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Twitter Follow Friday I find 'em you follow 'em

April 16, 2010 By Jim Raffel 7 Comments

Want to know the secret to making this list? Read on young Jedi master. It starts in my "mentions" column in Hootsuite. It's all about interaction and engagement. I sit down for a few minutes before creating this list and scroll back through my mentions column. The names I see that make me go "ah … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, social media, Twitter Tagged With: blog, bloggers, find, Follow Friday, interaction, opinion, social information processing, Twitter

Start-up is a mentality not a business stage

April 15, 2010 By Jim Raffel 3 Comments

A few days ago while reading Rework I thought about something a professor said while I was getting my MBA and then threw it out there as a Tweet. The tweet grew legs and was retweeted and then discussed a bit. I love it when my friends on Twitter decide the topics of blog posts for me - thanks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer, motivation, personal development, sales, Twitter Tagged With: borrow, business, craigslist, ebay, lease, mentality, rent, startup, tweet

Unplugged on my Birthday

April 13, 2010 By Jim Raffel 7 Comments

Today I turn forty-six (and still feel 26). Following are some unplugged thoughts I had this morning. Warning this post is probably rated like PG-13. I decided to cuss a little like I do in real life. 1. I want world peace (no really I do). On my birthday even I get to be idealistic. I spend the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development, sustainability, Twitter Tagged With: baseball bats, blog, feature, human interest, my birthday, real life, unplugged, world peace

Twitter Follow Friday (on Saturday)

April 10, 2010 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

Chris Brogan wrote a great post about turning Twitter follow Friday into blog traffic. You're here aren't you? So, he got that part right. I now have more than 140 characters to share with you what is so fantastic about the people I recommend you follow. The other part of my sinister plan is to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, social media, Twitter Tagged With: blog, blog traffic, blogger, Chris Brogan, engage, Follow Friday, foursquare, online social networking, Twitter

Reading and 30-Day Action Plans

April 8, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

The power of the month long action plan was revealed to me about a month ago, when right here on this blog I committed to write 31 blog posts in 31 days and then I did it. In a month, repeated behavior becomes a habit. That is the real power in planning a month at a time. In my case I love to write … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, monitors, personal development Tagged With: action plan, communication, education, habits, plan reading, planning, reading, reading log, writers block

Success Runs in Your Second Nature

April 4, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

You have found your true passion when what you are doing is so easy it's second nature. Find work that feels easy, comfortable and second nature. When you have done this look at all the other aspects that come along with that work and find ways to live with them. I'd argue that having a crappy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development Tagged With: AJ Bombers, angie sorge, boss, joe sorge, passion, second nature, success

March Madness 31 posts in 31 days

March 31, 2010 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

Thirty-one days ago I set out to write 31 posts in 31 days. This is it, the thirty-first post. Thirty here and one on QuickInternetPages.com (or QIP.com) the blog idea that was created by the 31 posts exercise. Now, I am going to ramble a bit. I learned a lot about me, writing and the fine art of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, color, personal development, priorities, social media, Twitter Tagged With: blog, computing, future plans, madness, media technology, planning, qip, social information processing, technology

Fast Failure Breeds Success

March 30, 2010 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

That idea you have, try it. Develop a quick plan, with low cost and get a prototype whipped together quickly. Is fast failure really easier in the software world? I read a story years ago about the first Palm Pilot prototype being carved from wood and carried around by the inventor. He pretended to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development Tagged With: blog, breed success, communication, computing, failure, human interest, internet, palm pilot, prototypes, qip, social information processing, story, technology

Body Weight Only Exercise Routine

March 28, 2010 By Jim Raffel 6 Comments

Over the last year I have had success with a body weight only workout routine. I am not a trainer and I highly recommend you contact your physician and a personal trainer before starting this or any exercise routine. The routine is a combination of stretching, push-ups, sit-ups and squats. I can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development, Stuff I Like, sustainability Tagged With: body weight, bodyweight exercise, crunch, exercise, exercise routine, health, human behavior, jim raffel, physical exercise, sit-up, squat, stretches, stretching, workout routine

Social Media and Customer Service

March 28, 2010 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Recently I received this email from Matt Peters and it got me thinking... ...when we strip away the technology and the tools (like twitter, facebook, 4square etc.) and look at the “social” part of the term “social media” – aren’t we really talking about really, excellent customer service? Maybe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development, Shop Local, social media Tagged With: customer relationship management, customer service, customers, excellent customer service, Facebook, marketing, matt peters, social information processing, social media, social software, Twitter, web 2.0

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