Wanna become friends with the big guys? 1. Leave insightful comments on their blog. It’s probably not going to make you BFF, but it’s a step toward a relationship. You’ve got to get on a blogger’s radar screen before friendship […]

As I’ve mentioned before, one of the best ways to build relationships online is using a combination of three strategies: 1) Comments 2) Links and 3) Contact. I’ve promised my readers I’d get more into this Personal PR strategy, and […]

1. I was homeschooled until high school, grew up in a small town, and used to pretend my bike was a motorcycle speeding down the dirt road when my sister and brother and I would play the game where we […]

This post was originally published a few days ago at Conversation Agent as a part of a guest series around the Institute for the Future‘s map of the future, and it generated quite an interesting conversation. Enjoy, and feel free […]

Thanks for stopping by! If you’re new here, I am too, so welcome. Make yourself at home, and feel free to explore the place and see what it’s all about. Here are a few posts that outline what I mean by […]

A few months ago, I read this interesting article about college students trying to have a day with no electronic media. They went, for one 24-hour period, without television, computers, iPods, radio, video games, CD players, records, cell phones or […]

The conversation is an important tool in building relationships. Relationships are an important factor in your success, however you define it. That’s why you need to be a conversation starter. But, keep in mind, this simple statement can be taken […]