social networking
Move over Facebook. Watch out MySpace. There’s a new kid in town.
Aside from the less than convenient domain name, Sta.rtUp.Biz appears to be a social network above the rest (as far as small businesses should be concerned). With a slick and stylized presentation this social network seems to have it all. From creating your own profile and connecting with other business owners to an impressive resource offering, this site is bound to give it’s members everything they could possibly want all in one place. Their articles section traverses the top business magazines online including Fortune, BusinessWeek, and Entreprenuer. They’ve... Read more
Tags: E-Commerce and E-Business, networking, Rebecca Button, small business, social network, social networking, Starting a Business, startups
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I have beef with Twitter. To me, it’s an oddly socially accepted and encouraged form of stalking where the "victims" volunteer themselves.
Aside from the creepy factor, from its inception I have never really understood how thousands of people #1 care so much about what other people are doing that they would subscribe to and check instant updates via a personal feed, and #2 that said number of people actually believe that that many OTHER people care enough about their minute happenings so much that they’d consistently update these feeds.
Twitter’s usefulness has long been debated and I have clearly... Read more
Tags: Business, E-Commerce and E-Business, facebook, linkedin, myspace, Rebecca Button, social networking, twitter
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Published April 4th, 2008
There are social networks out there for almost any interest. What you may not realize is that there are large social networking groups specifically focused on business, that you can use to add to your customer base.
One such website is LinkedIn . With 14 million subscribers, LinkedIn, is considered the preeminent business networking website available these days.
The way LinkedIn works is that you sign up for it, just as you would any other social network. You even create a profile, which is information about you and your interests.
As you set up this part of your profile, remember... Read more
Tags: Generating More Sales, getting customers, leeia ladipohm, linkedin, online networking, Sales, social networking
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Published March 31st, 2008
Interesting thing isn’t it? How the internet has completely replaced the need to leave your house to buy things. Shopping malls were once the great meccas of consumerism. What a shame….What’s that you say? They still are? Oh….how is that possible? The internet has EVERYTHING and you don’t even have to get off your duff to get it!
Sarcasm aside, in spite of the incredible convenience the internet affords, people are still flocking to malls around the world to find what they are looking for. So why is that? I thought the internet was supposed to make things easier?
The... Read more
Tags: E-Commerce and E-Business, Generating More Sales, Marketing, Marketing Your Business, online, Rebecca Button, retail, shopping, small business, social networking, social shopping
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Published March 28th, 2008
One of the best ways to grow your business network is by building relationships with fellow alumni from your undergraduate or graduate school. Having that common bond immediately bridges the gap from stranger to acquaintance and helps open the lines of communication. You may have had the same friends, shared the same dormitory, had the same teacher, loved the same restaurant, etc. You’d be surprised how much in common you have with your fellow classmates, whether or not you even knew them back in your student days. Many startup companies are formed with fellow alumni, and today colleges and universities... Read more
Tags: affinitycircles.com, Carrie Hinkel, contacting alumni, facebook, myspace, networking, online networking, social networking
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Published February 20th, 2008
You’ve heard the countless praises of online social networking, but as with anything, there is some bad that comes with all the good. And so I give you the five biggest bummers of participating in online social networking.
5. Scams
This one is pretty easy to understand but very important to consider. There is plenty of white-collar crime that goes down on the internet and social networking sites are not exempt. The anonymity the internet provides opens the door to con-artists and scammers so you have to beware.
4. There’s so many - How do you keep up?
Since the... Read more
Tags: advice, E-Commerce and E-Business, Marketing Your Business, networking, Rebecca Button, social networking, tips
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Published February 20th, 2008
One of the most popular ways to meet new business contacts, whether as a buyer or a seller, is via networking. Increasingly popular over the last 10 years, networking allows you to meet with like-minded business people who can either aid your business, or seek your expertise for theirs. However, like any business meeting, there are certain do’s and don’ts that you should adhere to - after all, this is your business you’re promoting and first impressions last.
Do’s
- Turn up on time, or even better, early. This will allow you to target the people most relevant to your... Read more
Tags: advice, business socializing, danny brown, Marketing, Marketing Your Business, public relations, social networking, tips
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Published January 24th, 2008
I’m all for instant access–to everything from entertainment news to directions from my TomTom. I mean, if I could have instant access to being showered and dressed every morning by pressing a few buttons, believe me, I WOULD. However, in this increasingly "instant" world we now live in, is there going to be a point when everything is so readily available that it just becomes too much?
Allow me to illustrate using a brand new business networking technique called "workstreaming." You’ve heard of blogging as a means of keeping customers, clients and visitors up to date on different goings on,... Read more
Tags: micro-blogging, networking, Rebecca Button, social networking, twitter, workstreaming
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Published January 8th, 2008
Take a look at your business, and ask yourself why it’s successful. Depending on the size, it could be a myriad of things - the sales team, the service backup, most certainly the customers. Yet if you take all these into consideration, they’ve all got one thing in common - they’re part of your company’s network.
From the sales team providing your customer their order to the service team looking after their account once the sale has been made, it’s all one big network working towards your company’s success. To ensure this success continues, you need to be taking that... Read more
Tags: danny brown, ecademy.com, facebook, Growing Your Business, linkedin.com, myspace, networking, online networking, social networking
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Published January 8th, 2008
Take a look at your business, and ask yourself why it’s successful. Depending on the size, it could be a myriad of things - the sales team, the service backup, most certainly the customers. Yet if you take all these into consideration, they’ve all got one thing in common - they’re part of your company’s network.
From the sales team providing your customer their order to the service team looking after their account once the sale has been made, it’s all one big network working towards your company’s success. To ensure this success continues, you need to be taking that... Read more
Tags: ecademy.com, facebook, linkedin.com, myspace, networking, online networking, Rebecca Button, social networking
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