Social networks need to be even more social

The President of Chile, Sebastian Piñera, arrived in London yesterday with a bag of rocks as a present for the Queen. Of course, those rocks were from the depths of the mine in San Jose where 33 men had been trapped for 70 days. The rocks are a symbol of …

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Starting a Business Online – 8 Things You Need

By Carolyn Anderson If you are thinking of starting a business online, there are important considerations you have to make. Of course not all businesses online become successful thus it is also important that you plan it very well from the start to make it a success. To help you …

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Graham Jones Judges Public Speaking Contest

Professional speaker, Graham Jones, was one  of the judges at the London inter-schools Public Speaking Competition held in Hammersmith and Fulham last night (Friday 15th October 2010). Graham had been invited in his role as President of the Professional Speaking Association and was one of five judges, including public speaking …

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You need the online competition to fail

We learn more from the mistakes of our competitors than their successes Liverpool football fans are gob-smacked, no doubt, by the latest goings-on in the trans-Atlantic tussle for the club they love. In years to come, it will probably be a case study on MBA courses across the globe. But …

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5 Ways to Connect With Your Twitter Audience

By Darren Olander Twitter is a great way to get more traffic and connect with your niche but only if you use it correctly. A lot of marketers jump on the Twitter bandwagon without having a plan in mind. You can burn a lot of bridges and lose a lot …

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Business bosses fail to grasp social media

Don’t tell your boss at work, but almost certainly he or she is living in the past, unable to grasp the modern world. They want it to be “like it used to be” and mutter things like “it was never like this in my day”. They thump their fist on …

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Are You Offering Freebies the Right Way?

By Stephanie Foster One way to get attention to your home business is to offer freebies. Or so they say. Freebies certainly get people’s attention, but are they doing what you want them to? Only if you’re offering them in the right way. Offer the wrong ones and you get …

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Three reasons why you should not have a social media manager

We prefer the real thing to a fake…! At lunchtime today the weekly spectacle of verbal jousting takes place at Prime Minister’s Questions. David Cameron will square up to the new Labour Party Leader, Ed Miliband. Who’s your money on to make the first joke, or get the deepest dig? …

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Write every day if you want to succeed online

Agony Aunt Claire Rayner passed away yesterday marking the end of an era. I met Claire several times and worked with her on a number of occasions. I remember her warmth, her sense of fun and the encouragement and support she gave to young writers. I asked her once what …

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Forget money to become richer online

Simon Cowell – does he worry about money?Picture courtesy: Wiki Edit Jonny There are two things we know about X-Factor judge Simon Cowell for sure: one is he is very rich, two, he knows loads of people in the entertainment industry. From a business perspective it is interesting to think …

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People want you to give them something for nothing

David Cameron signalled the end of the “something for nothing” culture when he spoke at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham today. He said that the days are gone when the state would support you if you could work, but decided not to. This is manna to the Tory faithful …

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Actions speak louder than words on your blog

Sir Norman WisdomPicture Courtesy: Charles Roberts/Online Transport Archive The sad news that Sir Norman Wisdom has passed away at the ripe old age of 95 marks the end of an era. The days of the slapstick, knock-about, physical comedian are largely gone. Even the clowns in circuses these days rely …

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