December 28, 2009
- Heads Up Midlife Entrepreneurs! Are you using technology as a TOOL?
Hi All!
I hope that you are all having a great holiday season! As we ponder the end of one decade upon us and the start another, it is a good time to reflect on how technology has changed so tremendously in the last decade…..AND to reflect on the opportunities it provides us as we approach [...]
December 21, 2009
- Facebook "privacy" the best guide we have found…
Hi all, I realize that most of you are using Facebook for your business or maybe just for fun. In recent weeks, there has been a lot of "talk" about Facebook privacy….so I thought I would write a short note explaining a few things in PLAIN english and make sure you all have easy access [...]
November 24, 2009
- Facebook PAGES: a great business tool…has new update features
Hi everyone, as you know, many business people….particular entrepreneurs are using Facebook PAGES for marketing their businesses. They are such a great way to highlight your business different from the standard Facebook personal PROFILE.
As a reminder, Facebook create PAGES just about a year ago FOR this purpose. They saw a lot of business people jumping [...]
November 20, 2009
- IS Twitter worthwhile for marketing?????
Hi, I just read about a recent study that was assessing how well the most common social media tools REALLY work for potential customer interest.
The good news is that a big swath of people DO actually follow leads that they see on Twitter….in particular…. to check out products and services that are offered.
the Article I [...]
November 19, 2009
- Small Business Guide-How To Market Your Business with Facebook (Part 2)
“Be patient with your Social Media results, people are not going to flock to your social media site overnight. Technology is about the network effect.
It takes time for those connections to build.This is so true!
Here is part 2 of the New York Times article by Kermit Pattison to assist you in moving closer [...]
November 17, 2009
- Small Business Guide-How To Market Your Business with Facebook
Wise words today….from the New York Times. One of the major differences in business success today is understanding the power of networks-in everything we do!
This is a two part series so make sure you watch for the second part of this terrific article!“Be patient with Social Media, people are not going to flock to your [...]
November 9, 2009
- Why is Small Business Failing with Social Media?
Here we go again Folks…what is up with this just released Shocking Statistic?
"76% of small businesses still do NOT find social media useful in generating business."
My passion is teaching, informing and letting people know how to "entrepreneur their lives!" You must adopt an attitude of learning into your daily thinking..that much I know for [...]
November 6, 2009
- Gary V's 5 Commandments of Social Networking
Many of you know I have just returned from an amazing business trip to Houston. A real game changer for me…in terms of learning all about the new emerging economy. It is a Revolution on many fronts. Here to help you understand these changes and thrive!
More coming on that in future articles and podcasts. [...]
November 5, 2009
- Why Good Entrepreneurs Can Write Badly!
I have been away at a fabulous conference in Houston this past week. What a game changer it is to hang out with the 1% top achievers in international network professionals! One of the most important take-away lessons learned was the need to adopt and adapt to a "learning culture." With that in mind, here [...]
October 19, 2009
- Passion at Work-You Must Have Warm Feelings At The Very Least!
This is a great article on my favorite theme of working with passion and finding fulfillment in life-especially for those of us who are midlife entrepreneurs! Do you agree with this writer from the New York Times? I found this link to this article in the New York Times from one of my favorite business [...]
October 18, 2009
- Avoiding Social Media Blunders-7 Tips on Doing It Right!
Thank-you for those nice emails you've been sending lately…and yes I will be continuing to give advice on doing Social Media the right way…and yes helping you avoid those BIG BLUNDERS! Today's guest writer is one of my new Facebook Friends…the Getting Organized Wizard, Michele Connelly! There has been much happening in the world of [...]
October 15, 2009
- Yes Social Media Can Make You Happy (and Make Money Too!)
Money Won’t Make You Happy, But I’m Optimistic About It.
There continues to be more and more in the news about the difference between optimists and pessimists as we steer our way around the threatening ice flows of this economic crisis.
I am fascinated about this topic therefore you will see more and [...]
October 10, 2009
- 12 Tips to Search Google Easily and Effectively
If you’re like me, you probably use Google many times a day. But, chances are, unless you are a technology geek, you probably still use Google in its simplest form.
You mean there is more than one way to use that Google search bar?
At NewPrimeTime.com we want to help you discover ways to look [...]
October 6, 2009
- Do You Know How To Use Social Media Sites For Your Business?
These past few weeks, I have been fielding questions from many of you in our community on "revisiting getting started" with using social media sites on a shoe string budget to market their business. If this is YOU, you'll find this post by Steve Hachey very useful. Let me know ..please leave your comments and [...]
September 22, 2009
- Check out new research for maximizing Twitter "exposure"
Hi, I know that many of you are using Facebook and Twitter to get connected and promote your business. I just saw this great article in Fast Company which gives us a preview into a study that is being released tomorrow about Twitter.
I am RELIEVED to announce that proper use of the English language is [...]
September 21, 2009
- Can Facebook Make You Happier?
What a great weekend! A big internal broadcast called to me to take a look at purposeful living and tapping into a wisdom society! My purpose starts by understanding my role as a messenger, not necessarily the message.
How did I get started? By tapping in to my FACEBOOK friends!
What an absolute delight and extraordinary [...]
September 17, 2009
- The Reverse Marketing on Twitter Checklist-8 Steps to Marketing Success!
One of the hardest things about marketing on Twitter is that it doesn't even look like marketing.
It looks noisy and jumbled lacking focus and in truth many people think the 140 characters allowed on this microblogging platform also lacks relevance and significance-any hands up on this one?
I love Twitter and in fact [...]
September 15, 2009
- How Many Friends Is Enough on Facebook?
Perhaps it's a coincidence, but I noticed two articles last week which discuss a "backlash" against Facebook and the number of friends we have on FACEBOOK.
I believe our wellness is greatly influenced by the people we surround ourselves with, and this mix of different types of friends is a key component. There is strength and [...]
September 10, 2009
- Facebook! Boomers Keep Coming!
Thanks to Richard Leider of the Inventure Group and Harry Moody of AARP for forwarding this to my attention..a great article from Business week and oh so true!
"Researcher iStrategyLabs just released new numbers on Facebook user demographics, and one figure stands out: the number of members who are 55 and older grew 25% in [...]
September 9, 2009
- Positive Thinking In Social Media and Life!
"Delicious autumn!
My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would
fly about the earth
seeking the successive autumns"
George Eliot
Well here I am in Denver Airport! I have a few hours layover until my flight continues on to Salt Lake City…
This is really a favorite season of mine…while on the Frontier flight(if [...]
