As a freelance consultant, I not only need to keep up with what people are saying about me and my company, but I also need to monitor the latest industry trends to learn new skills and stay relevant. Interesting conversations are happening all over the web, on blogs, Twitter , FriendFeed and many other sites. MORE >>

Having a great Twitter bio is important as it can make or break a person’s decision whether to follow you or not. Not only do you need to pay attention to what your bio says about you, but also the other fields in your profile including “Web&# and “Location.&# Who are the people you want to connect with? MORE >>

I’ll definitely use this opportunity to review our target clients for 2011 and beyond. Plus the beginning of the year is a great time to be reviewing your business! To that, I say amen. How do you do that? First, you have to set principles for identifying good customers. Crafting Your Principles. Budget. MORE >>

Many managers these days are trying to identify members of their organization who will embrace social media tools and practices within their organization. It reflects a shift in thinking from the preliminary questions of Why and Whether to the intermediate question: How? She'll totally get what we're trying to do!". MORE >>

How many times have you returned from a conference only to file the materials and never look at them again? great conference leaves you feeling empowered, inspired and ready to take on whatever comes your way. Not only that, but also you have so much information that you hardly know where to begin to put it to use. MORE >>