#and now we have to send them any external presentation for review 2 weeks in advance

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Love to work in an increasingly dysfunctional and paranoid workplace

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I purchased the Medela with my second and have used it full time (3x a day, 5 days a week) for 3 months now and still going strong. I have a LOT to say about these pumps, but the bottom line is Medela is far superior. If you don’t want to read the full review, save yourself time, money, and frustration and purchase a Medela.

My experience with Ameda: I purchased this pump for two main reasons. First, it was a closed system (milk can’t get into tubes) and the cost differential – there was a greater one when I purchased the Ameda in 2011. At first things worked well. I starting pumping at night to build supply before returning to work. After returning to work, things continued well for a few months, then all of a sudden my supply started dropping. I could tell that my pump “wasn’t quite the same” so I read and read online. Ultimately, I determined that I needed to replace the valves. I did, and things improved… for a few weeks. Then, again, my supply dropped, I replaced the valves and things improved for a short time. This repeated several times (those valves are $7 for a pair… that adds up!!!!). I spent more than what I wanted to on replacement valves. This went on until my son was 7 months and then my supply all but dried up. When it got to the point that I could only get 4 oz per day and I was pumping 3x a day for 20 minutes each I decided it was time to switch to formula. Did I blame the pump? Not at the time, but now, absolutely! So, I cleaned everything well and packed it away carefully knowing that I would need it again for the next baby (except for the time when my close friend had her Ameda motor die on her after about 6 months of daily use and she borrowed mine for a week – hers was under the 1 year warranty, so Ameda did send a replacement free of charge). When my second baby came, I pulled it back out and pumped some during maternity leave without issue at first (new valves). Then all of a sudden I felt the pump “wasn’t quite the same” so I took it to a lactation consultant to look it over. We tested just the motor and it was reading the correct suction pressure. We checked the tubing and other connections until we found the root cause; THE VALVES!!!!!! The bad valve was essentially causing the pump to pull less than half the expected vacuum. Bottom line, it was worthless with bad valves. The lactation consultant opened a new package of valves from her own store and one of them was bad right of package. We went through all of mine and the majority of them were bad. No wonder my supply dried up… I was pumping, but with bad valves I wasn’t actually removing milk. If you don’t remove milk your body slows the production. I decided at that point to test until I found a few extra good valves and then anytime I needed more, I would just have to come back and test to 100% verify that the valves I was using were good. I DID NOT want to lose my supply again just because of the bad valves. Well, it didn’t matter, because a week into me pumping at work, my motor started to go out. Yes, it was 2 years old, but the actual working life of the pump was about 5. Either way, I may have only used it for 5 months but it was not under warranty so I purchased a brand new Medela pump. My experience with Medela: I purchased a Medela Pump in Style and what a difference!!! I could tell an immediate difference, but for the sake of not wanting the “new and shiny” aspect to persuade my review, I’ve waited to write this. So, with the Ameda in my first two weeks of work, I already saw a decline in my milk supply. This gem got my supply back up to normal within 3 days. If that’s not enough to persuade you to go with Medela, I don’t know what will. I have no complaints with this pump. In fact, that close friend that I mentioned hers broke on her… when she has a second little one I plan to help her buy a Medela. Yes, I’m that passionate about it. I feel sorry for the mommy that buys the Ameda and then doesn’t have the support system or money to problem solve the Ameda issues and buy all those replacement valves. Here are my opinions on the other aspects of the pumps: Bag: The backpack is tall and forces you to stack things. So, when you need the cooler from the bottom, you have to pull everything out. The tote, while maybe a little bigger is better organized so I don’t end up pulling everything out and readjusting. The Ameda is designed so you can pull the motor out of the bag, the Medela is not. So far that hasn’t presented a problem, but I can understand if you want to tuck it away in a small bag how it might be. The Ameda has no room to spare. If you want to bring a book along, good luck. With my Medela bag, I pack the hands free bra, extra bottles, a book, and extra accessories… with room to spare! Setup/Takedown: I felt like it was a much bigger deal to setup the Ameda to pump. You have to pull everything out of the bag and setup and then take it all back down and put away. With the Medela, the motor stays in the bag and everything stores nicely so you don’t have to pull everything out. I never have to take the cooler out and the tubes stay attached and have a nice little storage bag next to the motor. Flanges/Valves/Fittings: The Ameda accomplishes a “hygienic” closed system, which is a great concept, but comes at a price. I attribute this to my inadequate pumping and ultimately my supply drying up. The silicone diaphragm seemed to always get stuck in the vacuum position and the valves constantly needed replaced. I never did have to clean the tubes though. I also bought a different sized flange, but it was one that slide into the existing one and I never felt it made a good seal. The Medela is an open system and I do get condensation in the tubing. It’s worth it to me though because I know I’m getting great suction. I simply run my pump for a minute or two afterwards and it dries them out. The little white membranes provide the same function as the Ameda valves, but they are much less expensive and are much less likely to need replacing. I also had to buy a different flange size for the Medela, but it is designed so that the flange itself can just simply be a plug and play. It’s not an insert like the Ameda so I don’t have to worry about another joint that could potentially lead to suction loss. Cooler: The coolers are about the same size, but the Medela only has enough room for 4 bottles. The Ameda has room for 6. I only 4 - 5oz bottles so it works perfectly for me. With the Ameda, the ice packs never lasted long enough in my opinion. The Medela icepack is far superior. I even heat my milk to scald (150 deg F) – lipase enzyme issue you can Google if you’re interested in learning about it – and then I stick it in the bag and it is able to cool it and keep it cold until the evening! It’s awesome. Bottles: Ameda is 4 oz, Medela is 5 oz. Other than that, they are essentially the same. I don’t use them. I pump into the Playtex drop-ins pump and store liners and then they pop into the drop-in bottles (less bottle washing!). Motor: The vacuum supposedly is rated the same (lactation consultant shared that with me, but I’m not going to lie I didn’t read into it), but my experience is that the Medela is more reliable (several reviews report motors dying prematurely… which I experienced as well as my close friend). Also, the Ameda has the ability to adjust both speed and suction. At first I thought this would be perfect, but the more I used it, the more I was annoyed that it didn’t just automatically adjust. How am I supposed to know how fast it should go? Haha. So, the fact that the Medela pump does it’s automatic fast speed at first for letdown then adjusts to regular on its own or with the push of a button makes my life much easier. I’ve never once thought how nice it would be to adjust the speed myself. With the Ameda I always had to use full suction. With the Medela I have it at half suction and it works perfectly! Also, the Medela works faster for me than the Ameda did. Cleaning: The flanges are essentially the same. The two things that are different about cleaning is that the Ameda valves are a pain to clean because you really can’t clean them for risk of damaging them… and they are expensive! I gently rinsed them and left it at that. With the Medela, I do have to rinse the tubes once a week and have to do it when I’m certain I won’t need them… because you have to wait for them to dry completely before use again. So far it hasn’t been an issue. Availability of parts: Because Medela is a better known brand, you can find just about any replacement item you need at Target. So, when you need that emergency membrane/valve, you can almost guarantee you’ll find it at a nearby story, whereas, with Ameda I was overnight shipping if I had an emergency. Noise: The Ameda is much louder and more obnoxious sounding the Medela. Mine had a whirring sound when it pumped. Others who heard it thought something was wrong with it and usually asked if everything was okay (they were Medela users). Batteries: If you’re going to pump in the car, even once, buy the car adapter. These things sucks batteries like crazy (both of them). The battery pack is external with the Medela, which is has to be since you can’t remove the motor… but it makes it annoying. Hands free: Do yourself a favor and get a hands free pumping bra! In conclusion, buy Medela and rest assured you’ve made the right decision.

This sucks. Quite literally in fact! I was lucky enough to have a sweet baby that was born 5 weeks premature. She was perfect in every way but had to spend 3 of those extra weeks in the NICU. (I think they just wanted more time with her) One of the many perks that we were provided is the "Pump for Preemie Program". They allow you to take home a hospital grade breast pump (also a Medela) and hold your baby as collateral. It sounds like I am joking but when they were releasing her from the NICU, I had 5 nurses call me to make sure I brought the pump or else they wouldn't let me take her home. Literally 5! That pump was amazing - it has a better suction than the personal use pumps but that is not always a good thing. The main difference is that I had to pump for longer using this pump than with the hospital grade to get the same amount. It was just an extra couple of minutes. The longer pump time is MORE than worth the price difference. The hospital grade ones are insanely expensive ( but you can rent them if you wanna try it out - try Babies-R-Us) On to this pump - It's a great deal. You get a portable pump, ice pack, power plug, bottles and accessories. You will certainly need additional accessories but Medela makes that easy by offering a lot of "gift packs" or "new mom" kits. The breast pump I ended up with had the "On the go tote" that is pictured here but they also offer a backpack or a "Metro" messenger bag. (I suggest you go for the tote and get the CheekyTummy diaper backpack or use it with the Boba 4g baby carrier that has straps on the shoulder to help hold your bags.That keeps arms open to block strangers (and Grandma) from kissing on your baby and waking him up.) This pump can be run on A/C power or 8 AA batteries. They make it significantly heavier, so get to the plug when you can. It is designed to be a double pump but you can always use it on just one breast. The breast shields come in medium- I don't have huge boobs and my nipples didn't grow 3 sizes, like the grinch's heart, so those worked well for me. The larger sizes that I tried at the hospital would try to suck in my entire boob and my will to live. A good way to tell if you have the right size is to see what is sucking in and rubbing. If all of your nipple is rubbing/chaffing against the inside of the flange, than you probably need to try the next size up. It should fit the center of the flange and by the middle of the pump you will see it has reached maximum size is gliding along the inner edges smoothly. If it is sucking in areola and nipple - it's too big.

I got one of the "hands free" bras to go with it. The idea is great - pump without having to hold two little milk troughs to your chest. The execution makes it hard. I would suggest trying it with a tight tank top first. Just channel Regina George from Mean Girls and cut holes on each nipple and stick the flange through. Honestly, your probably not walking around and pumping as it is your only chance to actually sit down. Some well placed pillows will hold up the bottles so you can pump, check facebook, and continue to rock the baby's swing so she doesn't wake up mid-let down. This pump is quiet - but not silent. It's like an aggressive, nipple sucking, purring cat. They have quieter ones on the market but I am not sure they can hold up the level of suction over the long term. The hoses can build up quite a bit of condensation in them, which can mold. Make sure to air them out whenever you see little droplets in them. You can point the tubes downward put the pump on full blast without the breast shields on and let it air out the hoses before let down starts. You can also use rubbing alcohol to clean them but I never tried that. All in all, this is a wonderful product. I am glad I spent the extra dollars and went for Medela over an off brand. The replacement parts are easy to find. I would highly recommend it - it will be your best friend and your worst enemy!

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What is the Best Strategy to apply in new fin-related Projects (with Cloud Integration) - 5 Steps

Hello, I hope you are having an amazing week!

Today I bring to you one of the most discussed topics that me and my group talk about. I think you’ll find this helpful so keep a good eye until the end.

