tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102408398171292262011-08-15T11:26:58.550+01:00Social Guide...but don't tell anyone!!!keithmcmeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444758702820224191noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510240839817129226.post-65154507194490385222010-03-08T20:40:00.001Z2010-03-08T20:58:30.764Z

I was thinking the other day about some of the goals I had set myself last year and if I had actually met any of them? Well some I did and some I didn’t but hey you can’t get too down if they all don’t come through, the thing to remember is if you don’t set any you will just wander along life’s path with no real direction or purpose, pretty heavy stuff I know but true none the less. I generally

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As most of you know I have run my blog for a little while now, I have to confess that it hasn’t been added to in a while and as those of you who know me realise I have had rather a lot on lately, but there it is none the less. One of the things I like to do is help people when I can but what can you do when someone who doesn’t really know you or what you do make comments about how you earn you’re

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I am going to start off with a story of a great dad who was, as all siblings know, the best dad in the world, well mine was! He died on Tuesday leaving a large hole in all the remaining families’ lives but what really astonished me, unlike when my mum died about six years ago, how the likes of Facebook and blogging have played such a major part in his death and letting people know. Facebook

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Over the course of the last week or so I have ran two seminars and one workshop on getting the best out of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, which have not only been enlightening but very rewarding. The people I have met have all been fantastic and I am sure they got as much out of it as I did. The term ‘Network like a Jedi’ was said at a workshop and I thought that’s fantastic and just about sums

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Now it isn't very often I have a rant but I feel the need today. I got into the office this morning with the sole intention of going through my presentation notes for Friday's workshop, so I switched off the annoying sound that my phone makes when an email arrives, you just have to look don’t you? But even after making the office sound proof all I have had is a constant flow of automated phone

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Take five minutes and tell me its not true.

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In the last post I asked if you had started a fan page on either Facebook or other platforms such as LinkedIn or Twitter. If you haven’t then you should seriously think about it and if you have then well done you are heading in the right direction. As I type this I am listening to a classic rock internet radio station from America not too long ago that wouldn’t have been possible, but what does

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So you have created a new fan page on Facebook and you have about a dozen 'fans' but how do you know they are the correct fans? Have you a strategy in place that will get you more fans that will buy your products or services? Do you know how to spot a real fan and someone who just connects so they aren’t ‘Billy no mates’? This doesn’t just apply to Facebook, this applies to all social

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On Monday I had the mother of all crashes, my computer not car, I have everything backed up from previous experiences but it got me thinking that if we applied this to our clients and business where would we be without a backup? If you lost one or even two of your major clients today what would you do to replace them and have you even given any thought to it? Well it happens to all of us at some

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I was asked a question the other day “what inspires you?” now sometimes I have to think about this one as a lot of things have inspired me over the years some of them being people, painting, music and the main one family, as without them I wouldn’t be what I am today. But thinking about it we can all draw inspiration from lots of different places without ever really knowing it. My web background

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After reading a post by Seth Godin, [link to post] it got me thinking what do we offer that is so different, a product a service, well yes that could be the thing but I think it is more likely to be ‘you’. Lets face it in this ‘fast paced’, ‘in your face’ and ‘hyper speed’ world we can sometimes offer a very similar service to another company and then it comes down to what you offer as a person,

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If you had the choice or chance would you change anything? If you could go back to the very beginning and start again would you? I ask this question because as business people we like to reshape and progress things as much as we possibly can, always looking for new things and avenues to explore. After watching an old program about Peter Jones, from Dragon's Den, last night it suddenly struck me

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Well it could be that you’re on the path that was chosen for you or it could be that you chose the path yourself. Sounds deep doesn’t it but I will explain. I met a guy the other day who came to me with an idea, a good idea, and we talked it through in some depth and I thought here’s a guy who has a plan and will probably see it through, he seems to have the conviction and the drive, go for it I

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So how do we filter all the noise that’s out there vying for our attention with the likes of Twitter, FaceBook, blogging and all the other platforms we can ‘speak’ to each other on a meanigful level. Well I have a radical theory that maybe the time is fast approaching when meaningful conversation is best done face to face. Goodness who would have thought it? Example, I was in Edinburgh on

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Is being an entrepreneur the new perceived rock’n’roll lifestyle? It seems to be in vogue at the moment. In a way I feel that’s misleading as it’s still as risky as it’s ever been. But having said that, we live in a society where people value being in control of their own lives and destiny’s and starting a business is the single one thing anyone can do to achieve that. It can also be a very good

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The definition of an expert is: “Someone widely recognised as a reliable source of technique or skill whose faculty for judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely is accorded authority and status by their peers or the public in a specific well distinguished domain. An expert, more generally, is a person with extensive knowledge or ability in a particular area of study.” Dominating a sector

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So you have a multi million pound company and no social networking policy in place, hello what are you thinking, they can do what they like, when they like, who are we talking about? You're staff!If you run any sort of company at all , regardless of size, you need a policy in place especially if your staff have access to social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook as this gives them

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How many of you our there keep any sort of record about the people you meet in a business situation and what do you do with that information?If you do how do you do it, and if you don't...why not?Its the best way to make new contacts and keep in touch with what is going on. I personally use Salesforce, its the free personal version, yeah some of the bells and whistles aren't there but hey its

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Do you belong to a community?I was thinking the other day, after a conversation with a friend, that isn't it strange how we all belong to different communities and never really know it, or there again maybe we do.Here's an example of what I mean. As I sit typing this post I am aware that I can upload photos from my Blackberry to Facebook and Twitter, this can also be done from an iPhone or any

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Having just read Chris Brogan's excellent blog on 'No locks No Gates' (link to blog) I was reminded of when I started my design business, KMiDigital, and the amount of people who said, "did you know such and such has a very similar company?" No I didn't and to be honest I wasn't really that bothered as this was MY company and MY ideas on how it would operate and function.So with this in mind are

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If you had to choose...!!Now I am not saying that these guys are the new Billy Grahame's for this new and exciting world but after watching Bob Proctor on YouTubeand taking a look at his website and what they tell you they will give, sometimes for free you I am not so sure?It seems that when the world is finding things a little difficult, the business community especially at the moment, these

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A good friend of mine Colin Gilchrist wrote an interesting article on the future of newspapers. Now some of you might know that I spent a number of years in the newspaper industry so here are my thoughts on Colin's comments and some of my own.I agree that the BBC does seem to have the monopoly on international news and how we read and digest it but I also think that most of the newspapers have

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Creative block and what does it mean?I think for most creative’s this can be a serious condition, especially if your livelihood depends on it, so what can you do?Well I once read a book by Hillman Curtis and in there was a quote which said something along the lines of “rediscover a master” and in that they meant go back to a master painter, writer, sculptor, in fact anyone who first inspired you

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Why wouldn't you blog, well first of all it’s free and it’s one of the quickest ways to promote you and your business.What should I say? Well it’s a great way to let visitors know what you are doing and thinking, you need to think of it as is a diary that you keep online, its just everyone can see it so be careful what you say and who you say it about.As a creative company I find it a great way

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We all know that Twitter and other social networking platforms are changing our lives and the way we do business but how do you feel its changed over the past couple of years?Let me know and maybe we can start a revolution?Here is some more 'meat on the bones'This is for all those businesses out there who find the current crop of business social networking sites, such as, LinkedIn, ecademy and a

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