Business

It never fails. After I attend a conference or meetup I end up playing back every conversation in my head. Agonizing over it all.  Did I say something dumb? Did I talk too much about myself? Probably. Not the dumb part, but the talking about myself part. Welcome to the world of elevator pitches and [...]

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I’m often told how I have a dream job. That I work for a great company, get to deal with the leaders in blogging and social media every day, and, especially, that I get to work from my home. Usually the people who tell me that working from home is wonderful and glamorous have never [...]

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There are plenty of blogs that talk about how to find work or how to earn money, but I find very few of them touch on the importance of networking, especially offline networking, mostly because those bloggers are content to not break out of their comfort zones and take it offline. I’m a firm believer [...]

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I don’t have a coat. Now, if you live in Central New Jersey, especially with a winter like we’re having, you might consider this to be very foolish. The thing is, I’m always in the car or inside, so I wear a heavy-ish jacket when I’m en route and it does the trick just fine. [...]

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My area was just slammed with what feels to be our 90th snow storm of the month. 18 inches worth of slamming to be exact. Yes, we’re having a snow day. I remember rare snow days as a kid to be special days of playing outside intermingled with hot chocolate and a good book. They [...]

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If I called my accountant for advice, he’d add a consultation fee to his accounting fee each quarter. If I went into my doctor’s office for advice on a condition, the person who handles such matters would be sure to bill my health care company. My attorney would charge for his time as would the [...]

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“Please hold for an important message,” the recording said as I picked up the phone. “I don’t think so.” I responded to the no one on the other end as I hung up the phone. Yes, I just received another canned  phone call from my credit card company. I’m not sure what they wanted  and [...]

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Here’s how I feel about begging for work on Twitter… You know how girls aren’t supposed to ask guys out because it reeks of desperation? It’s sort of the same thing with work: We can want work, and need work, but when we hold up signs that say “hire me!” people think we’re desperate. OK, [...]

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So… you feel you have a great blog, a winner, really, and want to get out the word. You share links on Twitter and invite fans on Facebook and …hardly anyone stops by. Or You’re representing a brand. “I have lots of connections” you tell them. “They’ll show me massive support.” So you send said [...]

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