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Personal Branding: Make Your Business Card Stand Out

How many different business cards do you have in your wallet or near your desk right now? Twenty? Fifty? One hundred and fifty? Whatever the amount, you can understand my point. Most businesspeople are inundated with business cards. The challenge becomes,... Read >

Personal Branding: Make Twitter Work for You

As we've discussed in the past, Twitter is a powerful tool for anybody looking to build their personal brand. It's a simple, user friendly service with vast potential. If you haven't jumped in yet, it's time to take the plunge! In recent months I've answe... Read >

Online Personal Branding for Everyone

Personal branding has been a hot topic of discussion lately, and with good reason. It's gained mainstream acceptance to the point that most professionals are at least aware of the basics. However, there still seems to be a misconception out there that per... Read >

Lost Opportunities To Build Your Personal Brand

There are many ways to build (or tear down) your personal brand. We've covered many of them in depth, so today we're going to focus on less obvious opportunities to build your personal brand. Remember that every interaction you have either build your bran... Read >

Overcoming Negative Branding: There Is Always Hope

If you pay attention to the world of sports, you've no doubt heard plenty about Michael Vick's record setting performance last Monday night. Vick, the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, had an incredible game while becoming the only player in NFL his... Read >

Using Twitter to Develop Your Personal Brand

In just a few short years, Twitter has become a household name. If you had told me five years ago that I would spend my time "tweeting" I would have thought you were crazy. Today, most people are aware of the power of Twitter for networking, website promo... Read >

What’s Working Now!

Copyright (c) 2009 JW Dicks Old is new again! Back in the 'old days' most things were bought on cash but if you didn't have the cash to buy, retailers came up with a system called a lay-a-way plan. The retailer held the goods and you made payment to... Read >

The Next Big Thing - Business Vision

Copyright (c) 2008 JW Dicks I talk about Business Vision often. Sometimes people think I am just seeing things that aren't there, and shake their head. Unfortunately for them, I have learned that learning to look at your business objectively, and with ... Read >

It's E-Time!

Copyright (c) 2008 JW Dicks The rise of "The 3rd Option" of Wealth Building The Great Bull Market of the 1990s made us feel rich. The real estate boom boosted our hopes all over again and we all got caught up in the excitement. We borrowed against... Read >

The Next Big Thing! - New Business

Copyright (c) 2008 JW Dicks Despite the doom and gloom crap that you see in every US newspaper and TV news broadcast, there is an interesting counter-culture buzz that I think merits some real attention: New Business. Every time there is upheaval in... Read >

It's The Economy Stupid!...Again.

Copyright (c) 2008 JW Dicks Once again, this year's Presidential election will be centered around the economic state of Americans. The candidate that misses its importance won't get elected. Yes, the war is a critical issue, and I'm not in any way deno... Read >