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If one of your clients asks you for a professional referral - you’re not going to say, “I know someone who sucks! Take their number.”  You’re going to say, “I know the absolute best person to call.”
The more skilled your network, the better your reputation.  If you hang with great people, great people will give [...]

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If I blog, the comments come from Facebook or email. If I email, I might get Tweeted.  If I Tweet, I might get ReTweeted and if I call, I might get emailed.  I’m your typical entrepreneur on Social Media without advanced social media skills.  In my defense, the entrepreneurs with whom I communicate can’t be [...]

Until recently I was a hardcore how-to reader, spending time inhaling nonfiction.  Why waste time on made-up stories when how-to do everything is indexed neatly in the library?  How-to books make you smarter. They break things into steps even a monkey can do! They strip away narrative and serve up facts gathered from lifetimes of [...]

Is your day filled with creating new business opportunities or is it sequestered by a flurry of  emails, tweets and social media interactions without much to show for it at the end of the day?  There is a great distinction between being busy and working.  Busy is exhausting.  Working is exhilarating.
Busy is ducking from the [...]

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Let’s say you have the most brilliant business blog on the planet.  It is well written, well researched, optimized and rich with SEO words like business networking, small business marketing, Chicago professional networking, social media tools AND it is a great read with deep insight and usable tools that will impact your bottom [...]

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For those of you who missed the fantastic Big Ooga Biz Blast on Tuesday, the very awesome Mark Carter gave us some valuable tips on how best to spend time online to boost business.
One thing we discussed was the elusiveness of Twitter.  People either love it or hate it.  It’s almost an instinctual [...]

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There is no question that Facebook is good for small business marketing.  But sometimes the best way to get your foot in the door is through your own face…..book.   In the old days if you wanted to visit friends and associates you’d have to call them and get their permission.  Nowadays, you can [...]

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When the internet first became a goldmine of information I thought, “Wow, this is incredible!” As it kept expanding in all directions I thought, “Yikes, this is getting to be way too much!”
There is a constant pressure to keep pace with technology so consistent learning has become the norm.   A tip that may [...]