Posts Tagged ‘Relationships’

D.J Collier on Godfather Social Media

Today, I’m super excited to welcome the musings of a guest to nateriggs.com. D.J Collier makes his home up in Deleware, Ohio.  He’s is a musician, a poet and a fellow dad who loves to listen to (and tell) stories. You can find him bloggin regularly over at Ragamuffin’s Rants Without further ado, here’s DJ. Social Media, or whatever the new buzz words of the week are, is a conversation. I feel silly saying this, because it is something that should have been learned in kindergarten, but a conversation is a two way thing. I speak, you listen and when you speak, I listen. We exchange ideas and, hopefully, walk away the better for it. Heck my kids age 3 and 4 know this. Relationships are built on conversations. So it isn’t a huge leap to say Social Media is another form of relationship only because you can eavesdrop on the conversations other people have you can feel like you have a relationship with that person. Just because we follow each other on twitter or you put me in a circle on Google+ doesn’t mean that you know me or that I would be inclined to help promote something. In the past week I have received 24 messages asking me to help promote a band, recommend a service, ask for donations, and to push this all onto my friends/followers. I want to say “We’ve known each other many years, but this is the first time you ever came to me for counsel or for help. I can’t remember the last time that you invited me to your house for a cup of coffee, even though my wife is godmother to your only child. But let’s be frank here. You never wanted my friendship”. <read as Brando ala Vito Corleone> I will gladly broadcast/advocate [...]

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How To Build and Sell a Solo-preneur Business

We can learn a lot from listening to Cory Montie. In this interview, he shares some secrets that helped him to do something that most people will debate to be impossible. A few weeks ago, Cory sold his Solo-preneur business to another Columbus-based community business called Dating Directions. He’ll now be taking a break from working for a while and enjoying the fruits of about three years of really intense work. Oh, and ladies, if you’re looking for a little direction in your own dating, Cory also holds rank as one of Columbus’s most eligible singles. Take advantage. I hear he’s got a bit more free time these days. I think that Cory proves that it is possible to build and sell a business of one, and I find his story incredibly inspiring. Here’s how he did it… nateriggsI advise mid-sized & large organizations on how to adopt and use social media to market through organizational culture and better serve their clients. I’m also a blended family dad who enjoys music, photography and distance racing. When I’m not writing here, you can find me writing over at the Content Marketing Institute. Like what you’ve read so far? Then why not subscribe HERE?Website – Twitter – Facebook – More Posts

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