Posts Tagged ‘Connections’

Getting EPIC in Detroit: #EpicTweetup

The fact that Twitter has now become a reason to gather fascinates me. Cheryl and I had the chance to travel to a gathering of of the cool Twitter kids in Detroit this weekend.  The EPIC Chevy Tweetup went off exactly as it was branded: EPICally. It seems there are loads of things happening in [...]

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15 Reasons Why You Should Go See To Kill a Mockingbird

A lot of folks give me service about doing so many locally-focused blog posts.  I get that.  I’m supposed to “think global.” Whatever.  For some posts, I’ll continue to “think local.”  That’s me.  That’s my blog.  Okay? I live in and love Columbus, Ohio.  My town and the people in it are important to me.  [...]

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35 Things You Can Do To Have Better One-To-One Meetings

Anymore, I’m selective with the meet-ups and events I attend locally.  I have to be.  However, things out of my own backyard are a different story since I don’t know most of the folks there. I do enjoy going the local events, but time is a scarce resource and I’m forced to limit myself to [...]

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Getting More Twitter Followers & Why You Should

Getting more Twitter followers seems to be a big trend and, at the same time, a heated topic of debate in social media. When I launched the new NateRiggs.com last week, I sent a direct message to Chris to let him know a new design was up and running and to get his feedback on anything [...]

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Flowtown Makes Connecting on Social Media as Easy as Email

Flowtown is one of my favorite new social media tools. It’s really a treat when you can connect with someone who let’s it all out and gives you the true inside scoop on the trials and tribulations of being a start-up technology entrepreneur.  In one of the most entertaining Skype Sessions I’ve done to date, [...]

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Diigo Social Bookmarking: 5 Reasons Why It Rocks

It’s been my goal for the past two years for at least a portion of my career to be professional speaking.  With that turf comes the need for constant research. I’ve found a need to get good at things like boolean searching, basic image cropping, video editing and, most definitely, building presentations using Keynote (for Mac). [...]

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HOW TO Optimize Company LinkedIn Profiles for Search & Lead Conversion

In my opinion, LinkedIn is still one of the most powerful social networking tools for business. I know Lewis will agree with me here.  Yesterday, while finishing up a day of corporate training with Incept, I received two invitations to connect.  Both were fully targeted to how I’ve optimized my profile, connecting with me to [...]

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Four P’s of Being Interactive – Live with Mark Whitman & Columbus AMA

I’ve learned so much from Mark Whitman over the past six months.  In fact, the way in which we approach large clients at Social Business Strategies was designed from the business model that Mark developed when he ran (and sold) Interactive Ink.  What’s funny is that QStart Labs (who you recently heard about in my [...]

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Writing an Effective Mass Invite Message to Add LinkedIn Connections

You might be wondering why I’m suddenly cranking out a ton of content on using LinkedIn as a tool for business.  There’s actually a few reasons, and I’ll share: You seem to dig this stuff.  I noticed a trend in my analytics that my posts related to LinkedIn seem to get more traffic and longer [...]

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Using Deliberate Practice to Master Social Networking for Business

Good social networkers have a natural tendency to understanding how the web works.  They are early adopters of technology and are comfortable to figuring out how to use it to their advantage. But that’s not a barrier to entry. Take away the early part, and you are left with the word adopter.  Over time, everyone [...]

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