The creation of corporate projects goes through several moments. In planning a new initiative, the manager must pool resources, people, and tools to ensure everyone works the best they can, with no mistakes occurring and risks are low. This ensures that the company will be able to achieve its objectives without great difficulties, in addition to maximizing the results achieved.

1. What is a Plan and a good Strategy?

In the Work Plan must be consolidated all the information about the objective to be sought, detailing for it all the activities necessary to realize it, as to the physical, monetary and human resources needed. This tool allows all decisions to be taken before they are put into practice, guaranteeing a higher rate of correctness and making possible the prior correction of possible problems. In this way, it is very suitable for reaching short-term solutions, but nothing prevents it from being used in other circumstances as well.

The action plan can be used by professionals who want to achieve some goal in their careers or by companies that need to invest in more complex solutions. It enables the executor to follow a sequence of clearer and more logical tasks previously delimited, which leads to the achievement of goals faster and more practical. Its effectiveness is mainly explained by the fact that it considers the internal and external conditions of the individual or the company to set up adequate strategies to be performed in a certain period of time.

2. Teamwork above everything!

Seeking to visualize all parts of the process and the necessary steps - that is, to see beyond one's own activities - is the best way to understand how each is important to achieve the end result. According to the management coordinator, trust is indispensable for a good performance of a team that has a common goal. And it must be mutual, so strive to pass on trust to others. A person who knows how to work in a team understands that the conflict of opinions can generate better results. When, on the contrary, in an efficient team, everyone knows that to evolve and reach (or surpass) expectations, it is also necessary to give and receive feedback.

3. Fin-related control for new projects

A project exists to meet the expectations of the stakeholders in the generation of a product, service or result. However, when we work in a company that lives on projects, it is fundamental that they make a profit, because only through it is possible to maintain a healthy business. Everything that is measured can be controlled, so in this post I present a framework for cost management in projects based on a support worksheet that does all the calculations necessary to keep the project under control. Subsequently, I will show you how to join all the projects to make the whole company management. To plan the expenses, you must fill in the details according to the categories that your project works. In the example, you can check the same categories described above, now with the possibility to plan monthly, as shown in the following figure. When the project is calculated from the costs, the worksheet applies these percentages to the total values ​​of each section / account (Ex: Resale, third, working hours etc). When the price is arbitrary, the worksheet makes a weighted average to distribute the ticket. That is, redistribute the percentages on the basis of 100%.

4.  Pick the best cloud data integration

Starting on Salesforce Platform - They allow users to easily update contact information. If you do a Google search of a specific person, who you know is at a different company, 9 times out of 10, you'll find that all search results display the past company and there's really no way to change that without opening a support ticket. With Connect, you can create an account and update the title, company, email, etc. without going through all of those extra steps.The user interface feels simple like Salesforce Classic, which makes it very easy to navigate the site. The advanced search is also a powerful feature with many filters, which makes it a great tool for refining your target industry/role.What I like best about Connect is that it's technically free to use. You can purchase points to buy actual contacts, but I find it much more worthwhile to create an account and generate points by adding or updating contacts and companies. (this review is from Connor B. another member).

TIBCO Cloud Integration -  It is responsive, as soon as all Metadata has been cached and easy to use after a short introduction phase. The maps we build can be reused for other Migration projects. I've had maps that worked just fine in the classic UI, but I would get errors after opening them in the new UI. From a functionality standpoint, the tool is 100% effective and what we need. We'd love it to process records and load metadata a little faster, but in the end, we can live with the way it is now and the integrations are reliable. (this review is from Michael D. another member).

There are other great platforms like Carbonite, Microsoft Azure, IBM, and much more that you can easily find on google search. The Salesforce and TIBCO are our top 2. 

5. Be patient but efficient - control time like money 

Maintain your composure, always - Maybe you end up exploding and consequently provoke and push others when you are stressed. Try to avoid harsh and instantaneous reactions. That is what is possibly causing you problems. After all, drawing hasty conclusions, categorically rejecting what others say, and finally using an inflamed speech is not a good motivational strategy. Others will find you a closed or combative person, when what you really want is to be seen as reasonable. If the scenario is more negative, you may even think that you consider the other professionals stupid and uninformed. You can send someone in your place to deliver the message. Or you can still wait until the next meeting to react. They select the rhythm, style, tone, tempo, and tactics after assessing what works best in each situation. It is the inflexible people who have sensitivity problems because they do not know how to adjust what they say according to the public. Open your mind to the different - Maybe you are stubborn or are showing signs of stubbornness, becoming inflexible and closing in on new or different points of view. You need to turn off your automatic evaluation and rejection filter and listen.

That’s it, now you’re ready! This is our 5 steps to achieve it!

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate do ask in the comments. And remember that next article/post will be better (yes that’s possible) because we’re constantly improving our content.

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Bluehost Review – 7 Pros & 4 Cons of Bluehost (Server Speed Tested!)

 Bluehost

https://www.bluehost.com/

 Bluehost is a fantastic choice for beginners who want to build their first website for their businesses or blogs. Their onboarding process and automatic WordPress installation makes everything feel very easy to use. They may not provide the best value or service, but their product just works.

 If you’re flopping about, unsure whether or not to use Bluehost as your web hosting provider, worry not – you’ve stumbled on to the right page.

 Here at Bitcatcha, we’re a little obsessed with web hosting (our doctors say it’s borderline unhealthy).

 We’ve gone ahead and gotten ourselves a Bluehost account, run some performance tests on their shared hosting plan, and we’re ready to present to you the most definitive Bluehost review you’ll find on the internet.

  A Little Bit About Bluehost

 Founded by a very young Matt Heaton and Danny Ashworth all the way back in 2003, Bluehost has been around a LONG time.

   They’re practically dinosaurs in the industry, but that ain’t a bad thing – having been around for so long means that they’ve learned a thing or two about web hosting, and are able to provide their users with a kick-ass user experience.

 For a web hosting provider that’s known and used by people all over the world, Bluehost has but 1 datacenter, which is located in the US. That datacenter powers all of their clients’ websites, which adds up to a whopping 2 million, and is growing by the thousands each day!

 Hot Damn!

 They obviously made quite an impression in the market, because, in just 7 short years, they got the attention of web hosting giant Endurance International Group, which proceeded to acquire them into the EIG group of companies.

 With the support of EIG, Bluehost managed to substantially grow their once small team to a family that’s 750 people large, allowing them to provide much needed round-the-clock support for their customers!

 Not impressive enough for you?

 Then check this out – Bluehost is also one of the 3 web hosting providers that are actually recommended by WordPress!

 If you’re wondering why that’s impressive, it’s because 30% of sites in the entire world wide web is actually powered by WordPress. In other words, they’re the rock stars of the internet and getting an endorsement from them is similar to getting your workout gear endorsed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

 Now that you’re acquainted with Bluehost, let’s find out why, in our humble opinion, Bluehost is a pretty strong web hosting provider!

  7 Great Reasons To Pick Bluehost!

 1. Bluehost Is Surprisingly Easy To Use

 If you’ve ever built a website before and used a web hosting service provider with a crappy interface, you’ll understand the pain of logging into the dashboard and… not knowing what to do.

 Bluehost surprised us with their onboarding process. After completing the registration process, we logged in to the dashboard and before we knew it, clicked next a few times and then, *poof* magic – WordPress was already installed and ready to go.

 But pictures speak a thousand words, so here are some to show you what really went down after logging in.

   Bluehost will begin by asking you a series of questions about what kind of site you’ll be creating. Select an option from the drop-down menu, and hit continue. Easy-peasy.

   They’ll then ask what kind of site you’ll be creating, whether it’s a blog, e-Commerce site, or a niche website selling poop scented wrapping paper.

   Them pesky buggers will want to know more about your site, but worry not, because they have your best interests at heart. Name your site, think of a tagline, and rate your website building level on their noob detector scale.

   All you have to do next is pick a theme you like, and then boom, WordPress is automatically installed just like that! No need to worry about getting it installed in the wrong folder, or drastically messing something up.

   Bluehost will take care of the backend, while you just need to worry about customizing your site and making it look pretty.

 If you’re new to site building, I’m pretty sure you have no problems at all creating your site with Bluehost. Even those of us that are a little more seasoned will appreciate how convenient their dashboard is to use.

   Look out how beautiful that custom cPanel interface looks. None of that confusing looking dated mess that comes with stock cPanel.

  2. They’re Surprisingly Fast Around The World!

 According to thinkwithgoogle, fast site load speeds are important for online businesses to be successful, and server response time plays a HUGE role in getting websites to load up fast.

 However, with merely 1 datacenter located in the USA, we didn’t think Bluehost would do very well when put through our proprietary server speed test.

 Using our test site hosted on their basic plan, we went to town and started testing their response times – boy, we were dead wrong.

  Average Speed: 153 ms

 The American hosting provider responded exceptionally well, hitting speeds that are WAY faster than Google’s recommended 200ms in all countries, except for Bangalore.

 They’re obviously fastest in the USA as the datacenter is located there, but they’re no slouch in countries on the other side of the world like Singapore, Sydney and Japan!

 With an average worldwide score of 153ms, Bluehost is one of the fastest A-ranked hosting providers we’ve ever had the pleasure of reviewing. You can rest assured that no matter where your target audience resides in the world, Bluehost will be able to deliver!

 Well… except if your audience is in India. You might want to check out our piece on the best web hosting for India instead.

 LEARN MORE @ BLUEHOST OFFICIAL

 * User-friendly hosting with great speed at an affordable rate!

  3. They’ve Got High-Performance Servers

 Those of you with plans to run large scale e-Commerce websites or reddit-like forums would be happy to know that Bluehost offers High-Performance Servers that are suitable for your needs.

 Why is this important?

 Well, with shared web hosting, the purpose of the server is literally in the name – you’re sharing the space with other users, which helps reduce the cost.

 However, some users might accidentally (or intentionally) use up way more resources than allocated, which means that everyone else sharing the server with that user will experience site slowdowns – sometimes their sites won’t even load at all.

 With High-Performance Servers, Bluehost allocates fewer users per server, and each user is given a file count of 300,000 – this means more computing resources per user, consistent site load speeds, and less downtime caused by rogue users!

 BUT!

 As it is with all things good, there’s always a catch.

 Their High-Performance servers are only available with their Pro plan, which is a whole lot pricier than the rest of their shared web hosting plans.

 Guess if you want good performance, you’ve gotta pay for it.

 Quite frankly, we have every confidence in their servers. Our test site is hosted only with their Basic plan, and even then, the uptime for it has been 100% since April 2018!

 Uptime since April 2018

99.98%

* Bluehost Basic Plan Uptime - tracked with uptimerobot.com

 If their shared hosting servers can produce such uptimes, we can easily expect the same from their High-Performance servers.

  4. Fantastic Security Features

 When we say security, we don’t mean features that just keeps your website safe from those fiendish, ne’er do well hackers.

 We’re talking about security in terms of peace of mind, and keeping spam away from the sanctuary of your brand new email inbox.

 Let’s look into peace of mind first.

 You don’t want to spend days, weeks, months, customizing and tweaking your business website to get it to look perfect and suited to rank on the front of page Google, only to load it up to discover that someone screwed the pooch and your entire website is gone.

