I have a crush on Google. Even their hiring practices are awesome.

Even online, details matter. Unfortunately, because the way website layout works, and boxed-in goodness of web page templates, it is hard to control every little detail of how a web page displays. But you have to try, of course. I’m in the process of adding service menus to the Social Bootstrap website, so that people [...]

I just read two different lawyers suggesting that Wikipeida might be a good place to get new clients…

So… Because it might be good marketing, we’re supposed to ignore Wikipedia standards about self-promotion, advertising, original research, notability, and autobiography. It even breaks the Ignore All Rules rule, since a shameless advertisement (no.. I know… not an advertisement, just a “profile”) cannot possibly contribute to the quality of the encyclopedia.

And.. just in case all those individual guidelines don’t gel together to help you realize that Wikipedia doesn’t like you writing articles about yourself, there is even a page called, “List of bad article ideas.”
Guess what item number one was?

1. Yourself or your organization – including a band of which you are a member or employee, even if either is notable! See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest.

I used to work in direct sales (in Financial Services). One of the last managerial abuses I was subject to before telling them I had started my own firm was a reminder of 10-3-1. That is, ten appointments equals three opportunities, equals one sale.

That awful feeling you get in your stomach when you start treating people like numbers… there’s a reason for that. Pay attention to it.

Can you tell a good business opportunity from a scam? Do you know the difference between a great idea a non-starter? You’ll say “yes” and “yes” after reading…

If you are intrigued by Social Media…
If you want to build an actual consulting business and just need some help…
If you like the idea of freedom, and have the discipline not to waste it…
If you have the patience to build a client base and get rich slowly, and with much hard work…

Then you are exactly who Social Bootstrap is looking for.