Testimonials are important statements that should not be missing from any website or LinkedIn profile! Careful though - if you fake testimonials or buy them you will eventually get caught and will lose all trust of your prospective customers. To prevent any suspicion I always link to the original source of the recommendation - usually […]
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- in Blog, Email Marketing, LinkedIn
Don’t Get Caught - Canada Anti-Spam Legislation and LinkedIn
This post was first published on May 11 2014 and I updated it today, January 20 2015 On July 1, 2014 Canada’s Anti - Spam Legislation (CASL) went into effect and brought clarity about the definition of SPAM to Canadians . The considerable fines give it some teeth while some of the interpretations will probably keep a number […]
- Posted on May 21, 2014
- in 20minute.academy, General, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn, Social Media, Twitter
What Is A Hashtag? - 20minute.academy
Love them or hate them #Hashtags are an important part of our online lives. They appear on TV screens, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and I probably forgot a few. But How do they work? And what does a #hashtag really do? How do you figure out what they mean? I address all these questions in […]
This Is What The Ideal Social Network For Business Looks Like
My initial answer to the question above was: “Hasn’t been invented yet” but of course Mhairi Petrovic from Out-Smarts didn’t let me get away with that and asked what my ideal Social Network would look like. Before I get into the answer I need to make one point clear: I don’t see how any Social […]
- Posted on October 23, 2012
- in LinkedIn, Social Media
LinkedIn Endorsements Are The New Mini-Recommendations
A while ago LinkedIn started to ask us to add skills to our profiles. At first I figured that this was to highlight keywords I want to be found by. While this is still one of the main functions you noticed that we can now endorse our contacts. I called up my friend Colin Parker […]