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Josh Ploch
Can you help me brainstorm? I have a friend who wants to start a cookie business, she does incredible product (the cookies) but I want to help her brainstorm some other options other then traditional brick and mortar (things with a smaller start up cost) Any thoughts? Some we came up with are:
Delivery
Farmers Market/ Fairs
Catering business meetings (lighter fare then full lunches)
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Regina Richardson:
you might hit the local colleges, too -- especially around finals -- put out little sample cookies on plates outside the dining hall (get ...Moreyou might hit the local colleges, too -- especially around finals -- put out little sample cookies on plates outside the dining hall (get permission first, of course) -- and sit and talk up the various cookies, and packages; RA's always need hall program "bribes"
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Corbin Haresnape:
Have her product featured in a local restaurant or boutique grocery store!
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Cameron Plommer
I'm finding that when I wake up at 6:00 am, shower,get dressed and get out the door to work at a coffee shop before work I'm much more productive for the rest of the day. I think the burst of creativity/freedom of working on my own stuff before going to work just makes me happier. Anyone have similar experiences, or productivity tricks in general to share?
78 weeks ago from Creatively Inspired, Creating a Life You Love and Productivity & Time-Management1 more
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Riley Carson:
I'm one of those crazies that wake up around 4AM. On an average day, I'll hit the sack somewhere between 10PM and midnight. I usually work out ...MoreI'm one of those crazies that wake up around 4AM. On an average day, I'll hit the sack somewhere between 10PM and midnight. I usually work out some time during those morning hours.
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John E. Bredehoft
I just read Ty Unglebower's post "Has My Social Media Experience Peaked?" http://tooxyz.blogspot.com/2010/11/has-my-social-media-experience-peaked... I've shared my thoughts in a blog comment, but I wonder if others have thoughts on what Ty said.
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95 weeks ago
JenG
Can someone explain to me why the number of subscribers in my feedburner stats goes up and down? Shouldn't it be cumulative?
Rebecca Thorman:
Yeah, you only have the FriendFeed subscribers in your Feedburner numbers if you choose to include your blog's RSS feed in your FriendFeed's list. ...MoreYeah, you only have the FriendFeed subscribers in your Feedburner numbers if you choose to include your blog's RSS feed in your FriendFeed's list. You don't have to include them, although as many have already pointed out, it provides an inflationary aspect to your numbers if you have a lot of FriendFeed subscribers. The fluctuations in Feedburner were happening long before they integrated FriendFeed.
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@BenjaminMcCall:
Mainly it is more about the number of people view your feed within a given day. Usually the top number u see if the max subscribers and the bottom ...MoreMainly it is more about the number of people view your feed within a given day. Usually the top number u see if the max subscribers and the bottom number is close to how many ppl have read that day
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John E. Bredehoft
Ty Unglebower has just written a brilliant skewering of those who, among other things, believe that Twitter is the be-all and end-all answer to all blogging questions. If you haven't seen it yet, check out http://tooxyz.blogspot.com/2010/03/perfect-blog.html
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Ty Unglebower
The actor in me combines with the writer in me to invoke the character of your basic generic Gen-Y net guru to explain how to develop "the perfect blog". http://bit.ly/aZagRM
112 weeks ago from Professional Writers and Editors, Creatively Inspired and Freelancing1 more
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TOP IDEA:
Ty Unglebower
The actor in me combines with the writer in me to invoke the character of your basic generic Gen-Y net guru to explain how to develop "the perfect blog". http://bit.ly/aZagRM
112 weeks ago from Professional Writers and Editors, Creatively Inspired and Freelancing1 more
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Cameron Plommer
I'm curious if you guys have multiple blogs that serve different purposes. I started out blogging about everything and soon realized that isn't a smart strategy. And isn't really a strategy at all.
I have two blogs: one Wordpress and one Tumblr. My WP blog is mainly for longer posts where I am more analytical and pragmatic, serious. My Tumblr is for my random thoughts that aren't really appropriate for a my WP blog theme and direction.
