Genuinely Curious: What Do You Do At Business Milestones?
There are two philosophies here: either do nothing or reward yourself. I like to think I’m of the “do nothing” camp, but what tends to happen is I do nothing… but stare at my shiny new Accomplishment with a big, goofy grin. Dangerous while driving a business down the solo business owner freeway. Whatever you set as a business goal, whether you reach it much faster or way later than you expected, it’s difficult to ignore it for any length of time. You pull it out...
Read MoreGenuinely Curious Monday: When Does The Social Relationship Move Offline?
Suppose you’re on Facebook or Twitter as the ”professional you.” You meet someone whose profile and social media home is meaningful to you professionally and whose personal expression you enjoy as well. You engage often and although you’ve never met, as your informal alliance and mutual goodwill grows, you grow to care. When do you feel comfortable reaching out personally offline via phone or in person? Just recently someone who fits that description was knocked...
Read MoreGenuinely Curious Monday: How Many “Dead” Posts Can You Stand?
The title says it all. My answer: it depends, but I generally take action only after a good period of unopened emails. I have quite a few subscriptions I automatically delete, and have been for months now. I recently unsubscribed from another couple that I just realized I just don’t read. It’s not a question of too much (a whole other blog post Kaarina Dillabough just wrote), it’s a question of not enough value to be worth the time anymore. What happens when after...
Read MoreGenuinely Curious Monday: Do You Use “Commercial Breaks” On Social Media?
I seldom participate on social media on weekends for any reason, but sometimes I log in to Twitter just to observe. Every now and again I’ll see a tweet that looks something like: “Would you like to learn how to ______/Do You need _______ services? Check out [my website].” I’m curious as to whether any of you use these messages while you wait out the weekend, and whether you’ve found them effective or just a means of keeping your engagement steady. As a...
Read MoreGenuinely Curious Monday: Do You Keep Score On Social Media?
It’s hard for me to keep track of who visits my blog so I can visit them in kind, let alone who’s not visiting so I can not visit them back. Some people do this and find it a more efficient use of their time. Others are more like me. I think we all visit the blogs and seek out the people we find impressive, regardless of reciprocation so long as we get something out of it. But I find it tends to take on a pattern for me: 1. Someone leaves comments on my blog pretty often. 2a. I...
Read MoreGenuinely Curious Monday: Will the Social Media Triumvirate Become a Tetrad?
I think there’s a certain agreement that social media engagement–by those who engage, that is–is reaching its saturation point. The problem is, that’s the same point Google+ has been introduced. Right now, the “power” in most “power” social media users’ engagement comes from Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Will Google+ be an alternate or a fourth “must have?” I’ve just joined Google+ (so have you if you’ve joined,...
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