January 20th, 2009 | by Jenn | published in Networking, Social Media
My friend Mark ( @MarkSchumann ) asked a really great question on Twitter last week. He wanted to know when it was ok to tell friends about his business through social media. Specifically, he was talking about people he already knew in real life that fit into his business niche perfectly.
In other words - Mark [...]
July 28th, 2008 | by Jenn | published in Building an Internet Business, Marketing, Networking
Of all the things I’ve been called in my life, this is a first! I am officially an Internet Bushwhacker - or at least - so says my friend Lisa!
On Friday, Lisa and I were having a conversation about online networking and how to build an online business. I was giving her the low-down on [...]
May 26th, 2008 | by Jenn | published in Authenticity In Entrepreneurship, Networking
One of the things I love to do is build communities - unite like-minded people, connect and share. I love being involved in community because of the people it puts me in touch with, and the projects I’m able to get involved with.
There are lots of different types of communities you can get involved with [...]
May 23rd, 2008 | by Jenn | published in Authenticity In Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Networking
Alright - I know this is going to be shocking to some people… especially if you’ve heard me talk about how Twitter just isn’t right for me… If you’ve heard my thoughts on this, you know - I go into this whole schpeel about how we don’t have to be part of every single social [...]
May 13th, 2008 | by Jenn | published in Marketing, Networking, Strategy
I’m so excited to be posting the very first installment of my new blog series - Answering Your Questions. If you have a question, please do feel free to e-mail it to me. I’ll answer it right here on the blog.
For this first installment, we are addressing a question about niching.
Sylvia Asks:
“My name is Sylvia [...]
May 5th, 2008 | by Jenn | published in Authenticity In Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Networking
I was having dinner with a few colleagues last night and we got to talking about different ideas on getting the word out about our businesses. We started talking about all the great events that are taking place here locally - like the Grower’s Market, Swinging Summer Thursdays, the Turk’s Head Music Festival and the [...]
March 27th, 2008 | by Jenn | published in Authenticity In Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Networking
I am absolutely honored. I’ve been asked to be a guest on Katherine Reschke’s BlogTalk Radio Show tomorrow at Noon EST.
Katherine and I are going to be talking about mind-set traps. We’ll discuss what they are, how they effect you and how they may be sabotaging your efforts to build a thriving business.
Katherine is a [...]
March 21st, 2008 | by Jenn | published in Marketing, Networking
Hey everyone! I am privileged and honored to be the host of the March 29 edition of the Carnival of Healing. This will be my second time hosting and I’m really excited!
We are looking for submissions. Please feel free to submit your posts using the links below.
If you’ve never done a blog carnival, this is [...]
February 20th, 2008 | by Jenn | published in Marketing, Networking
Listen to this post!
Monday, we started a discussion about online networking. I wanted to add to that discussion and talk a bit about the etiquette of online networking.
I’ve been networking online since 1999 - I’ve seen lots of great “do’s” and lots of flaming “don’ts.”
Let’s start with a big huge DON’T. Do not join an [...]
February 18th, 2008 | by Jenn | published in Marketing, Networking
You may have heard people talking about promoting their business online, or using the internet as a way to reach people. One really great way to do that is through online discussion groups.
An online discussion group is where like-minded people meet to discuss a topic of interest. It’s all done online, so you can check [...]
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