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I joined Klout just before the famous, or infamous, algorithm change last October. When Klout’s scoring method changed, I was among the members whose score diminished by half overnight.

Many members were bitter and complained bitterly.

I was not that invested in Klout, and although I didn’t t Read More

Many people, especially those who have spent years struggling up the corporate ladder, dream of jumping ship and becoming an entrepreneur. But every job move is fraught with risk, and the move from employee to entrepreneur is on the high end of the risk curve. This is a big jump, especially in an u Read More

The people that subscribe to my newsletter have made a commitment to me as content creator and I embrace the responsibility to deliver. Read More

Crowdsourcing, a combination of the terms “Crowd” + “Outsourcing”, is the practice of companies, business owners or even individuals, making an open call to a broad community of people to help them solve a particular problem. Read More

There are a number of free and low-cost digital tools that can help you meet your business goals. Here are 7 tech tools that could help you save time and money. Read More

If you could only make one of your ideas come true, if only one were possible…which would you choose? Read More

Among questions Ileane fielded from the BizSugar community were an inquiry about how much research should be done when preparing a blog post:
I’m always reading blogs and curating content on the web. That way I always have ideas for blog posts handy. Here’s what I use to curate content – Scoop.it Read More

Understand what retirement accounts require minimum distributions, what age you must start taking distributions, and how taxes comes into play. Read More

Pinterest is definitely a great place to share and grow your business, particularly if you are a creative entrepreneur or if you sell other products and services that have visual appeal. However, if you jump in and share without an understanding about how Pinterest works, you will likely turn peopl Read More

In his recent book Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions, Guy Kawasaki offers a simple customer service tip that has the potential to improve customer service immediately - “Default to yes." Read More