 For this, Bluehost provides their users with CodeGuard basic – at $2.99 a month.

 CodeGuard Basic

 The name sounds cool, but it’s actually just a fancy name they came up with for their daily backup service. It’s not bad at all – monitoring your website/database frequently, notifying you if there are any changes, and automatically performing backups.

   The basic version provides 1GB storage space, daily backup and monitoring, and 3 restorations a month.

 If you need more, CodeGuard comes in Professional, Premium, and Enterprise versions too, but be prepared to pay higher prices for those.

 SpamExperts

 We assure you, Bluehost won’t be sending someone that can tell you the nuances between different types of pork used in SPAM products.

 Instead, SpamExperts is their term for an advanced email filter. It scans incoming emails for spam, viruses, phishing, and other email-related attacks by spammers, and filters them with a rockin’ 99.98% accuracy, all before it reaches your inbox.

 Basically, it helps your mailbox stay squeaky clean and junk-free.

 SiteLock

 In terms of actually protecting your website, Bluehost comes with a basic firewall that offers a minimal level of protection against external threats.

 However, If you want enhanced protection, you can get it in the form of SiteLock.

 SiteLock comes in three tiers: Essential, Prevent, and Prevent Plus.

 With Essential, you’ll get to enjoy automatic Malware removal, which does exactly nothing against DDOS attacks or anything major.

 With Prevent, the security level is upped a little with Automatic Malware Removal, DDoS Protection, 6-hour response time and….Image Optimization. Quite frankly, I don’t know what image optimization has to do with security, but it’s a feature I won’t be complaining about.

 Prevent Plus does everything Prevent can, but with the added benefit of having daily scan frequency.

 SiteLock is good and all, but the thing is, they all come as an add-on, meaning we’re gonna need to fork out more money to enjoy it. Come on Bluehost, you can afford to give your customers a little extra security for free!

  5. They’ve Got A Buffet Of Benefits

 Gone are the days where you have to carefully plan out the number of sites you’re planning to launch, and the kind of resources needed to run all of it effectively.

 Bluehost’s shared hosting plans come with all sorts of benefits, and best of all, almost everything is unlimited! We’re talking:

 ·      Unlimited websites

·      Unlimited SSD storage

·      Unlimited parked domains

·      Unlimited subdomains

·      Unmetered bandwidth

 You are basically free to create as many sites as you want with them! And you won’t have to worry about the number of visitors to your site!

 Be wary though – having too many visitors at the same time might take up too much resources, and Bluehost is notorious for deactivating/deleting rogue sites.

  6. Support Responds Very Fast!

 One of the most infuriating things in life is waiting for support to respond to you, especially if your site needs attention NOW.

 While we were setting up our test site, we were quite pleased to find that support responded via Live Chat very quickly. We’re accustomed to waiting at least 15 minutes for live chat support staff to respond, but the Bluehost support team consistently responded in less than 5 minutes.

 We didn’t try phone or email support, but with live chat responding as quick as they do, we hardly think that those methods of support are necessary, although it’s nice to have in case of emergencies.

 You won’t have to worry about support in different time zones either, because Bluehost’s support is available 24/7.

 Excellent job, team!

  7. Freebies That Matter

 Some companies will entice you to sign up with their service with shallow free gifts. We’re talking about those that market regular services as “free”, such as “free” 24/7 support, or “free” WordPress installation.

 Not Bluehost.

 With the all-American web hosting service provider, you’ll actually get freebies that’ll make a difference in your bank account.

 With every shared hosting plan purchased, Bluehost will throw in a domain name, free for the first year. To put things in perspective for you, domain names can cost anywhere from $8 to $872 million – yes you read that right. Here’s proof.

 Aside from that, you’ll also get the enjoy free SSL – now this might not be much, but every little bit definitely helps to make a difference to the small business owner!

 SEE FULL FEATURES @ BLUEHOST OFFICIAL

 * Unlimited website, SSD, domains, and more!

  4 Disadvantages Of Bluehost

 They say that every rose has its thorn. Well, turns out Bluehost is quite thorny.

 1. Bluehost Only Has 1 Datacenter

 We mentioned previously that we were quite impressed by how fast Bluehost’s 1 datacenter performed, and we still are.

 However, every millisecond counts when it comes to site load speed, and we know they can actually perform WAY better if they had datacenters in other continents to support audiences living further away.

 They might have one of the best worldwide average speeds among all the web hosting services we’ve reviewed, but if another hosting provider like SiteGround has a datacenter in Asia, it’s a given that sites will load up faster for target audiences located there.

  2. Untrained Trainees

 I hate to say this because we all start out somewhere, but you really have to be wary of support that are a little wet behind the ears.

 Bluehost doesn’t really make an effort to hide that they outsource their support team to India, which isn’t really a big deal anyway. I don’t mind, as long as they’re efficient and fast.

 But what I do have a problem is incorrect advice given by trainees.

 While setting up our test site, we asked the support team one really simple question:

 “Does Bluehost provide us with an Uptime Guarantee?”

 The support didn’t know what an uptime guarantee was.

 Fine, maybe it got lost in translation. We explained what we were looking for and their reply was YES, Bluehost has an uptime guarantee!

 So we asked him to point us to the terms of the guarantee and after going through it, we discovered that the provider does not actually guarantee uptime.

 Lucky that this is just a minor issue. God forbid this young support chap gives the wrong advice regarding something major and causes some real damage to our sites.

 Bluehost, if you’re reading this, PLEASE train your trainees. This is not acceptable.

  3. No Uptime Guarantee

 After ranting about it in the earlier point, I can’t really not talk about the lack of uptime guarantee here.

 Downtime is quite detrimental to any website. You lose potential sales or conversions if your site is experiencing downtime, and if it’s consistent enough, search engines might not even bother listing your site.

 This is why an uptime guarantee is important.

 It shows you that the provider is committed to keeping your site up and running, and they’re willing to compensate customers if they face downtimes of below a certain percentage.

 Not having one is a giant red flag in our books.

 That being said, we have to give Bluehost props – their uptime is actually fantastic, as evidenced by the uptime data collected from our test site.

 For the lazy, it’s been at 100% since April 2008. Quite an impressive feat!

  4. Dodgy Checkout Practices

 Pretty sure everyone reading this will be familiar with the sleazy used car salesman that tries to slyly upsell you things you don’t really need just to make a higher sale.

 Making a purchase with Bluehost feels a little bit like we’re dealing with people of that sort.

 Upon checkout, the box for SEO tools and Sitelock will be checked, which pushes the price up to close to $60 a year.

 These things are nice to have but are completely unnecessary, and unsuspecting buyers might just click next and make the purchase unknowingly – which happened to me.

   Make sure you uncheck these boxes before making your purchase (unless you actually want these features).

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 Plans range from $18.99 – $59.99 a month.

  Dedicated Hosting

 Bluehost’s dedicated hosting plans allow users to have unrestricted access to their servers. With their industry-leading robust platform, you’ll get to enjoy powerful flexible hosting at decent prices.

 Their dedicated hosting plans range from $79.99 – $119.99 per month.

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  Verdict: Bluehost Is Good, But Not The Best Choice!

 Just because we didn’t pick Bluehost to be the best web hosting brand, doesn’t mean that they’re not a good service provider.

 They’re actually pretty decent, providing their users with fast enough speeds worldwide to ensure their users’ sites are loaded fast enough to generate a healthy amount of sales.

 With superb useability and great UX, Bluehost is fantastic for beginners. Their WordPress recommendation should speak volumes about their service.

 One thing we need to mention is that Bluehost is still using cPanel, which is great news for those of us that are accustomed to using it. Since cPanel increased their prices, most web hosting providers have decided to dump them, but so far there seems to be no indication of Bluehost dropping cPanel.

 However, the lack of an uptime guarantee got us pretty peeved, as most major providers have the balls to provide some sort of compensation if their users’ sites are down for a certain amount of time.

 The very fact that the companies are willing to put their money where their mouth is, inspires confidence. Bluehost does exactly the opposite without an uptime guarantee… what if the websites hosted with them go down for an entire week?

 Anyone can promise to “strive to maintain network and server uptime” but it means completely jack if they can’t sack up and foot the bill when shit hits the fan.

 However, credit where credit is due – we’ve never had a problem with Bluehost’s actual uptime before. As a matter of fact, the uptime has been 100% on our test site since April 2018!

 Our humble opinion is that Bluehost is a pretty strong hosting provider. They may not be the fastest and they may not be the best, but if you’re just looking to host a simple website, they’ve got all the tools you’ll need to do so effectively.

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How to Use LinkedIn for Lead Generation

LinkedIn is the world’s most effective social media platform for generating B2B leads.

And for any person or business offering a B2B product or service, LinkedIn is the premier lead generation tool to reach decision-makers and business professionals.

This isn’t my opinion. This is a fact.

Studies have shown that 80% of all B2B leads on social media come from LinkedIn, and 94% of B2B marketers use LinkedIn to distribute content. Clearly, it is the place to focus your efforts if you want to connect with the right people who can open doors for your business.

Best of all, you don’t need to spend a single dollar on advertising to consistently get good clients through LinkedIn.

If you haven’t been using LinkedIn for lead generation, now is the time to start.

You’ve likely heard the term social selling before and maybe even engaged in it.

But do you know for certain you’re doing it right?

Because there’s a lot of confusion about what social selling is.

If you think social selling is about blasting your templated sales message via one-to-one messaging or automation tools, you’d be wrong.

That approach only turns off your prospects and ruins your reputation.

When done right, however, social selling doesn’t involve any selling in the traditional sense. It’s meant to start conversations online and ultimately move them offline, where you can get to know your prospect better. And if they have a need for what you offer, you have a sales conversation with them.

That’s what social selling is at its core – relationship-building and offering help when your solution matches your prospect’s problem. It’s done via warm calls, not cold calls. In other words, it’s effective lead generation.

But before you jump into a misguided attempt at social selling and risk damaging your reputation, let me share with you three critical steps you need to follow to generate high-quality leads efficiently and consistently.

3-Steps to Effectively Using LinkedIn for Lead Generation

Step 1: Build a professional brand presence

If you want to be successful using LinkedIn for lead generation, you need a strong and compelling personal and professional brand that resonates with your ideal clients.

Yet, if you were to look at most people’s professional online presence, most importantly their LinkedIn profiles, it wouldn’t impress you. Sometimes, it may even turn you off.

If your profile doesn’t impress your ideal clients in three seconds or less, they will quickly move on.

Your personal profile on LinkedIn is one of the most powerful tools you have because people connect with people, not companies, brands, or logos. It’s through your LinkedIn profile that you can connect to people, strike up conversations with them and build relationships.

What do your ideal clients find when they land on your profile? What’s their first impression of you? And does it make them want to consider doing business with you?

To succeed at using LinkedIn for lead generation, you must get your ideal clients to know, like and trust you. Ensuring several key sections of your LinkedIn profile are complete, professional-looking and client-centric is a necessary step in this process.

These key sections include your:

Headline

Profile and cover image

About section

Featured section

Experience section

Recommendations

Headline

I cannot stress enough the importance of your headline. It’s one of the very first things people see.

