If you’ve ever undertaken the task of building a new website for yourself or your company then you understand how overwhelming a task it can be. It’s one of those jobs that seems like it will be fairly simple and that you can complete quickly but once you scratch the surface and start figuring out the navigation, what content will go on every page, … [Read more...] about When Should Your Site go Live?
Spying With Social Media?
Have you been checking out ex-boyfriends or girlfriends on Facebook? Have you been wondering who’s checking out your Facebook profile? It’s tempting to know isn’t it?? I recently read an article in Real Simple magazine that called out a new scam that could lead to your identity being robbed. There’s a new app or scamming scheme that is disguised … [Read more...] about Spying With Social Media?
A Very Public Valentine
Launching a column called Digital You on Valentine’s Day is quite fitting. Today is much more than a “Hallmark holiday” as I used to refer to it, because now we no longer need cards to send a message of love, like or lust -- we can email, Tweet or even post on a loved one’s Facebook Wall. Instead of running to the card store, today’s a day when … [Read more...] about A Very Public Valentine
What is Personal Branding?
These last few years have seen a surge in the business of personal branding. Entrepreneurs carved out unique niches, small businesses grew, while other professionals and reengineered, recreated, or rebooted their careers.However, for others, there was still a gap between where they were and where they wanted to be. Employees desired a … [Read more...] about What is Personal Branding?
Hand Shake vs. ‘Bump’: Pixels Don’t Always Trump Paper
Hello dear readers, today we have a guest post on the topic of the business card. Is it still important? Do you still carry one? If you’re networking to establish lasting work relationships, even a business person with a veritable army of LinkedIn connections will acknowledge that nothing beats a face-to-face meeting. Given that understanding, … [Read more...] about Hand Shake vs. ‘Bump’: Pixels Don’t Always Trump Paper
Why Should You Use Video Online?
By now most of you have probably heard of YouTube sensation Justin Bieber. Look where his career has gone thanks to shooting some amateur video at home and posting it to YouTube 3-years ago. Here’s a link to his first video to get over 1 million views. Today this video has had over 29 million views and Bieber is now a superstar winning mega … [Read more...] about Why Should You Use Video Online?