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Performance reviews are a key part of developing a great team. Done right, performance reviews can inspire your people to achieve greater heights, get them focused on business goals, and bring out the creativity in them. Read More

Business networking is key to gaining information, increasing your visibility in your field, and establishing personal connections that will help you move forward in your career. The rise of social media hasn’t changed the fact that successful human beings get even further ahead based on the strength of their networks. Read More

The debate will continue in 2010 about the value of using Twitter for your business, and if you jumped on the Twitter wagon in 2009 I'm sure you have your own conclusions as to its effectiveness. Read More

I’ve outsourced a lot of technical projects – with varying degrees of success. Based on my experiences, I’ve come up with 10 frank pointers for hiring outside tech help successfully. Read More

In this video Aaron Wall, search expert extraordinaire, gives very practical tips for optimizing for video search. For instance, he suggests first posting a video to your own site before posting Read More

This first day of the year MMX, I have been contemplating about my three keywords for 2010. I will sit down and create a mindmap as Chris Brogan has done. I will use GoalEnforcer and Pulse Smartpen in order to capture my ideas and goals and put them on paper. I will listen to Dr. Edwin A. Locke's talk from 1985 (cassette tape), Setting Goals to Improve Your Life and Happiness. Read More

Social media marketing does not have to be rocket science. Many people make it more complicated than it is and tend to shy away from it. They know that they should engage, but still fundamentally do not understand the intricacies and as such, they are missing out on a whole new way of communicating with their clients and would-be prospects. Read More

If you crack open most entrepreneurship textbooks, you’ll find that they talk a lot about how entrepreneurs finance their businesses. Because these books are targeted at students in courses that focus on the creation of high potential businesses, they spend a lot of time discussing venture capital, angel investing, and other sources of external equity capital. As a result, they don’t describe ho Read More

A few weeks ago, I was sick. Taylor was sick. Everyone was sick. There are times when you can power through sickness and get your work done. But then there are those other times… How do you tell your clients that you need an extension on a project because you’re sick? Read More

Marketing methods are like shoes. Marketing is all about putting your best foot (!) forward. It's about being visible, which can trigger fear and self doubt. So you're vulnerable to methods that, on the surface, look glamorous but don't actually fit who you are or whom you're trying to reach. Read More