Meet my first marketing mentor robert middleton.

In 2001, while I was finishing up my coaching certification at the Coaches Training Institute, I heard about a marketing guru who helped coaches get clients.At the time, I knew absolutely nothing about marketing because I was finishing a 20-year career in the IT world.Meet my very first marketing guru, Robert Middleton, who is an More…


A woman with dreadlocks smiling for the camera.

My first deal from LinkedIn was… …doing a nude sketch for my first client. Sounds crazy doesn’t it? Well, Terrilynn Moore was starting a new career as an artist and she executed my simple LinkedIn system to get her very first client. You have to hear this story to believe it.

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Linkedin hashtag back and crashing it.

LinkedIn recently brought back an oldie but goodie.  And they made it even more powerful than ever. Remember when Twitter introduced the concept of hashtags and it took off like wildfire? For years, LinkedIn let us add hashtags in our content and our status updates then they stopped promoting it a few years ago. Well LinkedIn has revamped hashtags More…


My daily linkedin routine.

My clients and students always ask me what they should do on LinkedIn every day. Here’s a sample of my daily LinkedIn routine. 

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The cover of the ultimate guide to linkedin for business.

I just received the first draft of the layout for my new book Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for Business Third Edition. Take a look! Do you want to be the first to know when you can get your copy of Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for Business Third Edition? Get on the Earlybird List

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Gary banner presents discover what you need to know about growing your business in 2018.

I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend, mentor and all-around good guy, Gary Barnes. Gary shares his 3 keys to success in any business in any economic environment. Join Gary and Ted in Denver at the Breakthrough Business Mastery conference. January 18th-20th Here’s the full transcript Ted:                 Okay, welcome everybody. I’m Ted Prodromou and More…


The eavesdrop effect with ted gordon.

Finding new clients can be challenging.    Finding great clients is even more challenging. When you find great clients who really appreciate what you do for them, it makes your day.    Unfortunately, we don’t find great clients as often as we like.   Imagine being able to listen in on the conversation in your More…


A car is burning in front of a building at night.

Greg Woodcox pleaded with his friends to leave everything behind and flee. The firestorm that would become known as the Camp Fire was bearing down on their rural home. They had only seconds to get out.   Despite Woodcox’s efforts to save the small group, a fast-moving wall of flames overtook their vehicles as they More…


Adding captions to linkedin.

Add captions to your LinkedIn native videos to increase views and engagement. The more people view and engage with your native videos, the more LinkedIn will share it with other LinkedIn members, even if they aren’t in your network. LinkedIn native videos are videos that you upload directly to LinkedIn. Over 60% of LinkedIn members More…


A frog is sitting on top of a scorpion.

I was chatting with a new LinkedIn connection today about SEO. We were having a nice back and forth then all hell broke loose. Him: I can tell that being 36 years old…I have the business savvy with the technical know-how…I’ve ran this virtual business for 12 years plus now…I’ve been making a living online…so…I More…