You have 120 characters, NOT words, to capture the attention of viewers to compel them to click Accept to your connection request or to view your entire profile.

Profile photo and cover image

Your profile photo and cover image are vital components to creating trust and establishing credibility.

Simply put, you need to display a professional profile picture. Profiles with profile photos get 40% more views.

In your profile photo, ensure you are smiling and looking straight at the camera, preferably against a neutral background.

Your cover photo, on the other hand, needs to convey a story. It needs to tell people something about who you are and what you do.

About section

Your About section needs to be compelling and client-centric.

Don’t drone on about how great you are. Talk about who your ideal clients are and the problems they face. Establish a clear link between their pain and desire and how you, with your skills and experience, can meet their needs.

Write your About section in the first-person voice. LinkedIn is a social network, so be social. Don’t write it as a professional bio, resume or CV unless you are looking for a job.

In your About section, you have 2600 characters to highlight your expertise and experience. It’s also essential to identify and speak directly to your target market.

Here are some questions you should strive to answer in your About section:

Who are you?

What do you do?

Whom do you do it for?

How do you do it?

Why do you do what you do?

Why should they listen to you?

What makes you credible?

Why should somebody hire you?

Featured section

To visually enhance your profile, include media in the Featured section. Including a video here will improve your chances of making a human connection, increasing the know, like and trust factor.

The Featured section could be used to highlight:

articles you’ve authored and published on LinkedIn

links to external websites, such as your company website, blog, portfolio, landing pages and lead magnets

media files, such as images, documents, presentations and videos.

If you don’t add content to the Featured section, this section will be hidden from people viewing your profile.

Experience section

Your current work Experience is also a key section and must be written in the firs- person voice. Use the 2000 characters you are given to speak to how you can best help your ideal clients with your products or services.

Recommendations section

Including social proof in your LinkedIn profile might make all the difference in your lead generation efforts.

I just finished speaking with a lead who bought my book LinkedIn Unlocked because of the good Amazon reviews and then decided to contact me.

We are conditioned to look for social proof when deciding whom to do business with. LinkedIn recommendations are a fantastic way to elevate your social proof.

LinkedIn recommendations are more powerful than written testimonials on your website because readers can authenticate the author of a recommendation by clicking on their profile. The more LinkedIn recommendations you have and the more detailed each one is, the quicker you’ll be able to establish trust with profile viewers.

Recommendations that speak to your expertise enhance your profile, increase your social proof and often lead to business.

Learn how to ask for LinkedIn recommendations here.

Step 2: Create a lead generation process on LinkedIn

The next vital step with LinkedIn social selling is to actively use LinkedIn for lead generation.

To generate leads efficiently and effectively, use my proprietary 5-step process – The LINK Method

– to find, connect and start conversations with your ideal clients on LinkedIn.

When done right, this method will result in new clients. It allows you to build relationships with your connections, have offline conversations with them (which they’ll be excited about), and convert them into clients.

Keep in mind that while you may use template-like messages to get you going, the key to your LinkedIn social selling success is to personalize these messages for each prospect you send them to.

The more time you spend personalizing each communication you send on LinkedIn, the more effective and successful you’ll be.

Understand that it’s absolutely impossible to succeed at lead generation on LinkedIn without getting this part right.

Where exactly do you find ideas to personalize your messages?

You can start by researching the profile of the prospects you want to connect with.

In the activity section of their profiles, you can see the posts they’ve shared or engaged with as well as any articles they’ve shared.

You can also look at their company page, website and other social media channels to get additional insights.

To make your LinkedIn lead generation effective, you need to send a sequence of five types of messages.

Message 1: The LinkedIn connection request

Your connection request has a single goal: to get the recipient of your message to click Accept.

The best way to ensure your request is accepted is to tailor your request to the person you’re sending it to. Absolutely DO NOT use a template for this crucial step.

Personalize your connection request by finding something in common with your lead. Reference something in the profile, show interest in something they shared or compliment them or their company.

For example, maybe you went to the same university, or you both worked at the same company at one point.

Message 2: Establish dialogue

Send this message after they’ve accepted your connection request.

The purpose of this message is to begin a dialogue. You can do this by asking a simple question.

It is important that you ask them a non-invasive question about something in their profile, something they posted on LinkedIn or something about their company.

Message 3: Add value

Wait approximately a week to send this message. You don’t want to inundate your connections with messages from you.

How can you add value to your connection? Often, it can be through a highly-targeted and relevant content specific to their industry and top of mind problem. But don’t just send them a link to an article. Position the content to show why they would derive value from it and ask if they are interested in receiving it.

Once they say yes, send the content you’d mentioned.

Message 4: Move the conversation offline

Send this message no sooner than one week after Message 3 (could be later).

The goal of this message is to book a call. Nothing other than that.

And the only way you can do this effectively is by positioning that phone call or meeting as a benefit to them, not to you.

To do this, first make sure the prospect sees you understand them and their industry. You communicate that by identifying and speaking directly to them and stating their problem or the desired result. You will be most successful if you share a process, method, or insight they would find value in.

At this stage, you are trying to get your foot in the door, get on a phone call, build some rapport, get to know them and find out what you need to know to be able to pre-qualify them.

From there, you can move forward and schedule a longer call.

The secret to your success with this entire process is this:

You need to slow down the sale to speed it up!

The reason social selling doesn’t work for most people is they rush to send out their sales pitches. Many think automation will help them blast their product/service out to as many people as possible. Neither works!

LinkedIn lead generation services are popping up everywhere, making bold promises of vast amounts of new business. Sadly, the customers who use these services are disappointed with the results. Worse yet, their reputation and credibility are permanently shattered because if it.

Message 5: Nurture those prospects who didn't move forward with you

Not everyone is going to be ready for the solution you offer right now. It’s important to nurture these prospects by checking in with them and adding value to them from time to time.

By doing this, you can often catch them at a time when the solution you offer has now become a priority for them.

Additional Reading: LinkedIn Membership Levels: Free vs. Business Premium vs. Sales Navigator

Step 3: Establish authority and credibility, and stay top of mind

As I just mentioned, prospects will not always be ready to buy when you connect with them on LinkedIn.

As part of the lead nurturing process, you will want to stay in touch with your prospects where and when it makes sense through one-to-one messaging.

But it’s also important to show up in their LinkedIn newsfeeds from time to time. You do this by sharing interesting and valuable status updates. Educate your network with helpful content that also builds your authority and establishes your credibility while keeping you top of mind.

It’s also important that your posts on LinkedIn encourage engagement.

When people engage with your posts, LinkedIn is more likely to show your network more of your posts in the future. 

One of the best ways to encourage engagement is to ask a question. But don’t overuse this strategy, and don’t ask pointless or silly questions to get engagement. It will only hurt your credibility.

Read this: Is Your LinkedIn Content Strategy Making You Look Desperate?

Remember that LinkedIn is a professional space.

Although I believe sharing content is important to stay top of mind, too many people rely too heavily on it. In fact, most “social selling experts “say the secret to social selling is sharing content… I disagree.

The secret to social selling, or lead generation or whatever term you are most comfortable with, is Step 2 in this article. Step 1 is a necessary step to get to Step 2. And this step of sharing content is helpful to stay top of mind and build authority within your network.

But don’t become reliant upon it. You cannot let your lead generation depend on things out of your control, such as LinkedIn’s algorithm, hoping your connections will scroll through their newsfeeds and see your content.

This hope-and-pray lead marketing is not a good strategy.

Level up your lead generation on LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the premier social media platform to connect with decision-makers and professionals. It’s where people expect to have business conversations and often look for solutions to their business problems. 

By becoming skilled at using LinkedIn for lead generation, you can find your ideal clients, build relationships with them, position yourself as an authority and generate new leads and sales for your business without spending a single dollar on advertising.

It seems like a worthwhile skill to develop, wouldn’t you agree? If so, please share this article so we can help people and businesses across the globe to fuel the economy!

To learn more about each of the three steps covered in this article, register for my free LinkedIn Leads video series. In it, I cover how to create a profile that stands out, convert connections into clients and build your authority through content. Get access to the video series here!

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How You Can Start Better Protecting Your Identity Today

This usually means figuring out what's been compromised, obtaining affidavits and reports demonstrating the thieving, and also working to get their identity back. That is a lot of time to invest recovering from an offense of which you were a victim. The terrible news is that you cannot protect yourself 100% from identity theft. You can place a fraud alert on your credit report by contacting one of the 3 credit bureaus. An fraud alert notifies businesses to take actions when activities are taken in your credit score, to verify your identity and lasts from 90 days to seven decades. A security freeze moves a step outside having a fraud alert by needing a PIN or password in front of your credit report can be checked by a business. Every calendar year, you're entitled to one free credit report from each of the three credit bureaus. Every four months by ordering one of these reports, you can continue to keep an eye on your charge all year long. The drawback is that you can only get the report of 1 bureau . You may be able to acquire a free credit report if you sign up for a credit monitoring service. Ensure that to cancel the credit monitoring service before the trial runs out to prevent becoming billed. . Sign up, if your bank allows you to view your balances online. Log in to check your accounts periodically to make sure no unauthorized charges are created on your account. Keep your login information secure by not down it and not telling it to anybody. Although we don't suggest it because of the high cost versus options, credit monitoring is 1 way of discovering identity theft. Compare the cost of some credit monitoring services to the price of arranging your credit file, and you will discover that purchasing a few credit reports a year can be more affordable. In the wrong hands, your social security number could be lethal to your credit score. Avoid carrying your social security card. Do not write down your amount. Even pay attention to who is around once you give your number to customer support representatives. Stolen checks are another way thieves take your own identity. Together with your own navigation and checking account number, a thief can produce new checks and use them to make purchases. Those pre-approved charge card offers have your own personal information on them. Thieves have been known to use the supplies to acquire credit cards in the victim's name. Or prevent them completely. In #8, you've first learned that identity thieves use evaluations to steal your identity. When invoices are mailed by you, well, they can steal checks. Many banks now offer online bill pay. If you can't send your bills from a secure post office box, cover them on the internet. The average identity theft victim spends 600 hours clearing their individuality. This means getting reports and affidavits demonstrating the theft, figuring out what has been jeopardized, and working to get their identity back. That is a lot of time to pay recovering from a crime where you're a victim. The bad news is you cannot protect yourself 100% from identity theft. You may put a fraud alert in your credit report by contacting one of the three credit bureaus. An fraud alert lasts from 90 days to seven years and notifies businesses to take more steps to validate your identity when actions are taken on your credit score. A security freeze goes a step beyond having a fraud alert by requiring a PIN or password prior to a business can check your credit report. Each calendar year, you're entitled to one free credit report from each of the three credit bureaus. By ordering one of these reports every four weeks, you can continue to keep your eye on your charge all through the year. The drawback is that you can only get the report of one bureau . You may have the ability to receive a free credit report if you sign up for a credit monitoring services. Ensure before the trial runs out to prevent becoming billed that you cancel the credit score monitoring service.

Minimizing the disaster of identity theft is dependent primarily on your vigilance in guarding your privacy. Here are the top ten strategies for this.

