You’re just starting your career as a concert producer and you’re looking for clients.  Elvis is in the prime of his career.  Hotter than hot.  You have zero experience with big names.  Why not take a shot and see if Elvis would be open to having you manage a world tour?  What could possibly go wrong?  If Elvis was on LinkedIn, More…


When I wrote the first edition of Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for Business in 2012, I had 642 LinkedIn connections.  Business was booming with 642 LinkedIn connections, so I set out to reach the 30,000 connection limit.  More Connections = More Money right?  When my network was small, I could keep in touch with my network.  On my journey More…


People struggle with networking online.  By the way, I do not consider this LinkedIn message networking.  Hey I know you probably get pitched a 1,703,637 times per day, but I wanted to reach out. I’ve been helping business owners in your field get 5-15 new high ticket clients per month without using paid ads, and I think More…


Every day I see dozens of articles and social media posts about AI.  The newly minted AI “experts” are declaring victory.  These marketers cracked the AI code in just a few days, while others have been working with AI for their entire careers.  The marketers figured it out in record time.  They are self-proclaimed, world-class experts.  Some even claim they More…


Running a business is hard.    Doing your own marketing is even harder.    Are you running ads?    Should you use TikTok?    Is Threads better than Twitter?    What content should I create?    How long should my videos be?    How often should I post?    You get it.    Marketing is More…


My hometown is famous.    For all the wrong reasons.    Last week, my hometown of Warren, Pennsylvania became famous.    I have to admit, it was strange seeing Warren on the national news day after day.    My friends joked that Andy and Barney were to blame.    Warren is a lot like Mayberry.    More…


Yes, I did play with wooden swords. Blog article written by Ted Prodromou.

The other day I shared a story about a new LinkedIn connection relentlessly pitching me so hard that I had to remove her as a connection.    “Lisa” was only the second person I had to remove in my 20 years on LinkedIn.    The first person I removed was my first death threat on More…


This is only the second time I've had to do this. Blog article written by Ted Prodromou.

How much is too much?    I recently connected with someone on LinkedIn who looked legit…    …then the pitchfest started.    I ignore sales pitches because I know if I engage, it’s like opening Pandora’s Box.    Day 1: Friendly “thanks for connecting” banter with an invitation to do a free strategy session with More…


Meet my team of LinkedIn experts, blog article written by Ted Prodromou

Yesterday I saw a job posting on UpWork for LinkedIn marketing experts.    FULL DISCLOSURE: I’ve had a profile on UpWork for years, but I’ve never accepted any contracts.    Keep reading to learn why…    Here is a portion of the job posting for LinkedIn experts:    First, please DO NOT SEND us ChatGPT More…


Is this the end of Twitter? Blog article written by Ted Prodromou

Meta’s answer to Twitter was released yesterday afternoon.    Threads now has over 30 million members.    Of course, I jumped on board to check it out because that’s what I do (my wife still doesn’t know what I’ve been doing for the past 20 years because she doesn’t understand marketing and has no desire More…