Posts Tagged ‘business relationships’

5 lessons to build a business that I learned from my clients

Reflecting on the past year highlights what our clients teach us about running a business

Frustrating Favor Requests: Freelance Doesn’t Mean “Free”

I am deluged with requests for free help. If I ignore you, I’m not being rude, I’m being smart.

The most powerful advice I ever received for my business, and my blog

The most powerful advice I ever received came down to one important sentence from a remarkable teacher.

Four ways to become a spellbinding online personality

It’s getting more difficult to stand out online, isn’t it? Mars Dorian provides a colorful guide to cutting through the noise and becoming the signal.

Social media and the end of empathy

Business success is built on empathy. Are we losing this ability?

Establishing a global social media foothold (video)

If you can’t see the video above, please click here: Mark Schaefer interviews Dr. Jon Buscall. What if you had the opportunity to establish yourself as a pioneering voice of authority […]

On Twitter, even casual interactions can deliver business benefits

This week, I’m featuring personal case studies to demonstrate how the social web can provide tremendous business benefits … often when you least expect it! Today’s example started when I tweeted “Go Steelers!” … […]

8,000 Twitter followers. Now what?

Something amazing has happened. I have nearly 8,000 Twitter followers in eight months. How does somebody maintain a meaningful presence on Twitter with a crowd like that? I’m a work in […]

The social web is starting to feel like high school

A while back I wrote an article about the fortress-like tendencies of the A-List bloggers and the sycophants who follow them. I compared it to an exclusive country club. But as […]