5 Ways Introverts Can Excel at Networking

Posted by on Jul 19, 2010 in business, networking | 45 comments

My name is Dawn Baird, and I’m an introvert.  I would even say, an extreme introvert.  Where did this first manifest itself?  School – that place of daily torture for those who aren’t sporty, arty, academic, amusing or loud.  What unthinking labels did people condemn me with? Shy.  Stand-offish.  Quiet. It took well into my twenties to stop punishing myself with their words. ...

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Facebook Privacy Settings

Posted by on May 5, 2010 in social media, social networking | 0 comments

The web is full of blog posts berating Facebook and scare-mongering about what they do, or will do, with our personal information on Facebook.  I’ve devised some basic tips for Facebook users, along with simple explanations of what each Privacy Setting is for. For the purposes of this page, elements of the Facebook application will be displayed in title case, for clarity.  For example I...

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How to Get Customer Reviews

Posted by on Feb 8, 2010 in business | 0 comments

This blog posts looks at how to get reviews from customers and where to put them! 1. Set up a Google account if you’ve not got one already. Add your business details to Google Local (the video explains it nicely). Then, ask customers you know are happy to add a review. The more places you are found online, the more likely you will be found by those conducting random Google searches. ...

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Facebook Friday #3: How to Save Time

Posted by on Dec 18, 2009 in series, social media, social networking, technology | 0 comments

Four tips for saving time on Facebook.  This post focuses on the things that will help small businesses to raise their individual profile and brand awareness. Make Each Status Update Work Harder Tweetdeck and Hootsuite are two third-party applications commonlyused by Twitter users to manage their accounts.  Facebook users can also use them to avoid multiple postings of Status Messages on...

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