Ensure that your information is fastened, particularly in case you have roommates or employ outside help.

Safeguard your garbage by dividing or shredding sensitive materials like medical statements or credit supplies, insurance forms, credit programs, charge receipts, checks and bank statements, and canceled or expired ATM and credit cards.

Make sure your papers, credit cards, if you have individuals working in your home, and other information are secured off.

At work, confirm that sensitive records are shredded during disposal and your personnel records are maintained.

Deposit your outgoing mail in the post office or in a post office set boxnot in an unsecured bin or mailboxand accumulate your incoming email instantly. Pick up new checks in the bank instead of having them sent.

Dont leave your charge, debit card, or ATM card receipts supporting, like in a shop or a bank, rather than throw away them in public.

Don't put, like your birth date, on media website computer profile, or even a computer page. Never give financial or personal information unless there is a site site protected. (Locate a safety symbol such as an unbroken padlock and a URL that starts with https instead of merely http.

1. Protect Your Passwords Don't store your passwords onto your personal pc or let your computer remember passwords that's the equivalent of hiding the own door keys under the"Welcome" mat.

2. Avoid Password Duplication Use passwords that are unique . It may be easier to remember 1 password instead of twenty five, but give access to accounts to thieves

3. Keep Devices Protected Make certain that your computer, smartphone have the most recent protections. Update protection software and check the information for any new dangers that require updates. When possible to protect individual files is breached, encryption files. .

7. Utilize Secure Wi-Fi Unsecured wireless Internet connections may thwart your other protections all. Use them at your own risk.

8. Use Multi-Factor Authentication Take advantage of multi-factor authentication if it's available. This involves a secondary temporary security code that is sent via email or text message. The code has to be entered before a trade is finished.

9. Dispute Errors Immediately handle bogus fees on credit cards or debit cards or any errors. They might be the symptom of a breach.

10. Cancel Compromised Accounts Cancel any endangered charge or debit accounts and replace them with new cards as soon as possible but be sure banks and credit card issuers are alert to the situation to prevent missed penalties and payments throughout the transition. Don't forget to reassign recurring fees that you've allocated for it when cancelling a card. .

11. Setup Alerts cards come with fraud protections and alarms to notify you of large purchases buying patterns, or suspicious fees. Take advantage of any application that is provided, in case your present one doesn't offer protections and think about changing to another card.

12. Shred Old Documents Some identity theft is still rummaging through your trash and mail. Shred any files junk mail, which includes information useful to burglars and think of a box to avoid mail theft.

13. Review Medical Statements Medical claims are often confusing and require a very long time to process making them ripe targets for identity thieves. Before you even know it exists A deceptive medical claim on your name could reach ranges.

14. Stick together using Trusted Sites Stay with sites that are familiar and be suspicious of any external links. Look for"https" in your browser window, since the"s" indicates a secure site but even this system isn't foolproof.

15. Stay Familiar with Scams Phishing websites are becoming more elaborate and hard to discern. Note any new scams which are reported, if you discover and trust your instincts.

While these steps do not guarantee success against identity theft, so the odds increase by making yourself a comparatively tough target. Identity thieves will move on to greener pastures and, based on breaches, there are lots of pastures for thieves.

Identity theft is an increasingly popular crime, with someone becoming a victim every minute. It's important https://www.stopidentityfraud.org/credit-monitoring-services/ to take action to safeguard yourself; differently, thieves can steal critical details regarding you, such as your name, address, telephone number, bank accounts, or credit card amounts dangerousyour Social Security number.

Scammers place this sensitive info to work setting up phone solutions, opening bank account, applying for loans or additional credit cards, and moving on shopping sprees. Some identity thieves could go so far as to give your name.

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Becoming Your Best Virtual You

Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on Becoming Your Best Virtual You

Virtual and work from home is getting a lot of hype right now, for obvious reasons. I’ve been a big fan of virtual work for many years, and there are some tools I’ve come to love and rely on over the years. I’m going to talk about some of those tools that I think a lot of people have either underutilized or are coming to a new appreciation for right now.

Some of these tools you might begin to use out of necessity right now, but as you get to know them, you might discover that you enjoy them so much you’ll continue to rely on them once we’ve returned to business as usual.

I’m going to run down my list of go-to tools, give you some case studies, and share how I personally use those tools in my daily life as an entrepreneur.

1. One-to-One Video

A lot of people are relying on one-to-one video at present because we can’t meet in person, but one-to-one video is a great communication tool even when we do have flexibility with how we meet up and converse with others.

By one-to-one video, I mean a video that you record specifically for one individual. The greeting and message is personalized just for them. And I’ve found over the years that this technology has many applications, from sending internal messages to remote folks on my team to interacting with clients and prospects.

The first way I use one-to-one video is to provide clarification when I’m sending a message. Say I’m forwarding on a long document with lots of detailed information. I might send along a one-to-one video highlighting the most salient parts of the document to help direct the reader.

I also find it’s a helpful tool when you’re working with a distributed team. For example, I work with a lot of web designers, and it’s quick and easy to record a video that shows minor edits that I’d like to see on a webpage they’ve already mocked up.

It’s also great for documenting processes. Using the screen capture tool allows you to walk someone through a process, if you’d like to give them a guided step-by-step walkthrough of what needs to be done in a given program.

It’s also a creative way to interact with clients or prospects. Instead of just sending a standard introductory email, which doesn’t stand out well or capture attention, use a personalized video to catch someone’s eye in an otherwise crowded inbox. It’s also a great way to send a thank you or to ask for a review from a happy customer.

The Tool: Loom

My go-to for one-to-one video is Loom. Even the free version of the platform has tons of functionality. You can film yourself, do a screen capture video, or create a video that shares your screen and shows you down in the corner.

Loom also makes the sharing process seamless. As soon as you’re done recording your message, you hit stop, it produces a link, and you drop that URL into an email. If you’ve integrated Loom with Gmail, it will embed the video directly into your email.

When someone gets the email, Gmail users don’t even need to leave their inbox; the video plays right within their inbox.

2. Video Meeting & Webinar Platform

When you’re working with a distributed team, it helps to have a way for you all to come together face-to-face. That’s where video meeting platforms come in. We use them for internal meetings, to talk with clients (to present ideas, brainstorm, or offer updates); we even use it for one-to-one sales calls.

Video is also a great tool for creating educational content and webinars. And some podcasters have started using video in their recording process. While they’ll only use the audio stream to produce the podcast, it’s helpful for them to be able to see their guest on the screen and makes the interview more natural and seamless.

The Tool: Zoom

The video meeting and webinar platform I’ve come to rely on is Zoom. What I love about Zoom is that there’s no software involved. No one needs to download anything to access the meeting; you simply forward a link and anyone can join from any device.

Zoom can be used for both webinars and meetings. The tool allows you to do a presentation (like a webinar) where everyone is an attendee and is muted. There’s a screen-sharing functionality, and you can incorporate features like chat, Q&A, and polls into your presentation.

Alternatively, you can use Zoom for meetings. Here, your team hops on the video and you can sit around and talk in much the same way you would if you were all around a conference table.

Of course, the one thing everyone must have to participate in a Zoom meeting is a way to connect. But it’s possible to do so via computer or phone. There’s an app for mobile devices, and people can even call in through a dial-in number, if that’s easier.

3. Live Streaming

Live streaming is becoming increasingly popular. And particularly during the current moment, where we’re not able to meet up in person, we’re seeing more personalities hopping onto Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn to connect with their audience.

I think live streaming is an incredible tool for building community and speaking to your fans, but I find it’s often over-utilized. I think the key to creating great live streaming content is to start by asking yourself “What is useful for my community, prospects, or clients at this time?” That’s the question that should be driving you as you devise your live programming.

All of the major social platforms allow you to go live from within their individual apps, but I prefer to use an external tool.

The Tool: StreamYard

My go-to for live streaming online has become StreamYard. I find the tool helpful for a number of reasons. First, it allows you to broadcast to multiple platforms simultaneously. Rather than having to decide between addressing your fans on Facebook or LinkedIn, with StreamYard, you can do both at the same time.

It also allows you to add branding onto your video. You can put your logo or any relevant promotional information in the bottom third of your video screen. You can also easily incorporate Q&A and chat into your video, making it easy to engage your audience while you’re live.

It’s also really easy to record and hang onto your sessions. While it’s possible to download things that go live on other social media platforms, they don’t make it simple for you to capture that content. StreamYard makes it seamless, and then you have access to the content for future use, should you decide you’d like to reuse it.

Finally, StreamYard allows you to schedule out the time when you’ll go live and includes a notification on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, or your streaming platform of choice. By notifying your audience of when you’re going live in advance, you create a built-in audience for your content and ensure that you’ll have people there to engage with—it helps you to create more of a live webinar experience.

4. Collaboration Software

For many folks who are used to sharing office space with their colleagues, the biggest hurdle to remote work is keeping everyone on the same page when it comes to advancing your projects and agendas. You need a unified communication tool and work space so that you can bring together all the emails, files, revisions, and to-do lists in one place. That way, everyone is always on the same page, and you always know right where to go to look for information.

There are tons of great collaboration suites out there, from Basecamp to Asana to Microsoft Teams.

The Tool: Slack

Our team loves Slack for collaboration and communication. When you’re used to working in an office, you can just pop down the hallway to ask your colleague a quick question. When you’re working from home, Slack is the next best thing.

It not only allows you to keep up a friendly and more relaxed chat environment, it also helps you to keep communications unified and to make sure all relevant parties hear announcements and are kept up-to-date on the latest company news. Rather than having to call around to each person individually, you can notify the appropriate Slack channel, and everyone who needs to receive your message gets it right away.

Is Virtual Me Here to Stay?

A lot of these tools have become necessities right now because of the coronavirus pandemic. People are using the tools in new ways. Some are conducting networking groups online rather than in person. Others have even set up co-working video sessions, where folks log on, go on mute, work individually, and occasionally come up for air to say a few casual words to each other.

We’re even seeing families adopt the technology for fun ways to stay connected virtually. I’ve seen scavenger hunts, science experiments, play dates, book clubs, and dance parties all occur on the web in these last few weeks of social distancing.

While some of these virtual ways of being will likely go away when life returns to normal (a virtual family game night will never replace the in-person hugs and warmth you’ll feel), I suspect some of these new ways of working will stick around.

For example, I host a number of weekend bootcamps throughout the year with our Consultant Network, and we’re planning to move them to virtual events. While there are some things you may lose in a virtual setting (the spontaneous conversation over lunch, say), in terms of cost and ability to include more people, virtual has got in-person beat every time.

Tips for a Better Experience

When it comes to connecting virtually, there are a few steps we can all take to make it a better experience for ourselves, our clients, our families, and anyone else we may be connecting with online.

First, audio is a big deal. There’s nothing more frustrating than listening to fuzzy audio that keeps going in and out. Particularly if you’re presenting to a group, it pays to invest in a nicer, USB condenser mic (like the Blue Yeti). These microphones pick up more depth and character in your voice, and they make you sound a lot more professional than the mic on your iPhone headphones.

Video matters, too. Rather than relying on the built-in camera that comes on your laptop, spend a little bit more on something like the Logitech C922 Pro. A nicer camera will give you higher video quality, with better light and clearer visuals.

