how similar this is to the way I build my relationships with my clients. Using the same subjects used in this article here are my thoughts on ho...