Starting tomorrow, Shelby and I are going to introduce a new series of posts here. We'll be calling them "she said, he said" (ladies first of course). Well, actually, I'm going first tomorrow with a post entitled "Strategy to work with others." The post explores how Shelby and I work together from … [Read more...]
How to manage multiple Twitter accounts effectively
Several times in the last year I've had to address the confusion that having two Twitter accounts with my name on them causes. The two accounts are @raffel and @JimRaffel. The two accounts serve different purposes and I have written the bio of each to reflect those differences. Nonetheless confusion … [Read more...]
Twitter beyond 140 characters – real conversations
What happens when twitter conversations move from the virtual world limit of 140 characters to the real world with no limits? In this video blog I share first hand just such a recent experience. Here are some links to help you reach the people mentioned in the video. @felska and @jennkorducki … [Read more...]
Idea Factory
Setting out to produce 31 posts in the month of March has resulted in the unintended consequence of turning me into an idea factory. Napoleon Hill wrote about the importance of ideas in Think and Grow Rich. His premise, which I share, is that you become what you think about. I think about helping … [Read more...]
Transparency is the Key to Honest Communication
I read this Chris Brogan post over the weekend and it reinforced the importance of transparency in honest communications with your community. I write a blog about real, authentic and sustainable, yet I reached a point yesterday when I knew my current schedule was no longer sustainable. I've enjoyed … [Read more...]
Social Media 101 (by Chris Brogan) Book Review
I just finished reading Chris Borgan's Social Media 101. This is a must have book for anyone who has a blog, a web-site, a Twitter account or even just an email account on the internet. Chris covers it all. It's been a long time since I used this many post-it page markers and highlighter ink … [Read more...]
Measure Your Way To Success
A proper measurement methodology is how to gauge success. How can you know where you are going and if you have arrived, when you don't even know where you are? Want increased sales? Determine an accurate way to measure sales today. Using sound business principals calculate what sales need to be … [Read more...]
Commitment Sets Priorities
Commitment is turning my choice to deliver 31 blog posts in the month of March into reality. Delivering 31 blog posts in the month of March has required a commitment to new priorities. I made a commitment to myself that writing every day is a priority for me. Reality set in and I realized there … [Read more...]
Scribe Improves Site Traffic
I have improved my writing and web-site traffic more in the last 30 days than in the previous five year of blogging. ScribeSEO is the tool that has helped me do that. Let's start with the juicy facts, search engine generated web-site traffic at both this site and ColorMetrix.com is up almost 30% … [Read more...]
Choices Define You – Your Choices
In the past year, just like you I have made hundreds if not thousands of choices. Four of my choices stand out and helped define who I am today. The payoff has been huge. I have a clear vision of where I, my family and my business are going. I'm taking the steps everyday to stay on the path defined … [Read more...]