2008/12/22

Virtual Culture

I wonder how many of you are new to the internet explosion. Although the internet has been around for many years, it is new to the average Joe. I know I started playing around with the internet in 1998/1999, so about 10 years for me. Some people I know started a few years before, so maybe 15 or 20 years ago. Welcome to the information age and our virtual home.
The internet has a lot to offer. Today we can earn a degree online. become online business owners and play online. This is a new culture in the making. We are, however; missing a part of that culture and that aspect is where to find employment online. If the virtual world is becoming another home for us than we must learn to get a long in our element. How can we do that when an important element such as work is missing.
What this tells me is that it is okay to shop and spend my money online; I can be an online consumer. I can visit communities online, some with games that have to be paid for. I can hire people from the online community to help me advertise or what have you, but; I cannot find an online job.With all of these people online, taking money from us, where is there a place for us to make money in this online global community?

2008/12/19

Twitter Culture

I am a member of Twitter and quite frankly, I visit daily. Once I log onto my computer each day, I open two tabs immediately. One is to check my e-Mails and the other is to log onto Twitter. I keep the Twitter tab open for the entire day. This way, like the other Tweeps (other members of Twitter) I can find out what is going on with other people in the webunity; I can learn about new things and I can post blurbs all day as I see fit. This means that I can just throw out there what is on my mind throughout the day. This is very therapeutic.

I believe this micro-blogging is therapeutic for every one using the site. Sometimes people just want everyone to know they are running to the store or that they were on the phone with a specific person in the field without ever getting into detail. Most often though, the posts are quite detailed. The challenge is to say in one post what u need to say by using only 140 characters. Of course there will have to be many posts made in order to carry on a conversation.

I visit with marketers and marketing Gurus. They are quite the interesting bunch. They are colorful...sometimes witty and a warm loving bunch. Except for one character, I wouldn't trade them in for another bunch of Tweeps. I was introduced to this bunch by an old friend @danlopez2012

I have learned a bit about eMarketing from them and that is quite helpful for my business. I also took a few courses in eBusiness, eLaw and eMarketing when I was earning my undergraduate's degree. I find that the education and Tweep information as well as the chance to apply all of this knowledge is working rather well. I will be able to measure the results more after I promote my business this week.

To all of you who follow me on Twitter and to those Tweeps I follow, life has changed since I began to tune into you on a daily basis. I want to thank you, whether we have a relationship or not...I am certainly learning from you. Further, for those of you who are not marketers, such as @manifestmmind, I would like to thank you for your beneficial daily affirmations. I am comforted and blessed to be able to read your posts. I don't talk with most of the people, only a few but I consider myself lucky for that.

I would like to add that micro-blogging is not only therapeutic, but Twitter helps us all "get the word." Twitter is a great advertising space! If you are not a member, I recommend that you join as soon as possible. http://www.twitter.com/ How do people learn about your business? The object of the game is to follow people and they may choose to follow you. If not, others will follow you. They will see the biography that you post as well as your website that you share with the public. In this way, Twitter is a fabulous and free advertising tool as it helps drive traffic to your site.

Another great thing about Twitter is that you can become part of a joint venture through the relationships you make fellow Tweeps. The common way to advertise on Twitter is to invite people to your website and have them sign up to receive a newsletter or other type of subscription. As your following grows, more and more people will be able to sign up for a newsletter/subscription and you can grow a list. This is a fantastic way to familiarize people with your business. This is free advertisement, what do you have to lose? You certainly have a lot to gain. You can gain friendship and grow your business.

Ms. P


2008/12/09

Richard Butler (Success Coach) authors "Change Your Attitude"

I am so busy that it has been three months since I last posted here. I have many ventures these days and getting them off the ground requires quite a bit of my time. That is okay, however, I will reap the rewards in the end. You get what you put in, right. Well, that is what I have been taught, have experienced, and what the experts say.

You reap what you sow, right? Yes, this is a true statement. If you give, you get something in return. This is the case with all aspects in life. You give & you get; you take positive action and you receive positive results. According to Richard Butler (2008) also known as successcoach, who authored the new eBook entitled "Change Your Attitude." I was given the opportunity to review the book before its publication and I was pleasantly reminded about the benefits of postive thinking.

Positive thinking just as negative thinking has an effect on everything we do in life, in the universe. If we send out positive vibes, we get back positive resuluts. If we send out negative vibes, we get back negative results. This is called the Law of Attraction. We attract what we send, so it is important that we focus on positive thoughts. In fact Butler explains what "positiveness" is, how to achieve it and maintain it.

Butler explains that positive thinking has to become a habit in order for it to be an effective tool in our lives. This tool can be used for personal as well as business sucess. There is no other option really, because once you become a positive thinker, this energy is said to flow throughout all of your ventures. You become in tune with all that is positive in the universe. Can you imagine?

Can you imagine all that you can be and all that you can have. Can you imagine the new positive friends that you will be surrounded by? Butler maintains that changing your attitude will change your life immediately. He certainly is right...changing your attitude and focusing on positive thinking is definitely life altering.

Do yourselves a favor, if you are feeling stressed, want to try to kick a bad habit, are surrounded by negativity and simply want to have a life altering experience download Butler's book
http://www.richardbutlerthesuccesscoach.com/Change_Your_Attitude.pdf
You won't regret it.

Ms P