In Stage 3 of my 3 Stages of Social Media Success, I talk about refining what you’re doing. The dictionary.com meaning of refine is to perfect by polishing or pruning.
I recently achieved a weight-loss goal. I was able to release 20 pounds in six months thankfully, have kept it off.
Now that I’ve reached my weight [...]

In the last 90 days, I’ve discovered individuals who have copied content from my sales pages. In fact, one person started promoting her virtual event using the exact name that I use for my annual telesummit.
Of course, I was upset. My heart started beating, my hands started shaking and I wanted nothing more than [...]

[ April 7, 2009; 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm. April 9, 2009; 7:30 am to 9:30 am. ] If you’re all thumbs when it comes to social media, I invite you to join me at my upcoming live event called:

Social Media Start Up for Newbies & Beginners

This event is being held live over the phone on April 7th @ 2:30pm ET. For those who live or work close to Toronto, I’m repeating the [...]

I’m at the half way point of the 2009 Social Media Telesummit, I’ve been blown away by the level of content presented by the faculty. And I’m equally pleased at how quickly attendees are embracing and implementing these ideas.
Here are some highlights from the 12 speakers:

Paul Colligan gave his tips on how he updates his [...]

I recently stumbled upon a conversation thread on Twitter between one of the speakers of the 2009 Social Media Telesummit and someone who didn’t register (by his comments, I know he didn’t register for the event).
In summary, the person (who didn’t register for the Telesummit) said that delivering cutting edge information over the phone was [...]

[ December 5, 2008; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] I’m heading down to Knoxville, Tennessee to do a keynote and breakout session for America Outdoors annual general meeting.

I’ll be sharing with outdoor and adventure operators how to use social media to convert leads and create an enjoyable experience with their brand online. My breakout session following my keynote will focus on specific case studies.

I’m [...]

Facebook has now attracted those smarmy, get rich quick folks. It’s getting quite gross, but whenever something is hot, there will be some who will jump on the bandwagon to make a quick buck.
As I look at all these tall claims of making thousands on Facebook in just 6 hours, it seems too good to [...]

I love holidays. Canadians celebrated Victoria Day last week Monday. Americans are celebrating Memorial Day today, while the British are enjoying a Bank Holiday.
Whenever there’s a holiday, I just love to celebrate with a sale. So, I’m having another one of my infamous fire sales.
How does it work? I take a bunch of products from [...]

Paul Colligan has done it again. He got me thinking about his recent blog post. In it, he says that going pro in New Media helps the environment.
He’s right. Absolutely right.
Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day and I’ll be honest. I don’t care about the environment. Actually, I do care about the environment, I just [...]

I’ve seen alot of people talking about using podcasting and social media to recession proof your business. While I respect their opinions and think it’s all good advice, many are simply jumping on the bandwagon.
A recession is only one economic downturn that a business will face. There are also times when a business will go [...]