Of the three main social media sites, which one gives you the best return? Well, I’ve had some reservations about LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanwalsh) and didn’t join up until last year. Most of the folks I spoke to didn’t seem to get much return from it and looked elsewhere, mostly Facebook. I should add that most of [...]
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Using LinkedIn To Find New Projects & Contract Work
August 10th, 2010 · View Comments · Linkedin
Tags: Facebook·Jobs. Career·Linkedin·Proposal
Going Beyond Social Media ROI
May 27th, 2010 · View Comments · Social Media
When it comes to social media, many business’ are interested in ROI. Having a team of people (or even one depending on the size of the company) can take away hours/hour of the day they could be spending on other tasks. This means it needs to be worth that time for business owners to jump onboard.
Tags: Analytics·Budget·Econsultancy·Facebook·Linkedin·Marketing·Monetize·ROI·seo·social media·social networking·Strategy·YouTube
Android Made in China without Google
April 11th, 2010 · Comments Off · China
Google’s recent spat with China has sparked some rather influential debates about whether or not the internet should be, and can be, censored. Is exiting the second richest country in the world (per GDP) a smart marketing move, or a brash business decision with hints of human rights activism?
Tags: Android·Baidu·China·Facebook·GDP·Google·HTC·Nexus One·search engine·Smartphone
How to Develop a Social Media Marketing Campaign
March 23rd, 2010 · View Comments · Business Plan
When implementing any type of marketing campaign it is wise to first take a step back and decide how to develop your campaign. Many companies are have made the executive decision to go forward with social media—they just aren’t so sure what to do.
Tags: Analytics·Budget·Econsultancy·Facebook·Linkedin·Marketing·Monetize·ROI·seo·social media·social networking·Strategy·YouTube
Graphic Design Outsourcing: How To Do It Right
March 22nd, 2010 · View Comments · Small Business Tips
One proven way to save time, money and frustration as you build your business is to outsource as much work as possible to skilled, but cost-effective, specialists. For example, web designers, writers, programmers, accounts, finance…
Tags: Copyright·Costs·Design·Elance·entrepreneur·Facebook·graphic·Graphic Design·India·Mistakes·Money·Outsource·Outsourcing·Paypal·Save·Small business·Tips·Virtual Assistant
5 Reasons You Should Leave Facebook and Join LinkedIn
March 17th, 2010 · View Comments · Linkedin
I’ve started to use my social networks more strategically rather than adopting a ‘shotgun approach’. In other words, I try to leverage each site by seeing the opportunities it offers and then using these. Recently, I’ve started to shift away from Facebook and moved to LinkedIn.
Tags: Connections·Facebook·Groups·Leads·Linkedin·social media·Twitter
Social Media Budgeting: Where Do You Start?
March 16th, 2010 · View Comments · Social Media
Guest article by Shannon Suetos from Resource Nation The terms social media and social networking have been tossed around for quite some time now, but businesses are struggling with how to implement these strategies in their budgets. How much is too much, how much is too little? There are many factors on how to plan [...]
Tags: Analytics·Budget·Econsultancy·Facebook·Linkedin·Marketing·Monetize·ROI·seo·social media·social networking·Strategy·YouTube
Facebook: The Quickest Way To Get More Fans
March 1st, 2010 · View Comments · Facebook
Ask. That’s it. If you want more Facebook fans, ask people to connect. But, here’s Catch 22. You have to ask in the right way. Asking strangers doesn’t work. Here’s how I do it.
Tags: Community·Facebook·Fans·Friends·Groups·Marketing·Promotion·social media
Subscribe to any Posterous Blog via Email
February 24th, 2010 · Comments Off · Social Media
You can now subscribe to any blog on Posterous by email. They’ve updated its autopost tool so that your friends on Facebook and Twitter can stay updated with your blog as well as friends that are not on these networks but want to stay connected. FYI: You can also publish blog posts to Posterous by [...]
Tags: blogging·Communications·email·Facebook·Posterous·social media·subscriptions
7 Ways to Get Rid of a Troll
January 28th, 2010 · View Comments · Communications
I have a troll. Do you? Trolls slither over the internet. They start as lurkers, then get brave, creep out and spit things at you. 10 out of 10 trolls feed on attention. Negative or positive – they don’t care. Attention is the oxygen that keeps them going. Here’s the story of how I found my troll and what we may do next?
Tags: Add new tag·Communications·Facebook·Linkedin·Marketing·Policy·PR·Social network·Strategy·Troll
5 Reasons You Should Leave Facebook and Join LinkedIn.com
January 14th, 2010 · View Comments · Business Proposals, Career, Facebook, Linkedin
I’ve started to use my social networks more strategically rather than adopting a ‘shotgun approach’. In other words, I try to leverage each site by seeing the opportunities it offers and then using these. Recently, I’ve started to shift away from Facebook and moved to LinkedIn.
Tags: Add new tag·Business·BusinessWeek·Facebook·Linkedin·Online Communities·social media·Social network·Twitter
New Technical Communication Group on Facebook
January 13th, 2010 · Comments Off · Facebook
New Technical Communication Group on Facebook
Tags: Add new tag·Facebook·technical communication·web 2.0·Writers Resources
How You Can Move Further Up The Food Chain & Get More Respect
January 10th, 2010 · Comments Off · Career, China
Do you feel loved? Many of us feel unloved and under-valued. We feel we don’t get the respect we deserve. I hear this on LinkedIn and Facebook: “people don’t respect the efforts I make”. Well, if that’s the case, here are a few ways to get more respect and move into a more rewarding career.
Tags: Careers·China·Facebook·IBM·Intel·Linkedin·Offshore·Relocate·Shanghai·Shenzhen
5 High-Paying Careers for English Speaking Professionals in China
January 7th, 2010 · View Comments · Business Process, Business Proposals, China, Communications, Project Management
Many are worried that their jobs will be off-shored to India and China. You’re right. They will. But I see this as an opportunity rather than a setback. Here’s how you can take advantage of this right now.
Tags: Add new tag·Asia·Careers·China·China Daily·Facebook·IBM·India·Intel·Offshore·People's Republic of China·PM·Proposal·Shanghai·Shenzhen












