It seems like every day there is a new social network popping up with hopes and dreams of capturing the precious time of us internet users. Business owners have always gravitated to where the people are focusing their attention. When the radio took attention away from the newspaper, businesses focused their attention on radio. When…
Social Networks such as Facebook and Twitter have been exploding over the last few years. Businesses have flocked to this new space because that is where the people are. Active business people, sometimes known as “Movers and Shakers” are usually the first to take part in using new networks to their advantage. However, the tone…
It is amazing what the internet has became over the years. Everything moves at the speed of light online, it is hard to keep up. There are a few things in the video that I would like to point out. I will note them below. JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on…
With all of the self proclaimed “social networking experts” out there it is hard to decide who to believe and trust. Most of them want money from you in trade for what they call their “experience”. However what makes me smile is that almost none of these people have any business experience at all. If…
The other day I posted an audio blog about using social location sharing apps to promote your business. I decided to walk through the apps on my iPhone to give you an example of how to do this. The apps I suggest using in the video are Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp and Brightkite. The great thing…
Everybody is on Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite and Yelp, so where are you? These are great tools to spread the word about your business and help promote it. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the audio. Mentioned Links: http://Foursquare.com http://Gowalla.com http://Brightkite.com http://Yelp.com Jerad’s Foursquare Profile: http://foursquare.com/user/jeradhill Jerad’s Gowalla Profile: http://gowalla.com/users/jeradhill Jerad’s Brightkite Profile: http://brightkite.com/people/jeradhill…
Blogs continue to gain popularity despite the social networks that keep popping up. Though Twitter has been a popular micro-blogging platform, people have more to express then what can be said in 140 characters or less. To give you an idea of what the blogging world looks like, here is a diagram explaining it. Are…
I know that most of you have had it up to hear with people telling you how you can find business in the social networks but hear me out. If you listen for the right cues you will notice that people are asking for your help, they just don’t know it. We naturally want to…
The BNI Modesto Nooners is a business networking chapter of the worldwide BNI. BNI stands for Business Network International. I have been a member of BNI for almost 4 years and I have never had to spend money on advertising. My BNI chapter is always on the look out for potential referrals for me as…
I have just added a not yet complete list of social networks that I belong to. I say not yet because I know there are many that I have not listed yet and many yet to come that I will join and list. If you are trying to get noticed then you need to be…
