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What to Do When Someone Pretends to Be You on Instagram

Do you know what to do when someone pretends to be you on Instagram? It can be very unsettling when someone pretends to be you on a social site you use. Sadly, this kind of activity is far too common. When something like this happens, the key is to act swiftly to both notify your connections on the account and to make a report through the standard processes of the social site. Then make a point to carefully monitor the account in case it happens again.   My Own Experience of Someone Impersonating My Instagram Account Just over a week ago, I had [...]

By |2020-09-09T21:36:12-06:00September 9th, 2020|0 Comments

How to be a Ninja Virtual Networker

I'm delighted to share this guest blog post by Susan Mann of N-Compass TV Colorado, whom I recently met through a business networking group. She's a very successful networker in the business world and offered to share these tips with the readers of my blog post. Thanks, Susan! In these crazy days of COVID-19, everything you thought you knew about networking has changed. Overnight, sometime in March, a new way of having meaningful connections emerged - the Zoom Virtual Networking Meeting. While some networking groups are beginning to meet in person again (distanced or not) and some hybrid meetings are [...]

By |2020-09-01T09:56:32-06:00September 1st, 2020|0 Comments

12 Ways to Boost Attendance at Your Speaking Engagements

There are many ways to boost attendance at your speaking engagements. I’ve done hundreds of engagements since I started my social media training business in 2013.  I’ve tried a variety of ways to increase attendance – whether at my events or as a guest speaker. In my experience, using the 12 tips listed in this blog post have substantially increased attendance at my events. These tips apply whether it is an in-person or virtual event.   Preparing to Promote Your Speaking Engagement Make sure your title is short, catchy and understandable. You need to grab people’s attention right away, and [...]

By |2020-08-19T08:16:44-06:00August 19th, 2020|0 Comments

Value of Reducing the Time Spent on Social Media

During a recent trip with my husband, I definitely appreciated the value of reducing the time spent on social media. Instead of constantly interacting with Facebook and LinkedIn, I focused on enjoying the scenery around me. Plus, it was so refreshing to have so much uninterrupted time to reconnect with my husband. In the evenings, we would read or just go to sleep early. It was one of the most relaxing trips I’ve taken in a long time. Have you found ways to step away from social media, or at least reduce your time on it? If you haven’t, I [...]

By |2020-08-03T22:14:18-06:00August 3rd, 2020|0 Comments

Do You Need to Readjust Your Vision for 2020?

I have a question for you: do you think you need to readjust your vision for 2020? As we approached this year, I remember thinking how cool the sound of 2020 was. I love the 20 + 20 look. Plus, 20/20 is perfect vision.   Visualize Your Success Through Vision Boards Recently, I pulled out my 2020 vision board and realized that many of my aspirations for the year are happening. How about that? For those of you not familiar with creating a vision board, here’s one way to approach it. Take a few magazines and look for words and [...]

By |2020-07-22T09:14:50-06:00July 22nd, 2020|2 Comments

Ways to Engage with Your LinkedIn Connections

There are all kinds of ways to engage with your LinkedIn connections. Too often we connect with people on LinkedIn and then simply ignore them. When you engage with your LinkedIn connections in a sincere, natural way, you are staying top of mind with them. They will appreciate you paying attention to their posts and business milestones, such as a new job.   Five Easy Ways to Engage with Your LinkedIn Connections Congratulate them for their achievements Take time at least once a week to review your notifications section. When you see that a LinkedIn connection has a new job [...]

By |2020-07-14T22:44:37-06:00July 14th, 2020|0 Comments

Many Benefits of Participating in Facebook Groups

There are many benefits of participating in Facebook Groups. Over time, Facebook has changed the rules on how many people see the posts on Facebook business pages. Therefore, more business people are becoming more active in Facebook groups to reach a wider audience. Some groups are associated with an organization that meets in real life. (Or for now, that group may be meeting virtually.) Some business people may offer exclusive Facebook groups for their clients. Still other groups might be for people in a shared industry. In my case, I've been part of all these kinds of groups and see [...]

By |2020-06-30T21:42:36-06:00June 30th, 2020|0 Comments

Giving Away Your Best Stuff is Good for You and Your Business

I truly believe that giving away your best stuff is good for you and your business. On the face of it, giving away your best stuff may not make sense. Yet, sharing valuable information and ideas for free pays off in the end. Many of us have been reflecting on how we can be of service to others during the COVID-19 era. We can each give of ourselves in countless ways, and it’s important to find the ways that fit you. Seeing so many people losing their jobs and business owners struggling, I decided to give back by helping job [...]

By |2020-06-25T07:51:43-06:00June 25th, 2020|0 Comments

Tapping into Your LinkedIn Connections to Help Others and Yourself

Have you ever thought of tapping into your LinkedIn connections to help others and help yourself? Our LinkedIn connections are the lifeblood of our LinkedIn experience. However, much of the time we neglect to utilize their full potential. There are countless ways to use them to help yourself as well as others you know. The instructions in this blog post are geared toward using LinkedIn on the computer.   Search Using a Key Word or Phrase Type a key word or phrase into the search box at the top of the screen. Let’s say you are searching for people with [...]

By |2020-06-15T21:20:06-06:00June 15th, 2020|0 Comments

All the Things You Can Do with a Post on LinkedIn

You’d be amazed at all the things you can do with a post on LinkedIn! To find the options available to you, click on Start a Post on the LinkedIn website, or click on Write a Post on the LinkedIn app. However, the options appear a bit differently in some cases.   Posting Options Found on Both the Website and the App Create a Poll: Want to gather information from your LinkedIn connections? You can set up a poll to ask a specific question. It could be a simple “yes” or “no,” or you can offer several options. You can [...]

By |2020-06-09T13:00:18-06:00June 9th, 2020|0 Comments
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