Meagan:
Something you might try as well (if you don't want too many different blogs to keep track of) would be to establish one blog is focused on a ...MoreSomething you might try as well (if you don't want too many different blogs to keep track of) would be to establish one blog is focused on a specific purpose. Whether it be profession-related, or just a specific topic - it should be what you are blogging the most about. Then keep more of a personal/freelance kind of blog is that is meant to cover a wider variety of topics.
It offers a sort of balance between formal blog with a goal and target audience, and a more casual blog that can have a specific audience or appeal to many.
112 weeks ago
It offers a sort of balance between formal blog with a goal and target audience, and a more casual blog that can have a specific audience or appeal to many.
112 weeks ago
Vincent:
I have two blogs: cranialgunk.org for my feelings on a variety of topics (parenting, education, art, music, life, etc.) and k2twelve.org ...MoreI have two blogs: cranialgunk.org for my feelings on a variety of topics (parenting, education, art, music, life, etc.) and k2twelve.org specifically for my thoughts on education. I don't know that it has worked for me and while I do maintain both there is a lot of cross posting. I began doing what John suggested. I added tags and a description page to my cranialgunk.org blog.
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Ty Unglebower
Question on "Follow Friday" etiquette. Do you tag everyone every Friday? Just people who are new from the last Friday? Only people you want? Or is there no real pattern to who should and shouldn't be tagged with #FF?
John E. Bredehoft:
In my view, if someone were listing my handle EVERY Friday, it would begin to feel like spam after a few weeks.
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Ty Unglebower:
I know that you are in theory supposed to make your own rules, and for the most part I Have. But I have noticed Twitter people can sometimes be a ...MoreI know that you are in theory supposed to make your own rules, and for the most part I Have. But I have noticed Twitter people can sometimes be a little testy with breeches in etiquette.
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Mehul Kar
What is the best time of day to release a blog post? Right now I write at night, and schedule for release at 9 AM the next morning, central time. Twitter tools plugin auto tweets the blog post. Is there a better time of day to publish?
Annabel Candy:
If you check Google analytics you can find out where most of your readers are and then time the posts for a time you think they might like to read ...MoreIf you check Google analytics you can find out where most of your readers are and then time the posts for a time you think they might like to read it. Breakfast? Lunchtime? Yes, I heard that you have more chance of being RTed and going viral on a Friday afternoon:)
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John E. Bredehoft:
If you don't know about your readers, consider your subject matter. I live in the Pacific Time Zone, but my business blog posts usually appear at ...MoreIf you don't know about your readers, consider your subject matter. I live in the Pacific Time Zone, but my business blog posts usually appear at 5:00 am Pacific Time, which is 8:00 am Eastern Time. My NTN Buzztime posts, however, appear later in the day (noon Pacific Time).
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Ty Unglebower
I'm still giving it my best shot, but I have to say first of all that I am struggling sometimes with the netspeak on Twitter. I don't know what all of the abbreviations are for, since I refuse to use them. Secondly, with everyone posting links and retweets, (and rerererereretweets) I admit I am finding it hard to have any conversation, or pick up any useful information, or network with anybody, via the feed. It all does seem like noise, as I had feared, and I am only following 12 people so far.
JenG:
So glad you are doing this before me, Ty. By the time I get there, you can show me the ropes. Hang in there until July and you'll have your ...MoreSo glad you are doing this before me, Ty. By the time I get there, you can show me the ropes. Hang in there until July and you'll have your first newbie follower! :)
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Ty Unglebower
I'm still not certain I understand the use of the "#" feature. How does tweeting "#hamburgers" make it more search friendly than just including the words "hamburgers" in the Tweet?
Alistair Toffoli:
well if you tag your #hamburger, ppl who's looking for hamburger will look at your tweet(s). usually if i'm looking for a certain thing on ...Morewell if you tag your #hamburger, ppl who's looking for hamburger will look at your tweet(s). usually if i'm looking for a certain thing on search.twitter i add the people who's talking about that...
