Navigating The Social Web

This post is way overdue but I suppose that is what happens when you spend a few days off gallivanting at a Girls Getaway. I’ll have more details about my recent trip to Atlanta, Georgia as part of the Ladies Who Launch Girls Getaway but in the meantime I bring you some posts from around […]

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This post was inspired by a recent presentation I did where I learned that many small businesses owners are not familiar with geo-location social networking tools , such as Foursquare, and how as a small business owner you can benefit. How Geo-location works Smartphones use GPS to be ‘location aware’ and let you discover places […]

A selection of posts that I came across from around the web this week that I wanted to share with you. Let me know what you think in the comments below and any interesting articles you came across. Social Media Don’t believe the hype from the ‘social media snake-oil salesmen’. Here are SEVEN ways your […]

Politics! I never thought the day would come when I would discuss politics on my blog since I’m not the most politically inclined (I do exercise my right to vote) but I’m not the most engaged voter. So before I lose you, I won’t be discussing politics but merely how one politician was using social […]

A question I hear often from business owners, “how do I get more people to like me?” (on Facebook, that is!). I then turn around and ask them, “Why do you want them to like you?” Because… you’ve been told there are over 500 million people on Facebook and that your customers and potentials are […]

For those of you that are still on the fence about using social media for your business, you’ll be thrilled to see these results from other small business owners like yourselves. In a survey of 3342 marketers, 47% of whom were either self-employed or small business owners, 88% said that social media generated exposure for […]

This post is a recap of a talk I did in Montreal yesterday on social media for the Leading Spas of Canada, an organization that provides support for the development of the Canadian spa industry. Spas, social media and speaking..three of my favorite things combined! Most of the attendees were aware of social media and […]

I was at a social media networking event the other day, here in Montréal, where a presentation on “Building a community around your blog” was given. During the Q&A period, someone made a comment (to paraphrase) that they were “paranoid about starting a blog because they wouldn’t have any comments”.  In jest, this person also asked […]

Whether it was the long winter, the lack of sunlight and being stuck indoors, there are many things we can blame our lack of inspiration on and writer’s block happens to the best of us. And it’s normal. As a business owner you are juggling many tasks and it’s easy to put off your blog, […]