I hope the title of this blog post did not shock you. No, I am not trying to sell you anything. But this is the question I have been asked twice now in the last month from a gentleman who is apparently living in Bulgaria. I was first contacted on May 22 and offered a database of 50,000 LinkedIn members willing to connect, and I was promised that “all 50K members are open for invitations and business offers.” The email went on to say that, with these connections, I could save “hundreds of dollars” by avoiding costly InMails. Furthermore, with …
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I embarked on this blog beginning with the mechanics of LinkedIn, but I find myself responding more and more to questions regarding social media in general, how to effectively utilize social networking sites for certain purposes, and finally how to monetize all of this. I have big plans for this blog to evolve into a broader forum and gateway for understanding social media, and I will be launching this new website when I announce plans for the new book that I am writing. Stay tuned for more! As I write this the buzz continues around social media, and the membership …
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