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John E. Bredehoft:
Technically, there's no difference between searching for hamburger and searching for #hamburger. However, hashtags provide a convenient convention ...MoreTechnically, there's no difference between searching for hamburger and searching for #hamburger. However, hashtags provide a convenient convention for everyone to refer to a particular topic. For example, Oracle OpenWorld 2009 attendees were encouraged to use the #oow09 hashtag, which made it easy to find information about the event, and made it easy to refer to the event.
One danger, however, is that creation of a hashtag doesn't guarantee that everyone will use it. For several months, I was using the #openworld09 hashtag until I found out that (most) everybody was using #oow09. For a discussion of the decentralized nature of hashtags, see http://empoprise-bi.blogspot.com/2009/09/empo-tymshft-oow09-hashtag-emer...
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One danger, however, is that creation of a hashtag doesn't guarantee that everyone will use it. For several months, I was using the #openworld09 hashtag until I found out that (most) everybody was using #oow09. For a discussion of the decentralized nature of hashtags, see http://empoprise-bi.blogspot.com/2009/09/empo-tymshft-oow09-hashtag-emer...
116 weeks ago
John E. Bredehoft
is currently listening to the Ffundercats Episode 65 podcast. http://www.ffundercats.com/2010/02/episode-65-siegler-m-e/
Mehul Kar
Just went through and followed a bunch of tweeters. 5 rules of thumb for picking people to follow:
1) less than 1000 followers/following (500 if i wanted to be really strict)
2) listed less than 50 times (25 under tougher standards)
3) front page tweets were a good mix of RTs, links, and pure text tweets
4) description didn't say "online marketer" <
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Mehul Kar:
@everyone: the criteria isn't really set in stone. One of the reasons for #1 was that I am NOT a new user, and am already following 200-250 ...More@everyone: the criteria isn't really set in stone. One of the reasons for #1 was that I am NOT a new user, and am already following 200-250 "industry leaders," so it's hard to find someone in a new industry who is original or interesting. Plus, I'm at the stage (as John said, not the same stage as everyone) of making 2-way connections rather than just following. So, I wouldn't want to get lost in the crowd of someone with 10,000 following.
#2..i agree with you on this one..could be easily eliminated, but along the same lines of thinking as above.
#4 only reason I hate internet marketer is because i went the "spam-add" route for a project I started earlier, and 99% of the followers I got were online marketers (and a high % of those were automated) PR people are not so bad actually..except they usually violate #1 and #2.
Thanks for the responses though!
116 weeks ago
#2..i agree with you on this one..could be easily eliminated, but along the same lines of thinking as above.
#4 only reason I hate internet marketer is because i went the "spam-add" route for a project I started earlier, and 99% of the followers I got were online marketers (and a high % of those were automated) PR people are not so bad actually..except they usually violate #1 and #2.
Thanks for the responses though!
116 weeks ago
Carmille:
Hi Mehul,
Totally get where you're coming from now (re: connection-based). Good to see people interested in genuine connections as opposed to ...MoreHi Mehul,
Totally get where you're coming from now (re: connection-based). Good to see people interested in genuine connections as opposed to quantity of connections.
Keep up the good work.
116 weeks ago
Totally get where you're coming from now (re: connection-based). Good to see people interested in genuine connections as opposed to ...MoreHi Mehul,
Totally get where you're coming from now (re: connection-based). Good to see people interested in genuine connections as opposed to quantity of connections.
Keep up the good work.
116 weeks ago
Mary Higgins
Hi. I twitter as worldofhiglet (that's my name in many places on the intertubes). I've been on twitter nearly 2 years and I have only met 4 people I follow/follow me IRL.
Mary Higgins:
Hi Eoghann - yes, we are connected on Friendfeed, nice to see you over here, too.
