Yesterday I blogged about some of the changes that have taken place in recent years in the ways that we network and market our businesses. As I looked at the many birthday greetings I received, I realized that’s another thing that’s changed. In addition to telephone calls, cards, and emails, I received warm wishes in…
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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Looking Back… and Forward
Today is a very special day for me. Not only is it my birthday, but it’s the fourth anniversary of my first day in full-time self-employment! I don’t know if I’m more amazed about the success of my business, or about the changes I’ve experienced in the past four years. The Internet has always been…
Twitter Basics: Odds and Ends
Over the last few days I’ve provided some pointers to help you get started on Twitter. If you’ve been following along, you’ve probably signed up for an account, created your profile, sent out a few tweets, and found a few people to follow. What you do from now on is going to depend on what…
Twitter Basics: Who Should I Follow on Twitter?
Over the past few days I’ve blogged about What is Twitter?, Creating Your Profile, and What Should I Tweet About?. As promised, today I’ll offer a few tips on finding people to follow. If you use LinkedIn, Facebook, or other social networking sites, you’re probably used to a system where one person initiates a relationship…
Twitter Basics: What Should I Tweet About?
As I mentioned in my first post in this series, Twitter Basics: What is Twitter?, people aren’t generally interested in your answer to the question What are you doing? In that post, I listed several suggestions, but I barely scratched the surface. Let’s say you’re planning a trip. You can use Twitter to ask for…
Twitter Basics: Your Profile
Once you’ve signed up for Twitter, the first thing you need to do is set up your profile. When you choose your user name, keep in mind that it will appear on the messages you post, commonly called “Tweets.” For that reason, you should use something that represents you effectively. Many “Tweeters” use their real name…
Twitter Basics: What is Twitter?
I signed up for Twitter last October on the advice of an online colleague, but it took me a while to see any value in it. My opinion has changed since then, after some trial and error along with a bit of research. Twitter is one of those things that you really don’t “get” just…
Are You Living Your Passion?
People become self-employed for many different reasons. Sometimes it’s by choice, because they want a more flexible schedule, for example. Sometimes it’s out of necessity, because they’re out of work and unable to land a job. None of these reasons are right or wrong, as long as the decision is well thought out. The types…
Finding the Balance
It’s Family Day here in Ontario, a holiday recently created by the government to give us an opportunity to spend quality time with our families. I was considering a blog post that would tie this topic to home-based business, when I read about a contest where you have to answer the question, “What is your…