Speaking of light, make sure that you have natural light on your face, if you can. Don’t have the light streaming in behind you, though, or you become a silhouette. If you don’t have natural light wherever you’re recording from, investing in a ring light can help your video look less dark and grainy.

Finally, do what you can to eliminate distractions. I know it can be difficult when you’re working from home and might have kids or pets running around in the background, but anything you can do to make your background as clean and seamless as possible is a major bonus for video calls and presentations.

I love the company Anyvoo; they create easily portable backdrops for video calls. You can get whatever you’d like printed on the canvas—your logo, a peaceful mountain scene—and you simply set the background up behind you whenever you have to take a video call. It’s on a stand, so it can be assembled anywhere and is taken down just as easily.

Many of us are adjusting to a new way of working that became a reality very suddenly over the past few weeks. I hope these tools make the transition a little easier for you, and that some of them become favorites that will continue to help you grow your business even after we return to normal life.

Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

This episode of the Duct Tape marketing agency Podcast is brought to you by Klaviyo. If you’re looking to grow your business there is only one way: by building real, quality customer relationships. That’s where Klaviyo comes in.

Klaviyo helps you build meaningful relationships by listening and understanding cues from your customers, allowing you to easily turn that information into valuable marketing agency messages.

What’s their secret? Tune into Klaviyo’s Beyond Black Friday docu-series to find out and unlock marketing agency strategies you can use to keep momentum going year-round. Just head on over to klaviyo.com/beyondbf.

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Becoming Your Best Virtual You

Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on Becoming Your Best Virtual You

Virtual and work from home is getting a lot of hype right now, for obvious reasons. I’ve been a big fan of virtual work for many years, and there are some tools I’ve come to love and rely on over the years. I’m going to talk about some of those tools that I think a lot of people have either underutilized or are coming to a new appreciation for right now.

Some of these tools you might begin to use out of necessity right now, but as you get to know them, you might discover that you enjoy them so much you’ll continue to rely on them once we’ve returned to business as usual.

I’m going to run down my list of go-to tools, give you some case studies, and share how I personally use those tools in my daily life as an entrepreneur.

1. One-to-One Video

A lot of people are relying on one-to-one video at present because we can’t meet in person, but one-to-one video is a great communication tool even when we do have flexibility with how we meet up and converse with others.

By one-to-one video, I mean a video that you record specifically for one individual. The greeting and message is personalized just for them. And I’ve found over the years that this technology has many applications, from sending internal messages to remote folks on my team to interacting with clients and prospects.

The first way I use one-to-one video is to provide clarification when I’m sending a message. Say I’m forwarding on a long document with lots of detailed information. I might send along a one-to-one video highlighting the most salient parts of the document to help direct the reader.

I also find it’s a helpful tool when you’re working with a distributed team. For example, I work with a lot of web designers, and it’s quick and easy to record a video that shows minor edits that I’d like to see on a webpage they’ve already mocked up.

It’s also great for documenting processes. Using the screen capture tool allows you to walk someone through a process, if you’d like to give them a guided step-by-step walkthrough of what needs to be done in a given program.

It’s also a creative way to interact with clients or prospects. Instead of just sending a standard introductory email, which doesn’t stand out well or capture attention, use a personalized video to catch someone’s eye in an otherwise crowded inbox. It’s also a great way to send a thank you or to ask for a review from a happy customer.

The Tool: Loom

My go-to for one-to-one video is Loom. Even the free version of the platform has tons of functionality. You can film yourself, do a screen capture video, or create a video that shares your screen and shows you down in the corner.

Loom also makes the sharing process seamless. As soon as you’re done recording your message, you hit stop, it produces a link, and you drop that URL into an email. If you’ve integrated Loom with Gmail, it will embed the video directly into your email.

When someone gets the email, Gmail users don’t even need to leave their inbox; the video plays right within their inbox.

2. Video Meeting & Webinar Platform

When you’re working with a distributed team, it helps to have a way for you all to come together face-to-face. That’s where video meeting platforms come in. We use them for internal meetings, to talk with clients (to present ideas, brainstorm, or offer updates); we even use it for one-to-one sales calls.

Video is also a great tool for creating educational content and webinars. And some podcasters have started using video in their recording process. While they’ll only use the audio stream to produce the podcast, it’s helpful for them to be able to see their guest on the screen and makes the interview more natural and seamless.

The Tool: Zoom

The video meeting and webinar platform I’ve come to rely on is Zoom. What I love about Zoom is that there’s no software involved. No one needs to download anything to access the meeting; you simply forward a link and anyone can join from any device.

Zoom can be used for both webinars and meetings. The tool allows you to do a presentation (like a webinar) where everyone is an attendee and is muted. There’s a screen-sharing functionality, and you can incorporate features like chat, Q&A, and polls into your presentation.

Alternatively, you can use Zoom for meetings. Here, your team hops on the video and you can sit around and talk in much the same way you would if you were all around a conference table.

Of course, the one thing everyone must have to participate in a Zoom meeting is a way to connect. But it’s possible to do so via computer or phone. There’s an app for mobile devices, and people can even call in through a dial-in number, if that’s easier.

3. Live Streaming

Live streaming is becoming increasingly popular. And particularly during the current moment, where we’re not able to meet up in person, we’re seeing more personalities hopping onto Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn to connect with their audience.

I think live streaming is an incredible tool for building community and speaking to your fans, but I find it’s often over-utilized. I think the key to creating great live streaming content is to start by asking yourself “What is useful for my community, prospects, or clients at this time?” That’s the question that should be driving you as you devise your live programming.

All of the major social platforms allow you to go live from within their individual apps, but I prefer to use an external tool.

The Tool: StreamYard

My go-to for live streaming online has become StreamYard. I find the tool helpful for a number of reasons. First, it allows you to broadcast to multiple platforms simultaneously. Rather than having to decide between addressing your fans on Facebook or LinkedIn, with StreamYard, you can do both at the same time.

It also allows you to add branding onto your video. You can put your logo or any relevant promotional information in the bottom third of your video screen. You can also easily incorporate Q&A and chat into your video, making it easy to engage your audience while you’re live.

It’s also really easy to record and hang onto your sessions. While it’s possible to download things that go live on other social media platforms, they don’t make it simple for you to capture that content. StreamYard makes it seamless, and then you have access to the content for future use, should you decide you’d like to reuse it.

Finally, StreamYard allows you to schedule out the time when you’ll go live and includes a notification on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, or your streaming platform of choice. By notifying your audience of when you’re going live in advance, you create a built-in audience for your content and ensure that you’ll have people there to engage with—it helps you to create more of a live webinar experience.

4. Collaboration Software

For many folks who are used to sharing office space with their colleagues, the biggest hurdle to remote work is keeping everyone on the same page when it comes to advancing your projects and agendas. You need a unified communication tool and work space so that you can bring together all the emails, files, revisions, and to-do lists in one place. That way, everyone is always on the same page, and you always know right where to go to look for information.

There are tons of great collaboration suites out there, from Basecamp to Asana to Microsoft Teams.

The Tool: Slack

Our team loves Slack for collaboration and communication. When you’re used to working in an office, you can just pop down the hallway to ask your colleague a quick question. When you’re working from home, Slack is the next best thing.

It not only allows you to keep up a friendly and more relaxed chat environment, it also helps you to keep communications unified and to make sure all relevant parties hear announcements and are kept up-to-date on the latest company news. Rather than having to call around to each person individually, you can notify the appropriate Slack channel, and everyone who needs to receive your message gets it right away.

Is Virtual Me Here to Stay?

A lot of these tools have become necessities right now because of the coronavirus pandemic. People are using the tools in new ways. Some are conducting networking groups online rather than in person. Others have even set up co-working video sessions, where folks log on, go on mute, work individually, and occasionally come up for air to say a few casual words to each other.

We’re even seeing families adopt the technology for fun ways to stay connected virtually. I’ve seen scavenger hunts, science experiments, play dates, book clubs, and dance parties all occur on the web in these last few weeks of social distancing.

While some of these virtual ways of being will likely go away when life returns to normal (a virtual family game night will never replace the in-person hugs and warmth you’ll feel), I suspect some of these new ways of working will stick around.

For example, I host a number of weekend bootcamps throughout the year with our Consultant Network, and we’re planning to move them to virtual events. While there are some things you may lose in a virtual setting (the spontaneous conversation over lunch, say), in terms of cost and ability to include more people, virtual has got in-person beat every time.

Tips for a Better Experience

When it comes to connecting virtually, there are a few steps we can all take to make it a better experience for ourselves, our clients, our families, and anyone else we may be connecting with online.

First, audio is a big deal. There’s nothing more frustrating than listening to fuzzy audio that keeps going in and out. Particularly if you’re presenting to a group, it pays to invest in a nicer, USB condenser mic (like the Blue Yeti). These microphones pick up more depth and character in your voice, and they make you sound a lot more professional than the mic on your iPhone headphones.

Video matters, too. Rather than relying on the built-in camera that comes on your laptop, spend a little bit more on something like the Logitech C922 Pro. A nicer camera will give you higher video quality, with better light and clearer visuals.

Speaking of light, make sure that you have natural light on your face, if you can. Don’t have the light streaming in behind you, though, or you become a silhouette. If you don’t have natural light wherever you’re recording from, investing in a ring light can help your video look less dark and grainy.

Finally, do what you can to eliminate distractions. I know it can be difficult when you’re working from home and might have kids or pets running around in the background, but anything you can do to make your background as clean and seamless as possible is a major bonus for video calls and presentations.

I love the company Anyvoo; they create easily portable backdrops for video calls. You can get whatever you’d like printed on the canvas—your logo, a peaceful mountain scene—and you simply set the background up behind you whenever you have to take a video call. It’s on a stand, so it can be assembled anywhere and is taken down just as easily.

Many of us are adjusting to a new way of working that became a reality very suddenly over the past few weeks. I hope these tools make the transition a little easier for you, and that some of them become favorites that will continue to help you grow your business even after we return to normal life.

Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

This episode of the Duct Tape marketing agency Podcast is brought to you by Klaviyo. If you’re looking to grow your business there is only one way: by building real, quality customer relationships. That’s where Klaviyo comes in.

Klaviyo helps you build meaningful relationships by listening and understanding cues from your customers, allowing you to easily turn that information into valuable marketing agency messages.

What’s their secret? Tune into Klaviyo’s Beyond Black Friday docu-series to find out and unlock marketing agency strategies you can use to keep momentum going year-round. Just head on over to klaviyo.com/beyondbf.

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Becoming Your Best Virtual You

Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on Becoming Your Best Virtual You

Virtual and work from home is getting a lot of hype right now, for obvious reasons. I’ve been a big fan of virtual work for many years, and there are some tools I’ve come to love and rely on over the years. I’m going to talk about some of those tools that I think a lot of people have either underutilized or are coming to a new appreciation for right now.

Some of these tools you might begin to use out of necessity right now, but as you get to know them, you might discover that you enjoy them so much you’ll continue to rely on them once we’ve returned to business as usual.

