“Critique My Profile” Episode 3: Join the chats

July 2, 2010

This week’s episode of Critique My Profile features Heather Rae (@insearchofsquid), a blogger and author who just finished the first draft of her thriller/mystery novel. Go Heather! Check out the video and my tips for her below: (Isn’t it hilarious when someone makes a video and they get caught in a really awkward pose? Yeah. [...]

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I think social media has changed my personality

June 30, 2010

This week has been interesting in terms of “studies” done on how social media is affecting our brains. According to Mashable and Fast Company, using sites like Facebook and Twitter increases the amount of oxytocin we produce. Basically, tweeting makes us feel good in our brains, reduces stress, etc etc. I could quote the whole [...]

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Book Blowout Contest! I can’t take it all with me…

June 28, 2010

There’s this bookshelf in my room (left) that looks like a tornado hit it. This doesn’t include the piles of books next to my bed (I have two bedside tables), in my closet, or on my desk. I’ve been a huge reader all my life and take pride in my book collection. Unfortunately, every few [...]

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Musical Selection of the Week: Josh Pyke is gonna make you swoon

June 25, 2010

For the life of me I can’t remember how Josh Pyke came under my radar. I wish I did so I could give a great big bear hug to whoever did the recommending. While I was working at that museum in Manhattan over the winter, there was a lot of walking in the snow. Sometime [...]

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“Critique My Profile” Episode 2: Are you on the right lists?

June 23, 2010

This week’s episode of Critique My Profile features Jeffrey Pia (@JeffreyPia), a star web designer and developer extraordinaire. Check out the video and my tips for Jeffrey below: Some actionable tasks for Jeffrey: Bio Super great example of someone with a passionate, informative and compelling bio. To make it more accessible to non-techies, maybe change [...]

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Facebook Has Changed the Way We Grieve

June 21, 2010

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you sign up for my FREE newsletter. Get blog posts and all sorts of goodies delivered straight to your inbox. (It’ll be awesome.) I have developed a love/hate relationship with Facebook. The hate stems from the fact that I’m really annoyed with the service at the moment… Mostly because [...]

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The Official “Hey, I’m moving to London” Announcement

June 17, 2010

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you sign up for my FREE newsletter. Get blog posts and all sorts of goodies delivered straight to your inbox. (It’ll be awesome.) I guess the headline pretty much covers it, but yeah, I’m moving to London on July 7th. AHHHHHHHH!!!! AKDFLJFDIAJIFOEOIWRFEIOFSAAAA!!!!! That’s what my terror slash excitement sounds [...]

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“Critique My Profile” Episode 1: Using jewelry to create a more engaging Twitter presence

June 15, 2010

Welcome to the first video of the Critique My Profile series! Today I checked out Elaine of @nicholsonsgems, so watch the video below and take a look at my list of tasks for Elaine: – Some actionable tasks for Elaine: Bio Get rid of those links! If you want to direct people to your LinkedIn [...]

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“Critique My Profile”: I’m giving away free advice!

June 12, 2010

Over the past month I’ve been getting more and more emails from people requesting that I critique or evaluate their social media profiles. Now, this has kind of been my job for the past year – helping authors and friends and companies expand their online presence – but that always involves implementation, months of work [...]

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Get a job in your pajamas

June 11, 2010

Today is the day I know you have all been waiting for, the day I launch the coolest class you will ever take. Today is the GRAND OPENING of the Pajama Job Hunt (Twitter Series). Brand new here? Read this. Then come back and read this: The Pajama Job Hunt is a ridiculously fun and [...]

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