Making Sense of Social Networking
Making Sense of Social Networking
Why I Give “Like” a Big Thumbs Down
By Jerry Gitchel | |
It's easy to click like, but it's lame...
5 Reasons Why “Like” is so Lame
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Sure, it's easy to click Like, but what does that say about how you really feel? If you really like something, maybe it time for a upgrade...
HSP, Your Event Promotion Secret Weapon
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Looking to promote your upcoming event? The best way to encourage attendance is through the application of HSP*
Lawyers Ask, “Where do Clients Come From?”
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Recently SearchEngineLand published an inside look at how a new
All Social is Local
By Jerry Gitchel | |
The best way to improve your social engagement is to close the gap that leads to trust...
Speed Networking World Record Attempt
By Jerry Gitchel | |
On Wed, April 1st, The Jacksonville, FL business community is
The Importance of Invitations
By Jerry Gitchel | |
I am thankful for each invitation I receive, and respectful in the way I extend an invitation. Here are some valuable tips on why invitations are important...
Social Trending, Moving beyond Trendy
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Trending on Twitter is no longer Trendy, it's an essential step to creating your Path of Engagement.
Your Business is None of LinkedIn’s Business
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Who's in your contact database? LinkedIn's default privacy setting let's all your contacts know this important business asset. Here's a tip on making sure you're not giving away the store on LinkedIn.
How to Lighten Your Social Toolbox
By Jerry Gitchel | |
While reading the post The Big List of The 61
Are You a Real Human Being?
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Technology is nothing but a pipe wrench, a tool to accomplish a goal. When you find yourself frustrated because your technology doesn't work, don't blame the technology, fix it...
Too Many People, Sharing Too Little Content, Much Too Often
By Jerry Gitchel | |
In their unending quest for social visibility, business professionals are
5 Tips for Dealing With Your LinkedIn Invitations
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Why do LinkedIn invitations feel like the sender came up behind you? Here are 5 tips you can use immediately to eliminate invitation anxiety, take control of the process and start enjoying your digital business networking...
You Meet the Nicest People on LinkedIn
By Jerry Gitchel | |
I had had a delightful chat with Marva last week.
3 Ways to Tell if Your Social Strategy is Working
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Social Networking involves a lot of work. Here's 3 quick tips to help you tell if your investment is paying off...
It’s January, Can You Hear Your Customers Now?
By Jerry Gitchel | |
it is time to stop talking and start listening on your social networks. Not because it's a new approach, but because your prospects have stopped listening. Here are 7 tips you can use right now to engage effectively in your world...
No More Networking
By Jerry Gitchel | |
In a rush to become visible, we have driven engagement to an all time low. In a quest to build our professional network by connecting, we have instead become socially bankrupt. I for one, have had enough...
Social Profile Portraits – You’re a Good Egg, But I’d Rather See Your Smile
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Have you ever noticed how perfect the photos are in the picture frames you buy? No red-eye, perfectly focused, above average children. More than once I've caught myself wishing my personal photos were as good. The same is definitely not true of the generic avatar images used on Social Networking profiles. When you don't post one of your own images you wind up with a blank silhouette or an egg (?)
5 Tips for Using Twitter for Business
By Jerry Gitchel | |
As the buzz around Twitters eminent public offering increases I've seen a much clearer definition of where Twitter is heading. From cable news reports to academic papers, the recurring comparison of Twitter to newswire services begs the question. Will Twitter become a replacement for newswire business services?
5 Reasons Why Your SEO Has Left the Building
By Jerry Gitchel | |
SEO wil never die, but it has left the building. Or more accurately, your prospects have migrated. Here are 5 reasons for the shift, what what you need to do to make sure your brand shows up in all the right places...
Are You Breaking the Law of Digital Attraction?
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Under the guise of content sharing, they post tweets and profile updates containing links to anywhere but their own web presence. Pushing people away kills your opportunity to start a conversation. Are you pushing your valuable prospects away through the misuse of social networking? Under the guise of content sharing, many business professionals are sending their best business opportunities on a wild goose chase...
Your Social Networking Strategy “Some Assembly Required”
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Your Social Networking strategy does not arrive fully assembled. Like the grill that took my buddies and I four hours to put together, without a manual you could starve to death before you connect with the right leads and prospects. Here's a resource that can help...
Do You Know Joe? Making Sense of Social Networking
By Jerry Gitchel | |
Making social networking work requires more than visibility, it requires engagement. It requires talking with, not at, those who follow you. Success is measured not in the number of posts you publish, but in the number of comments from your peeps...
5 Reasons Why Social Networking Motivational Quotes Leave Me Uninspired
By Jerry Gitchel | |
For business professionals, social networking is the art of engaging in a dialog, not delivering a monologue. If you want to inspire me with motivational quotes, put some meat on the table. Man does not live by quotes alone.