I’m going to run down my list of go-to tools, give you some case studies, and share how I personally use those tools in my daily life as an entrepreneur.

1. One-to-One Video

A lot of people are relying on one-to-one video at present because we can’t meet in person, but one-to-one video is a great communication tool even when we do have flexibility with how we meet up and converse with others.

By one-to-one video, I mean a video that you record specifically for one individual. The greeting and message is personalized just for them. And I’ve found over the years that this technology has many applications, from sending internal messages to remote folks on my team to interacting with clients and prospects.

The first way I use one-to-one video is to provide clarification when I’m sending a message. Say I’m forwarding on a long document with lots of detailed information. I might send along a one-to-one video highlighting the most salient parts of the document to help direct the reader.

I also find it’s a helpful tool when you’re working with a distributed team. For example, I work with a lot of web designers, and it’s quick and easy to record a video that shows minor edits that I’d like to see on a webpage they’ve already mocked up.

It’s also great for documenting processes. Using the screen capture tool allows you to walk someone through a process, if you’d like to give them a guided step-by-step walkthrough of what needs to be done in a given program.

It’s also a creative way to interact with clients or prospects. Instead of just sending a standard introductory email, which doesn’t stand out well or capture attention, use a personalized video to catch someone’s eye in an otherwise crowded inbox. It’s also a great way to send a thank you or to ask for a review from a happy customer.

The Tool: Loom

My go-to for one-to-one video is Loom. Even the free version of the platform has tons of functionality. You can film yourself, do a screen capture video, or create a video that shares your screen and shows you down in the corner.

Loom also makes the sharing process seamless. As soon as you’re done recording your message, you hit stop, it produces a link, and you drop that URL into an email. If you’ve integrated Loom with Gmail, it will embed the video directly into your email.

When someone gets the email, Gmail users don’t even need to leave their inbox; the video plays right within their inbox.

2. Video Meeting & Webinar Platform

When you’re working with a distributed team, it helps to have a way for you all to come together face-to-face. That’s where video meeting platforms come in. We use them for internal meetings, to talk with clients (to present ideas, brainstorm, or offer updates); we even use it for one-to-one sales calls.

Video is also a great tool for creating educational content and webinars. And some podcasters have started using video in their recording process. While they’ll only use the audio stream to produce the podcast, it’s helpful for them to be able to see their guest on the screen and makes the interview more natural and seamless.

The Tool: Zoom

The video meeting and webinar platform I’ve come to rely on is Zoom. What I love about Zoom is that there’s no software involved. No one needs to download anything to access the meeting; you simply forward a link and anyone can join from any device.

Zoom can be used for both webinars and meetings. The tool allows you to do a presentation (like a webinar) where everyone is an attendee and is muted. There’s a screen-sharing functionality, and you can incorporate features like chat, Q&A, and polls into your presentation.

Alternatively, you can use Zoom for meetings. Here, your team hops on the video and you can sit around and talk in much the same way you would if you were all around a conference table.

Of course, the one thing everyone must have to participate in a Zoom meeting is a way to connect. But it’s possible to do so via computer or phone. There’s an app for mobile devices, and people can even call in through a dial-in number, if that’s easier.

3. Live Streaming

Live streaming is becoming increasingly popular. And particularly during the current moment, where we’re not able to meet up in person, we’re seeing more personalities hopping onto Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn to connect with their audience.

I think live streaming is an incredible tool for building community and speaking to your fans, but I find it’s often over-utilized. I think the key to creating great live streaming content is to start by asking yourself “What is useful for my community, prospects, or clients at this time?” That’s the question that should be driving you as you devise your live programming.

All of the major social platforms allow you to go live from within their individual apps, but I prefer to use an external tool.

The Tool: StreamYard

My go-to for live streaming online has become StreamYard. I find the tool helpful for a number of reasons. First, it allows you to broadcast to multiple platforms simultaneously. Rather than having to decide between addressing your fans on Facebook or LinkedIn, with StreamYard, you can do both at the same time.

It also allows you to add branding onto your video. You can put your logo or any relevant promotional information in the bottom third of your video screen. You can also easily incorporate Q&A and chat into your video, making it easy to engage your audience while you’re live.

It’s also really easy to record and hang onto your sessions. While it’s possible to download things that go live on other social media platforms, they don’t make it simple for you to capture that content. StreamYard makes it seamless, and then you have access to the content for future use, should you decide you’d like to reuse it.

Finally, StreamYard allows you to schedule out the time when you’ll go live and includes a notification on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, or your streaming platform of choice. By notifying your audience of when you’re going live in advance, you create a built-in audience for your content and ensure that you’ll have people there to engage with—it helps you to create more of a live webinar experience.

4. Collaboration Software

For many folks who are used to sharing office space with their colleagues, the biggest hurdle to remote work is keeping everyone on the same page when it comes to advancing your projects and agendas. You need a unified communication tool and work space so that you can bring together all the emails, files, revisions, and to-do lists in one place. That way, everyone is always on the same page, and you always know right where to go to look for information.

There are tons of great collaboration suites out there, from Basecamp to Asana to Microsoft Teams.

The Tool: Slack

Our team loves Slack for collaboration and communication. When you’re used to working in an office, you can just pop down the hallway to ask your colleague a quick question. When you’re working from home, Slack is the next best thing.

It not only allows you to keep up a friendly and more relaxed chat environment, it also helps you to keep communications unified and to make sure all relevant parties hear announcements and are kept up-to-date on the latest company news. Rather than having to call around to each person individually, you can notify the appropriate Slack channel, and everyone who needs to receive your message gets it right away.

Is Virtual Me Here to Stay?

A lot of these tools have become necessities right now because of the coronavirus pandemic. People are using the tools in new ways. Some are conducting networking groups online rather than in person. Others have even set up co-working video sessions, where folks log on, go on mute, work individually, and occasionally come up for air to say a few casual words to each other.

We’re even seeing families adopt the technology for fun ways to stay connected virtually. I’ve seen scavenger hunts, science experiments, play dates, book clubs, and dance parties all occur on the web in these last few weeks of social distancing.

While some of these virtual ways of being will likely go away when life returns to normal (a virtual family game night will never replace the in-person hugs and warmth you’ll feel), I suspect some of these new ways of working will stick around.

For example, I host a number of weekend bootcamps throughout the year with our Consultant Network, and we’re planning to move them to virtual events. While there are some things you may lose in a virtual setting (the spontaneous conversation over lunch, say), in terms of cost and ability to include more people, virtual has got in-person beat every time.

Tips for a Better Experience

When it comes to connecting virtually, there are a few steps we can all take to make it a better experience for ourselves, our clients, our families, and anyone else we may be connecting with online.

First, audio is a big deal. There’s nothing more frustrating than listening to fuzzy audio that keeps going in and out. Particularly if you’re presenting to a group, it pays to invest in a nicer, USB condenser mic (like the Blue Yeti). These microphones pick up more depth and character in your voice, and they make you sound a lot more professional than the mic on your iPhone headphones.

Video matters, too. Rather than relying on the built-in camera that comes on your laptop, spend a little bit more on something like the Logitech C922 Pro. A nicer camera will give you higher video quality, with better light and clearer visuals.

Speaking of light, make sure that you have natural light on your face, if you can. Don’t have the light streaming in behind you, though, or you become a silhouette. If you don’t have natural light wherever you’re recording from, investing in a ring light can help your video look less dark and grainy.

Finally, do what you can to eliminate distractions. I know it can be difficult when you’re working from home and might have kids or pets running around in the background, but anything you can do to make your background as clean and seamless as possible is a major bonus for video calls and presentations.

I love the company Anyvoo; they create easily portable backdrops for video calls. You can get whatever you’d like printed on the canvas—your logo, a peaceful mountain scene—and you simply set the background up behind you whenever you have to take a video call. It’s on a stand, so it can be assembled anywhere and is taken down just as easily.

Many of us are adjusting to a new way of working that became a reality very suddenly over the past few weeks. I hope these tools make the transition a little easier for you, and that some of them become favorites that will continue to help you grow your business even after we return to normal life.

Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

This episode of the Duct Tape marketing agency Podcast is brought to you by Klaviyo. If you’re looking to grow your business there is only one way: by building real, quality customer relationships. That’s where Klaviyo comes in.

Klaviyo helps you build meaningful relationships by listening and understanding cues from your customers, allowing you to easily turn that information into valuable marketing agency messages.

What’s their secret? Tune into Klaviyo’s Beyond Black Friday docu-series to find out and unlock marketing agency strategies you can use to keep momentum going year-round. Just head on over to klaviyo.com/beyondbf.

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android |

Free eBook  7 Steps to Scale Your Consulting Practice Without Adding Overhead

“This training from Duct Tape marketing agency has exceeded my expectations and I couldn’t be happier” ~ Brooke Patterson, VanderMedia

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Becoming Your Best Virtual You

Becoming Your Best Virtual You written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on Becoming Your Best Virtual You

Virtual and work from home is getting a lot of hype right now, for obvious reasons. I’ve been a big fan of virtual work for many years, and there are some tools I’ve come to love and rely on over the years. I’m going to talk about some of those tools that I think a lot of people have either underutilized or are coming to a new appreciation for right now.

Some of these tools you might begin to use out of necessity right now, but as you get to know them, you might discover that you enjoy them so much you’ll continue to rely on them once we’ve returned to business as usual.

I’m going to run down my list of go-to tools, give you some case studies, and share how I personally use those tools in my daily life as an entrepreneur.

1. One-to-One Video

A lot of people are relying on one-to-one video at present because we can’t meet in person, but one-to-one video is a great communication tool even when we do have flexibility with how we meet up and converse with others.

By one-to-one video, I mean a video that you record specifically for one individual. The greeting and message is personalized just for them. And I’ve found over the years that this technology has many applications, from sending internal messages to remote folks on my team to interacting with clients and prospects.

The first way I use one-to-one video is to provide clarification when I’m sending a message. Say I’m forwarding on a long document with lots of detailed information. I might send along a one-to-one video highlighting the most salient parts of the document to help direct the reader.

I also find it’s a helpful tool when you’re working with a distributed team. For example, I work with a lot of web designers, and it’s quick and easy to record a video that shows minor edits that I’d like to see on a webpage they’ve already mocked up.

It’s also great for documenting processes. Using the screen capture tool allows you to walk someone through a process, if you’d like to give them a guided step-by-step walkthrough of what needs to be done in a given program.

It’s also a creative way to interact with clients or prospects. Instead of just sending a standard introductory email, which doesn’t stand out well or capture attention, use a personalized video to catch someone’s eye in an otherwise crowded inbox. It’s also a great way to send a thank you or to ask for a review from a happy customer.

The Tool: Loom

My go-to for one-to-one video is Loom. Even the free version of the platform has tons of functionality. You can film yourself, do a screen capture video, or create a video that shares your screen and shows you down in the corner.

Loom also makes the sharing process seamless. As soon as you’re done recording your message, you hit stop, it produces a link, and you drop that URL into an email. If you’ve integrated Loom with Gmail, it will embed the video directly into your email.

When someone gets the email, Gmail users don’t even need to leave their inbox; the video plays right within their inbox.

