Social Networking Can Either Make Or Break Your Road to Success
A dear friend of mine asked me last night if I can offer any advice to her for her first day of work tomorrow, teaching Project Management to a class of Graphic Designers at the Academy of Design in Victoria.
This is what I informed her: twitter.
com is one example of social networking which is fun and very easy to become involved with.
Here is a link explaining what twitter is all about.
tweeternet.
com Her class can start their own private group in twitter with each other for instance if they like.
This next link is a hidden little jewel for them to make money.
99designs.
com http://www.
cafepress.
com This is another way for them to make $ Blogging is becoming as common as owning a telephone.
It is free and relatively easy wordpress.
org Here is a great tutorial video to get one started in creating their own blog.
Please disregard their sales pitch to purchase server space.
One only needs to have their own server when they are advertising an actual product becomeablogger.
com Of course, topics is a free club.
All I pay for when I meet my group is $2.
00 for the coffee.
Her class could also start their own group.
As these are graphic artists, they should all be involved with www.
deviantart.
com This is a place where they can show off their work and perhaps get jobs.
Need some inspiration? (as I am limited to only 6 url's, you will have to manually input the URL's yourself, my apologies) dafont.
com webcreme.
com opendesigns.
org kuler.
adobe.
com smashingmagazine.
com colormatters.
com stumbleupon.
com This site is very addictive! There are many sites with which to draw inspiration.
These are just a few.
And of course, if they don't have a Facebook account, then they are living an archaic life! www.
facebook.
com Her students should be proud to show off what they can do.
Finally, most successful people are proud to share all their secrets without fear of "giving away the farm".
What makes them stand out in the crowd is that it takes energy to actually implement their tools to gain success.
Most people are to lazy to make the steps it takes to lead to great success.
This is what I informed her: twitter.
com is one example of social networking which is fun and very easy to become involved with.
Here is a link explaining what twitter is all about.
tweeternet.
com Her class can start their own private group in twitter with each other for instance if they like.
This next link is a hidden little jewel for them to make money.
99designs.
com http://www.
cafepress.
com This is another way for them to make $ Blogging is becoming as common as owning a telephone.
It is free and relatively easy wordpress.
org Here is a great tutorial video to get one started in creating their own blog.
Please disregard their sales pitch to purchase server space.
One only needs to have their own server when they are advertising an actual product becomeablogger.
com Of course, topics is a free club.
All I pay for when I meet my group is $2.
00 for the coffee.
Her class could also start their own group.
As these are graphic artists, they should all be involved with www.
deviantart.
com This is a place where they can show off their work and perhaps get jobs.
Need some inspiration? (as I am limited to only 6 url's, you will have to manually input the URL's yourself, my apologies) dafont.
com webcreme.
com opendesigns.
org kuler.
adobe.
com smashingmagazine.
com colormatters.
com stumbleupon.
com This site is very addictive! There are many sites with which to draw inspiration.
These are just a few.
And of course, if they don't have a Facebook account, then they are living an archaic life! www.
facebook.
com Her students should be proud to show off what they can do.
Finally, most successful people are proud to share all their secrets without fear of "giving away the farm".
What makes them stand out in the crowd is that it takes energy to actually implement their tools to gain success.
Most people are to lazy to make the steps it takes to lead to great success.