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 | The end of 2012; a time to reflect and learn from our mistakes. You can't move forward if you keep looking back, so let's get 2012 out the way shall we? I thought I would look back at where I was a year ago ... |
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 | I spoke at the WIBN Xmas lunch in Milton Keynes - an excellent time was had by all and the food was lovely. After my talk, Janine asked me what advice I would give to anyone who wanted 2013 to be their best year yet ... |
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 | During a month of networking, a hot topic covered in my Women in Business Network sessions was confident referrals; or rather, referring someone in your network to another person in your network, with confidence ... |
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 | Following on from a recent blog - ''to pin or not to pin'' - I thought I would dive back to Pinterest. Especially now they have created the opportunity to develop business accounts ... |
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 | Recently, I've read about some really great changes coming to Facebook and I think they're positive moves on the part of the worlds biggest social media platform to improve engagement between brands and their fans ... |
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 | This week voters decide who the most powerful man in the world - the President of the United States of America - will be for the next four years. But what can small businesses learn from this social media circus ... |
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 | I love the way Facebook connects us all and allows us to share and interact. Love it or loathe it, it's here to stay and remains an intrinsic part of our daily lives influencing the way we buy, sell and make our online decisions ... |
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 | This phrase has been ringing in my ears for the last few weeks as I try to balance my work and personal life to do things more efficiently. And it certainly has significant meaning doesn't it? Especially to small businesses ... |
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 | Optimum Business Support is all about networking and connecting people and businesses online through the power of social media. I grew my business through networking and referrals which is hugely important ... |
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 | Last week saw Facebook hit 1 billion active users. That's just eight short years to gain profiles for nearly one-seventh of the world's population. Not fakes or bots as Facebook is quite hot on tracking this, but actual real human beings ...
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 | After a serious few weeks of focusing on social media strategies and planning, I am writing about a welcome break to ''business as usual'' as I joined one of my fabulous WIBN members on a super adventure to London ... |
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 | There's a new social media phenomenon out there called Pinterest. Boards, Pins, Likes and Followers. What's it all about then? Well, it's just like having a cork board with notes and pictures in your kitchen, but online ... |
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