This is a guest post by Neicole Crepeau. Triberr is taking the blogging world by storm. And my hat is off to its creators, Dino Dogan and Daniel Cristo for trying to help smaller bloggers like myself get exposure. I can definitely understand the appeal of Triberr, Twitterfeed, and other RSS auto-post systems. I find myself hesitant to use them, though. As a content curator, they don’t meet my needs–and I’m worried they’re just adding to the noise. Triberr, Twitterfeed, and…

I took this picture on the way to a meeting the other day. As you can see, the lady driving the car has her little dog right up front with her in the driver’s seat. Because we were driving (and I know how some of our local drivers are – think New York cabbies!), I couldn’t help but think of some of the things that could go wrong: A car suddenly brakes in front of her. A child runs out…

People will agree or disagree with you. People will agree or disagree with how you do things. That’s how it should be – none of us have all the answers. The trick is in deciding who you give credence to, and who you let pass by because they offer nothing of value except repetition. But the “trick” is actually pretty easy to work out. In your personal life, you give a damn about your loved ones – friends, family, partners….

“The lesson is that one person with a persistent vision can make change happen, whether climbing rocks or delivering services.” Seth Godin, Tribes. That sentence relates to a passage in Seth’s book where he talks about Chris Sharma and how he changed the way rock climbers looked at scaling a cliff. Instead of the normal left/right/, left/right approach of hand over hand, Sharma jumps (known as a dyno). It’s a leap of faith at its purest, since a fall while rock-climbing…

This is a guest post from Leon Noone. How valuable is your biggest single business investment? What return are you getting on that investment? You need to know. Return on investment – ROI – is a perfectly reasonable management expectation. That includes investment in people. ROI And Your Laptop Let’s say you want to buy a new laptop: top of the range. You’re prepared to spend up to $1500. At that price wouldn’t you make sure it had all the…

A couple of days ago, Dino Dogan guested on here with his awesome post, F***ing and Punching: The Moody Side of Business. It looked at how he came up with the idea of Triberr and how he shared this idea with Dan Cristo, and together they came up with what is one of the best social media automation tools around. It’s a great read, and the comments after the post add to it even more, and offer some excellent tips…

You know that mixture of excitement and nervousness all rolled into one? That’s the current feeling as I release my first premium ebook, The Parables of Business. A business ebook that’s not your “usual” business ebook, The Parables of Business offers my take on business tips and advice through the art of storytelling. It also shows how old mindsets can help you forge successful paths in the new business world of today. It brings together a collection of eleven stories that will…

This is a guest post by Dino Dogan. Californication is a Showtime series starring David Duchovny, aka Fox Mulder, of the X Files fame. And I’m a huge fan. One of the major plots revolves around David’s character, Hank Moody, inadvertently copulating with a very mature looking 17 year old daughter of Hank’s former wife’s boyfriend. Wow that sounds complicated. Anyways… During the act, right at the climax, the young lady takes it upon her self to punch Hank, closed…

This is a cross-post from the 12for12k blog. So it’s been a bit of a while since we last shared anything on here. Originally we decided to take a breather and re-energize, after what was an amazing inaugural year for the 12for12k project and our supporters. That breather turned into a slightly longer rest period than expected, as personal needs and workloads took away the time from everyone involved with 12for12k. But, these things happen – and it’s simply made…

Companies love to share their successes with social media. How it’s allowing them to “engage with fans and customers”, and how they’re “being part of the conversation”. Like it’s something new and wild and golly gee, aren’t we great? Well, yes, it’s great that you’re doing something you should have been doing all along – talking with customers, and not just because of social media – and it’s great that you’re now part of the conversations around your brand. But…