I love my ‘job’…

…and one of the reasons why is that I love people and I get to meet so many interesting ones along the way. Earlier this week, I had the chance to interview rising Ag star Eric Kamler at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, NE. Here’s our chat…

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Think social media is a fad?

Think different!

Are you still struggling…

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…to understand social media? This video can help! Using social media techniques, I was able to increase the traffic to elevate my site by over 17 million in the Alexa rankings in just three months. If that sounds interesting but you don’t really understand why, give me a call — I’ll be happy to net it out for you…

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Blogging for small business owners…

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I had a conversation last night with a friend and business owner who is struggling to get his mind around blogging and social media. I couldn’t help but think of him when I saw this…

“It’s quite easy for small business owners to become distracted by their day-to-day responsibilities. But in this competitive economy you can’t afford to miss out on the newest business innovations.

That’s why we asked 50 of the top small business bloggers to share their best tips for small business owners. Their response was incredible. While some shared nuggets of wisdom, others gave us actionable tips you can use right away. Here’s your crib sheet to the best business advice the blogosphere has to offer.” 101 Tips From Top 50 Small Business Bloggers | Wise Bread

Personally? I believe that a blog connected to social media is the single most important weapon a business owner or thought leader can have! Everyone has a point of view — that point of view needs to be PUBLIC to have an impact…

Each thoughtful post on your blog is a public demonstration of your thought leadership, personal integrity, humor, and professional insights. Source: HubSpot

The truth is, you don’t have time NOT to blog…

The question is, how to get started. For example, there are over 300 tools for managing your Twitter account. Which one[s] is/are right for you? That’s where having a guide to social media land can help. You can reach me via the contact page — I’ll be happy to talk you through it…

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Rapleaf Study of Social Network Users vs. Age

New information on social networking usage…

“It’s no surprise that social media is still dominated by 14-24 year olds.

Rapleaf conducted a study on 49.3 million people in our database (aged 14-74), looking at social graph information across social networks such as Myspace, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Flickr. The following are some of the highlights of the information extracted” Rapleaf Business: Press – Rapleaf Study of Social Network Users vs. Age. Click the link to go to the source of this quote…

Worth the read…

Welcome…

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…to all my new friends from the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce ‘How to be a social media rockstar’ event — it was great to meet you all at St. Norbert yesterday! Your heads are probably all swimming from all the content I crammed into the preso yesterday. Is there anything you’d like me to document? Comment on this post and I’ll do a quick screencast to answer your question if I can…

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Using Google Reader?

Is there a good reason why you’re not? Using Google Reader, that is…

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Found: The Point of Twitter | WebProNews

“Hopefully, we’re over wondering what the point of Twitter is and we can move on to how, exactly, using it or other social media can be good for business. Sometimes the biggest obstacle is just wrapping your head around something.”Click the title to read more…

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