LinkedIn Etiquette: Don’t Be a Whiner or Baby

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• LinkedIn Etiquette: Don’t Be a Whiner or Baby
• How to Be Persuasive in the Workplace
• Want Stronger Results? Try a Networking Resume
• What Does Your LinkedIn Headline Say About You?

LinkedIn Etiquette: Don’t Be a Whiner or Baby Posted: 07 Aug 2011 11:00 PM PDT LinkedIn is a business network. It is not Facebook, nor is it kindergarten. Here are a few etiquette tips people should know for LinkedIn. To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

How to Be Persuasive in the Workplace Posted: 07 Aug 2011 10:30 PM PDT Here are three basic steps to be persuasive in the workplace. I had a few questions from professionals who wanted assistance in the art of persuasion. To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

Want Stronger Results? Try a Networking Resume Posted: 07 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT Trying to engage high-level decision-makers in a job search? Try a Networking Resume, a powerful sound bite that encapsulates your career. To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

What Does Your LinkedIn Headline Say About You? Posted: 07 Aug 2011 09:30 PM PDT Did you realize LinkedIn has a built-in marketing and search engine-friendly capability that is easy to use--and often overlooked? Yes? No? To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

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Swag Hoarders. Ethical Blogging Practices at #BlogHer11 Posted: 07 Aug 2011 04:17 AM PDT I also serve as a writer for SmartBrief.  This article I wrote was originally published here at the Social Media blog where I’m covering the BlogHer woman and mommy blogger conference.   The mommy and woman blogging subculture amazes and perplexes many at the same time. Blogging and building your brand is big business for bloggers especially when it comes to women.  According to eMarketer, blog advertising will reach $746 million by 2012. This doesn't include sponsorships and product reviews which fuel much of the relationships among public relations firms and bloggers. Product reviews are fueled at conferences like BlogHer, held in San Diego this week with nearly 3,500 woman and mom bloggers in attendance.  These bloggers are bombarded by choice by brands offering product samples, promotional materials, and contests in the hopes that they'll blog, tweet, and Facebook their product testimonials and endorsements.  These testimonials happen to be big business for the brands, many of them represented at mommy and blogger conferences like BlogHer and BlogWorld. Fifty-five percent of social media moms said they made their purchase because of a recommendation from a personal review blog or website. The opportunity for bloggers to gain sponsorship and advertising dollars is big business, but it's the swag that drives the mommy blogger madness.  Much like the Black Friday shopping frenzy, women rush the expo floor and attend invite-only brand parties leaving arms loaded with bags of  conference swag.  "My swag from conferences like BlogHer makes for really great Christmas gifts for my nieces and nephews," says Tamara Walker, who blogs at Momrn.com.  I met up with Walker just before dinner as she walked to drop off her three bags of swag to her hotel room before heading out again to three or four more events later in the evening. The race for swag is part of what makes conferences aimed towards bloggers special.  Wendy Piersall, author of "Mom Blogging for Dummies" says, "Brands at conferences like this (BlogHer) know not every blogger is going to write about them.  Brands have a formula in place.  That's the nature of this kind of conference.  Hoarding swag is in poor taste yes, but it's not unethical." Swag hoarding and the unethical nature that Piersall mentions came under fire two years ago when an exchange between a brand and a blogger went viral at BlogHer.  The shoe company, Crocs was handing out shoes to bloggers and ran out which made one female blogger very unhappy.   She threatened to ruin them if she didn't receive her free swag. "This makes all mommy bloggers look bad when you do this.  It garners the wrong kind of attention."  You can't just take, take, take, and not offer any value back," Piersall says. Photo Credit Jaesonme.

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Stop Working for the Man – Start an Internet Business | Career Rocketeer

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Stop Working for the Man – Start an Internet Business Posted: 06 Aug 2011 03:30 AM PDT In these troubling economic times, many people are either searching for jobs because they are unemployed (or expecting layoffs) or they are desperately hoping that they will be able to keep their job longer. There is another choice: working for yourself.  This doesn't mean that you have to quit your job or stop your search for a new job, but starting your own part-time business is a sure fire way to earn some extra income.  Eventually, as you build your business over the next months and years, you will be able to draw enough income that you longer have to work for someone else.  Here are some of the advantages and disadvantages of doing so: Advantages: Work where and when you want (go to the pool/beach with your kids and bring your laptop or cell phone) Income level depends solely on how hard you work (more work=more income) No more relying others for promotions No more getting passed up on deserved promotions No more risk of getting laid off There is no ceiling to your income level (look at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates) Start a few hours a week and steadily increase until you can quit your job Massive tax advantages Increased flexibility (you can focus on what you think is best rather than what your boss tells you to do) Better work conditions (conduct your business in your PJs with the radio playing in the background Can't sleep? Do your monotonous work prior to going to bed and you'll fall asleep right away Have a worldwide customer base and not rely on one person (your employer) for your income.  If you have one thousand customers and one customer fires you (stops paying for your service/product), you still have 999 customers paying your salary. Increased freedom and time, by far the most important advantages to working for yourself. Disadvantages: Work where and when you want (you have to make sure that you are still being productive) Income level depends solely on how hard you work (less work=less income) You are solely responsible for whatever happens with your company Increased risk (only if you have quit your job and are relying on your new business for income), but easily mitigated if you choose the right business opportunity. There are many different ways to start your own business.  Here are just a few: Start Your Own Franchise = Low risk, high cost, have to deal with employees, could be many years before you make a profit, low residual income, large overhead Start Your Own Real Estate Investment Company = Low risk (if you do it right–seek a mentor), low cost (if you do it right), large profits, no employees, minimal overhead Start an Online Business: Multi-Level/Network Marketing = No risk, low startup costs, slow-building residual income, large profit…eventually, minimal overhead Start an Online Business: Affiliate Marketing = No risk, no startup costs, lots of work required to make profitable, great as a secondary income when combined with MLM/Network Marketing above, no overhead Pay-Per-Click/Action, Surveys, Etc. = No risk, no startup costs, no overhead, very little money As you can see above, anyone CAN start their own business.  However, not everyone SHOULD start their own business.  If you don't have the drive to be successful, you won't.  Don't start a business if you don't have a positive attitude, if you're lazy, if you get angry over nothing, if you whine and complain, or if you blame others for everything. If you think you might want to start your online business, here’s a way that’s so simple to get started: http://www.kylehaycock.com/training If you would like to know more about which approach is the right approach for you, please contact Kyle Haycock for a free 30-minute consultation (email ccpkyle@gmail.com to schedule an appointment). Guest Expert: Kyle Haycock is a former Staff Sergeant in the US Marines.  He's been in business for himself for over six years in many various industries, has invested in real estate for eight years, and has been network marketing and online marketing for two years. Kyle is semi-retired now, but his true passion is teaching others how to make more money so they can have a positive impact in the world. To get started on the steps to freedom, please check out his website: www.KyleHaycock.com

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