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Networlding in Action

#1 of Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make

January 18, 2012

Hi there, I’ve been involved in the publishing industry now for a long time, both as an acquisitions editor for several top Chicago publishers and then, since 2005, as the co-founder and president of the Jonathan Scott Literary Agency. Over the past fifteen years, I have seen my share of both successful and some not-so-successful [...]

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Best Advice in 2012: Get a Bike

January 8, 2012

What do you do when you accomplish a major obstacle in life? If you are someone who is extremely creative, you choose something like riding 3000 miles, by yourself, to Panama City. How does this entry connect to books and social media? This journey that Graham took was such a rare blend of great stories [...]

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What Are Your Biggest Obstacles to Success This Year?

January 4, 2012

What are you biggest obstacles for Success this year? Mine continue to be that I put too much on my plate. I am sure you have a number of obstacles that you are facing? Most of us have challenges around money or lack of it. No matter how much success you have there are usually [...]

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WWCBD: “What Would Chris Brogan Do?”

December 29, 2011

Chris is a “force of nature.” My #1 strategy for 2011 was what I call my “Follow the Leader” strategy. Now, as many of you may know who read my blog, this year I chose to follow Seth Godin, and, as a result, finally broke through my annual revenue-producing barrier to actually double my income [...]

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Social Media Innovation and Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe

December 25, 2011

Want to feel better? Take a child to breakfast. See the world through seven year old eyes. Embrace the kid in you. This little boy is a twin. He is a grandson of one of my dearest friends. He is also one funny young man. He tickles my heart and I hope he will tickle [...]

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Step 6: Why You Need a Bio

December 9, 2011

Anne Reuss works in Social Media Strategy & Implementation at Networlding and also is a guest blogger.  Catch up with her previous posts here. That good ol’ bio. Have you written or updated yours? If you’re like me, I kept finding excuses to do other work to avoid writing my own bio and to make [...]

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Social Media GPS

December 9, 2011

Have you ever traveled somewhere and got lost? I have. In fact my friends and loved ones laugh at my inability to find my way around a city, even in cities I know well. They say things like, “Melissa, you are so bright. You can take on crowds of thousands and nail a point that [...]

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Networlding & Oprah: Build Power-of-Ten Circle

December 7, 2011

Today, I am meeting with Jon Malysiak who I have agreed to create a new Power of Ten circle with for the new year. We are discussing our new kickstarter project for a book series called WWSD: What Would Shakespeare Do? Stay tuned! I want to encourage you to think about your own. Many people [...]

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Three Questions to start Great Business Relationships

December 6, 2011

With the holiday events coming up, I thought it would be sufficient to share a popular post I shared two years ago. What does it take to create a great relationship? It all starts with great questions. The questions below are examples of those you can use to start engaging conversations. Your goal in meeting [...]

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