Many of us probably use Facebook as part of your social networking. While we like to reach out to as many people on our social network as possible, sometimes it is desireable to have control over the privacy of our Facebook profile. With Facebook's everchanging terms of use, and Zuckerberg's desire to get us all to share as much of our private information as possible, we really need to keep a very tight reign on our privacy settings. I recently found an article called "10 Privacy Settings... Read more

Does the recent grounding of Europe's airlines spell disaster or offer a window of opportunity? I was having a conversation with a music industry colleague yesterday, and of course the subject turned to the very evident lack of air traffic over the past few days, due to the spread of volcanic ash over Europe. Being the ever-optimist, I suggested: what would happen if this goes on for months? Would we be facing disaster, or does this lack of air travel offer new opportunities that we have not t... Read more

This is more of an invitation to a discussion rather than an article, but I would like to gather views and personal experiences from different people in different sectors, who utilise networking channels in different ways. There is no particular expected output from this discussion, but I feel that we can all gain from each others' experiences, by sharing them here.   We all use networking one way or another as a tool to promote our business and skills, and to expand our professional netw... Read more

There is a saying: "A picture is worth a thousand words". So does this mean that 2250 pictures* equal two and a quarter million words? Maybe not quite as much, but a concise 90 second "Elevator Pitch" video clip for your website or professional profile, can probably do a lot more for you than a couple of pages of text, and can help to capture and captivate your audience. Speak directly to prospective clients viewing your page. Explain on camera what you do and why you are t... Read more

Upon reading Norman's very useful article, Sales Tips, I was going to respond to it there, but found that the lack of formatting in the comments section would make it rather difficult reading. So here is my response. I will add to Norman's list, a few more tips for salespeople based on sales pitches I have experienced. All the points below are based on my personal experience, and in all cases where these guidlines were not followed, the salespeople left empty-handed. Apologies to any sales p... Read more