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So you've created a Facebook Page with all of the greatest gadgets and gizmos. You've conquered the world. You have the best FanPage on the block. You promoted your FanPage with a Facebook Ad. You paid people $10.00 for liking your page. Now you have a g'zillion Facebook fans.

All you have t Read More

I was fortunate enough to spend some time in Yakima this summer at a conference. Yakima is truly an amazing place, especially if you’re from the Seattle-side of the mountains. Yakima is beautiful verdant wine country. The drive over the Pass from Seattle through Mt. Rainier National Park is abs Read More

It doesn’t take an MBA to realize that the economy has changed. As business owners, it’s our challenge to react to these changes in the global economy in order to survive. When the economy changes like it has, you’ve got 2 broad choices:

* You can change the way you do business
* You Read More

Now we see the Power of using the Social Graph for networking. We’ve got 3 different people from entirely unrelated professions. Each of these professionals has a different sphere of influence and a different circle of friends. In real life, there will likely be some overlap; but in practical te Read More

Learn 6 lessons to start your own business:
1.) Laying the Foundation for your business
2.) Position yourself for success
3.) Cut through red tape; handling legal issues, licenses
4.) Take Control of Your Day to Day Operations
5.) Raising and Managing Money
6.) Opening your small business Read More

1. Upload presentations on your area of expertise to SlideShare (best if you’re in a service business or if you’re a consultant). Do this regularly. It generates buzz and increases visibility.

2. Supercharge your blog by writing one new post a day for 45 days in a row. It’s what Chris Brogan has Read More

Last week I looked hard at the purpose for having business cards (What a Business Card Can and Can’t Do for Your Business), this week I’ll take on that other staple of most networking meetings – the elevator pitch. Networking and referral marketing can change your business; but not the way it is p Read More

Here's the top business news for Tuesday, October 26th, 2010, including:
Seasoned Entrepreneurs Give Insight on Small Business
Roth vs. Traditional IRA
Bernanke: Fed looking into foreclosure mess
Starbucks mulling future with wine, cheese
Small business optimism edges higher in Sept.
Senate Read More

Oh the joy of being on the leading (no, make that the bleeding) edge of technology. Earlier this week, I started a Facebook Group. Before I went off ill-advised, I read everything I could from the experts in the blogosphere about Facebook Groups.

I immediately realized that Facebook had done it Read More

In order to gain understanding into what a business card can and can’t do for you, I’ll share with you how I used to handle the business cards that I got in the 20 or so years of working in the corporate world. I used a grading system for the cards I got that looked like the following. Read More