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Carmille:
Are there many in your area who use Twitter? Living in Hawaii, I've met about 30-35% of my followers IRL. Probably because (1)Much, much smaller ...MoreAre there many in your area who use Twitter? Living in Hawaii, I've met about 30-35% of my followers IRL. Probably because (1)Much, much smaller than Canada, (2)Twitter is very common here (3)Tweet-ups happen often
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John E. Bredehoft
is going to hold off on creating a "biometrics" network on Brazen Careerist until I get a better feel for the service.
John E. Bredehoft
I joined the "Brazen Careerists on Twitter" network after I saw someone mention it to @tyunglebower
John E. Bredehoft
Let me introduce myself to the Orange County, California network. I work for MorphoTrak, which was formerly the Biometric Business Unit of Motorola, which was formerly Printrak International Inc. MorphoTrak provides biometric and identity products throughout North America, and is probably best known as a provider of automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS). I started in proposals in 1994, moved to product management in 2000, and am now back in proposals again.
John E. Bredehoft
just joined Brazen Careerist - @louisgray is an advisor
John E. Bredehoft:
Louis subsequently corrected me. His employer, Paladin, is actually the adviser per se.
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paulmacp
A great place to see how your blog stacks up is http://websitegrader.com . Just key in your URL and see a report. I typically check my sites in the past every two or three months. The free report gives a lot of good advice.
John E. Bredehoft:
Their blog-specific tool is blog.grader.com. Note that the "stats on posts by day of week" metric assumes Eastern time. In my case this is good ...MoreTheir blog-specific tool is blog.grader.com. Note that the "stats on posts by day of week" metric assumes Eastern time. In my case this is good (although I am in the western United States, I optimize my post times for Eastern time zone consumption), but if you're elsewhere in the world it may not be helpful. Your report continues to remain visible on the website - the report on my business blog can be found at the http://blog.grader.com/report/grade/empoprise-bi.blogspot.com/ URL.
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Lindsey Donner
Any advice on tweeting for business? Is it necessary to have 2 Twitter accounts? I have one that's personal + business (as 90% of my waking hours are devoted to matters that affect me as an entrepreneur) and one that's for the team to use strictly as a biz tool, but I have doubts about having both. What are your thoughts?
I'm on Twitter @lindsey_donner and my company also just set up a Twitter @wvc_
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Lindsey Donner:
Thanks for the information, everyone. Love Brazen Careerist when I need advice! Are there services any of you would recommend other than Tweetdeck ...MoreThanks for the information, everyone. Love Brazen Careerist when I need advice! Are there services any of you would recommend other than Tweetdeck to manage multiple Twitter accounts? I have used several but haven't flat-out "loved" any and thought I'd ask the experts here!
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Samantha Karol:
Hi Lindsey! I manage two Twitter accounts for my company, plus one work/personal, and one personal. I use HootSuite and it keeps me sane by ...MoreHi Lindsey! I manage two Twitter accounts for my company, plus one work/personal, and one personal. I use HootSuite and it keeps me sane by keeping the accounts in separate tabs, but still together in one window. An added bonus: statistics. I've used others, but haven't liked them as much.
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Ty Unglebower
Week one of my Twitter experiment. Total Tweets: 23. Total New Followers (Defined as those who didn't already know me.): Zero. Total Followers: 2. Number of Comments from "New People" to any of my Tweets: Zero. Number of My Tweets that Have been Retweeted: Zero. Amount of Demonstrable Web Traffic to any of my sites as a result of Twitter: None. Overall Assesment After First Week: Ineffective Means of Spreading my message/brand. I will evaluate again after two weeks of usage.
Rebecca Thorman:
You don't have your Twitter listed on your Brazen profile or your blog. That would be a good start.
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Ty Unglebower:
Ok, Rebecca. I took your advice, and posted a link to my Twitter account over at TooXYZ.blogspot.com. I thought it was already displayed here on ...MoreOk, Rebecca. I took your advice, and posted a link to my Twitter account over at TooXYZ.blogspot.com. I thought it was already displayed here on my BC profile, but for some reason was not. I believe I have fixed that problem now.
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