Technology – Page 12

San Diego nonprofit takes publishing world by storm

November 21, 2008 By Administrator

“As America’s newspapers shrink and shed staff,” says the New York Times, “and broadcast news outlets sink in the ratings, a new kind of Web-based news operation has arisen in several cities, forcing the papers to follow the stories they uncover.”

Go check out The Voice of San Diego. Some columnists are saying it could be “the future of Los Angeles journalism: small, independent, online, aggressive and above all smart — content with value trumps attitude, and there are no petty fights or celebrity worship.”

Interesting. Worth watching.

Lead a group? Any kind. Get this relevant, free eBook

November 16, 2008 By Administrator

Dozens of volunteers (including me) joined together at Seth Godin’s “Triiibes” website, and collaborated on an e book made up of questions and answers members put before the group.

This is our first collaboration, and, aside from the usual bumps in such a project, we got to the heart of the issue and created a document hundreds of thousands of people can read and consider.

I say “we” and “our,” and yet what I did was miniscule. But that’s not the point.

If you find this eBook valuable, send the URL to others. It’s copyrighted and allowed to go to everyone at no cost, as long as nothing is changed.

All of this goes to show that like-minded people who (in a sense) are strangers can, with similar goals, produce something quite amazing via a website (on ning.com). We are just a small group of people who want to help initiate healthy change and the exchange of ideas in settings where no one is patronized. Or to put it another way, where every idea is respectfully considered.

The times are still changing.

Get serious about social networking

September 19, 2008 By Administrator

I’ve been doing research on social networking in terms of its value to people in business, and after over a month of digging into it, can say that it may be very valuable to you.

I’ll be addressing this in my next Communication Expressway ezine, and also in Webgrammar’s Food for Thought.

Times are changing rapidly, and we owe it to ourselves as business people to stay tuned to what is happening, even if we don’t always join in. We have access to some of the brightest minds in the world, and stretching ourselves is so good for us.

Don’t get in a rut.

I’m in the beginning stages, but have tried enough things to know that, when used properly, social networking will help me serve my clients better. It could be true for you as well. Investigate Technorati, Digg, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn at the very least!

Want to learn how to outsource? To become a virtual assistant? Join Remote Professionals Mentor Program!

August 14, 2008 By Administrator

Beginning August 27th, Remote Professionals, an organization I belong to and highly endorse, will launch its first Mentor Program series.

This 12-week program will meet for one hour per week to offer essential information to those new to providing services remotely. This series has recruited some of the most experienced names in independent outsourcing to offer the information you need to get your business running smoothly and quickly.

The Mentor program offers the information that the “old hands” wish they had known when they first started. Our goal is to help you shorten the learning curve, start out making more money and endure fewer costly mistakes.

There will be three classes each on the topics of getting started, business identity, managing your business, and marketing your business (eg, getting those first — and subsequent — clients)!

Our classes include:

* Orientation
* Importance of Contracts
* Financial Planning
* Niche Selection
* Branding
* Web Presence
* Scheduling and Organizing your Time
* Data Security and Client Confidentiality
* Tax/Corporate Structure
* Social Networking
* Marketing Yourself Online
* Selling and Subcontracting

Each segment will provide a presentation and the opportunity to ask questions and make valuable, personal contacts with peers entering and already established in the outsourcing industry.

To learn more about the program, and see the full descriptions, visit http://www.remoteprofessionals.com/events/mentorprogram08272008. If you want to learn more about the mentors, visit: http://www.remoteprofessionals.com/events/mentoring-program/meet-the-mentors.

Sincerely,
Angela & Jodi
www.RemoteProfessionals.com
The Elite Outsource Network
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