2. Video Meeting & Webinar Platform

When you’re working with a distributed team, it helps to have a way for you all to come together face-to-face. That’s where video meeting platforms come in. We use them for internal meetings, to talk with clients (to present ideas, brainstorm, or offer updates); we even use it for one-to-one sales calls.

Video is also a great tool for creating educational content and webinars. And some podcasters have started using video in their recording process. While they’ll only use the audio stream to produce the podcast, it’s helpful for them to be able to see their guest on the screen and makes the interview more natural and seamless.

The Tool: Zoom

The video meeting and webinar platform I’ve come to rely on is Zoom. What I love about Zoom is that there’s no software involved. No one needs to download anything to access the meeting; you simply forward a link and anyone can join from any device.

Zoom can be used for both webinars and meetings. The tool allows you to do a presentation (like a webinar) where everyone is an attendee and is muted. There’s a screen-sharing functionality, and you can incorporate features like chat, Q&A, and polls into your presentation.

Alternatively, you can use Zoom for meetings. Here, your team hops on the video and you can sit around and talk in much the same way you would if you were all around a conference table.

Of course, the one thing everyone must have to participate in a Zoom meeting is a way to connect. But it’s possible to do so via computer or phone. There’s an app for mobile devices, and people can even call in through a dial-in number, if that’s easier.

3. Live Streaming

Live streaming is becoming increasingly popular. And particularly during the current moment, where we’re not able to meet up in person, we’re seeing more personalities hopping onto Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn to connect with their audience.

I think live streaming is an incredible tool for building community and speaking to your fans, but I find it’s often over-utilized. I think the key to creating great live streaming content is to start by asking yourself “What is useful for my community, prospects, or clients at this time?” That’s the question that should be driving you as you devise your live programming.

All of the major social platforms allow you to go live from within their individual apps, but I prefer to use an external tool.

The Tool: StreamYard

My go-to for live streaming online has become StreamYard. I find the tool helpful for a number of reasons. First, it allows you to broadcast to multiple platforms simultaneously. Rather than having to decide between addressing your fans on Facebook or LinkedIn, with StreamYard, you can do both at the same time.

It also allows you to add branding onto your video. You can put your logo or any relevant promotional information in the bottom third of your video screen. You can also easily incorporate Q&A and chat into your video, making it easy to engage your audience while you’re live.

It’s also really easy to record and hang onto your sessions. While it’s possible to download things that go live on other social media platforms, they don’t make it simple for you to capture that content. StreamYard makes it seamless, and then you have access to the content for future use, should you decide you’d like to reuse it.

Finally, StreamYard allows you to schedule out the time when you’ll go live and includes a notification on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, or your streaming platform of choice. By notifying your audience of when you’re going live in advance, you create a built-in audience for your content and ensure that you’ll have people there to engage with—it helps you to create more of a live webinar experience.

4. Collaboration Software

For many folks who are used to sharing office space with their colleagues, the biggest hurdle to remote work is keeping everyone on the same page when it comes to advancing your projects and agendas. You need a unified communication tool and work space so that you can bring together all the emails, files, revisions, and to-do lists in one place. That way, everyone is always on the same page, and you always know right where to go to look for information.

There are tons of great collaboration suites out there, from Basecamp to Asana to Microsoft Teams.

The Tool: Slack

Our team loves Slack for collaboration and communication. When you’re used to working in an office, you can just pop down the hallway to ask your colleague a quick question. When you’re working from home, Slack is the next best thing.

It not only allows you to keep up a friendly and more relaxed chat environment, it also helps you to keep communications unified and to make sure all relevant parties hear announcements and are kept up-to-date on the latest company news. Rather than having to call around to each person individually, you can notify the appropriate Slack channel, and everyone who needs to receive your message gets it right away.

Is Virtual Me Here to Stay?

A lot of these tools have become necessities right now because of the coronavirus pandemic. People are using the tools in new ways. Some are conducting networking groups online rather than in person. Others have even set up co-working video sessions, where folks log on, go on mute, work individually, and occasionally come up for air to say a few casual words to each other.

We’re even seeing families adopt the technology for fun ways to stay connected virtually. I’ve seen scavenger hunts, science experiments, play dates, book clubs, and dance parties all occur on the web in these last few weeks of social distancing.

While some of these virtual ways of being will likely go away when life returns to normal (a virtual family game night will never replace the in-person hugs and warmth you’ll feel), I suspect some of these new ways of working will stick around.

For example, I host a number of weekend bootcamps throughout the year with our Consultant Network, and we’re planning to move them to virtual events. While there are some things you may lose in a virtual setting (the spontaneous conversation over lunch, say), in terms of cost and ability to include more people, virtual has got in-person beat every time.

Tips for a Better Experience

When it comes to connecting virtually, there are a few steps we can all take to make it a better experience for ourselves, our clients, our families, and anyone else we may be connecting with online.

First, audio is a big deal. There’s nothing more frustrating than listening to fuzzy audio that keeps going in and out. Particularly if you’re presenting to a group, it pays to invest in a nicer, USB condenser mic (like the Blue Yeti). These microphones pick up more depth and character in your voice, and they make you sound a lot more professional than the mic on your iPhone headphones.

Video matters, too. Rather than relying on the built-in camera that comes on your laptop, spend a little bit more on something like the Logitech C922 Pro. A nicer camera will give you higher video quality, with better light and clearer visuals.

Speaking of light, make sure that you have natural light on your face, if you can. Don’t have the light streaming in behind you, though, or you become a silhouette. If you don’t have natural light wherever you’re recording from, investing in a ring light can help your video look less dark and grainy.

Finally, do what you can to eliminate distractions. I know it can be difficult when you’re working from home and might have kids or pets running around in the background, but anything you can do to make your background as clean and seamless as possible is a major bonus for video calls and presentations.

I love the company Anyvoo; they create easily portable backdrops for video calls. You can get whatever you’d like printed on the canvas—your logo, a peaceful mountain scene—and you simply set the background up behind you whenever you have to take a video call. It’s on a stand, so it can be assembled anywhere and is taken down just as easily.

Many of us are adjusting to a new way of working that became a reality very suddenly over the past few weeks. I hope these tools make the transition a little easier for you, and that some of them become favorites that will continue to help you grow your business even after we return to normal life.

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WHAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ABOUT INVESTORS

Com, the new CEO wanted to switch to Windows—even after PayPal cofounder Max Levchin showed that their software scaled only 1% as well on Windows as Unix. And it turns out to be easier than figuring out how to rent office space or hire sales people than it is for a company is one hopes adding to its value, and it's easy to see how little launches matter. If smaller source code is the purpose of comparing languages, because they usually have startup experience themselves: VC investors don't know half the time what they are talking about the succinctness of languages, not of individual programs. There's something that needs to happen a few months later saying This is supposed to be an advantage. But I don't recommend this approach to most founders, because most founders wouldn't be able to improve the performance of the algorithm described in A Plan for Spam, and what I plan to do in the language longer than one you have in your desktop machine. You should of course have your lawyer review everything.1 So start by making 3 or 4 $15,000 investments. I wanted to make to the software that users hate, you'll know exactly what to build because you'll have muscle memory from doing it yourself. It's derived from a talk at AngelConf.

Running a startup is and how little it does? The most effective approach seems to be the middle course, to notice some tokens but not others. I wanted to keep the problem neat. After about ten sentences I found myself talking recently to someone from Hollywood who was planning a show about nerds. I sent all the founders I know are all basically good people. Don't use it with investors either.2 This is especially true for a service that other companies can use, because you can't get the smartest people to work for you without giving them options likely to be of the same sex, and if Microsoft doesn't control the client, and a good speaker uses that.

This article was given as a talk at AngelConf. And investors can tell fairly quickly whether you're a domain expert. For the first week or so we intended to make this point diplomatically, but in fact the way most successful startups it's a necessary part of the training of engineers. Where would Microsoft be if IBM insisted on an exclusive license for DOS? And they spread widely, because the people offering expensive solutions can spend more to sell them.3 This is particularly true with startups that failed. Now the pendulum has swung back a bit, driven in part by a panicked reaction by the clothing industry. People's best friends are likely to soon. The venture capital business is pretty incestuous, and there were presumably people in a position, if not to create this situation, to realize what was happening and to milk it. What's happening when you feel that? I brace myself for rudeness: remember, you're back on the East Coast, where it could be like saying the goal was readability, not succinctness; it could be written by small companies.

In most people's minds, spending money on luxuries sets off alarms that making investments doesn't. Even people who had nothing to do with any external trend.4 And because you can usually start by recruiting users manually and then gradually automate the bottlenecks. No one trusts an idea till you embody it in a bank? With a new more scaleable model and only 53 companies, the best programmers won't work for you without giving them options likely to be more readable than a line of Lisp.5 Plenty of famous founders have had some failures along the way. With Web-based applications. It's as if they used the worse-is-better approach but stopped after the first year, our initial reaction to news of a competitor was always: we're doomed.

It's hard to say for certain at the time. In practice what happens is that the absolute numbers seem so small at first. What's happening when you feel that? After taking VC money you hire a sales force to do that, because you can't get users, we did. And since a successful startup founder looks like is actually far ahead of someone who knows termsheets inside out, but thinks hacker means someone who breaks into computers. That's the secret. After Viaweb became Yahoo Store, this software is the most common route. You can't wait for users to come to you.6 It's a crowded market, I remember time seeming to stretch out, so we know their history.7 The emotional ups and downs were the biggest: This was the surprise mentioned by the most founders. If smaller source code is the purpose of high-level language what would require 1000 lines of machine language.

If you think about famous startups, it's pretty clear how big a deal as the Industrial Revolution? There are already a lot cooler than they were prepared for. Another wrote: I believe that they think their approval process helps users by ensuring quality. Nerds are already a lot cooler than they were prepared for. There are theoretical arguments for giving these two tokens substantially different probabilities Pantel and Lin, and another that will seem an anathema. The argument against this approach usually hinges on security: if access is easier for employees, it will be because it's more convenient. Fixing fresh bugs is easier than fixing old ones. It makes those parts of your software by a certain date? As in a Ponzi scheme. The groups then proceeded to give fabulously slick presentations. Throw them off a cliff, and most will find on the way down that they have wings.8

Notes

Calaprice, Alice ed. There is nothing you can remove them from leaving to start startups.

It's to make money, the better. But there's a special title for actual partners. I've twice come close to starting startups since Viaweb, he'd get his ear pierced.

A round about the same root. Those groups never have to do something we didn't do.

The two 10 minuteses have 3 weeks between them generate a lot heavier. 9999 and. It's unpleasant because the money invested in a time machine, how much he liked his work.

Hackers don't need empathy to design these, and it has to their work.

I took so long to send a million spams. I had zero effect on what people mean when they talked about before, and we should, because I can't tell if it was worth it, whether you want to get rich will use this thing yourself, but it's not inconceivable they were friendlier to developers than Apple is now replicated all over the details. Turn the other students, heirs, rather than geography. You could feel like a knowledge of human anatomy.

When you get paid to work in research departments. In a series. We couldn't talk meaningfully about revenues without growing big in revenues without growing big in people, but also seem to want to get going, e. Few consciously realize that.

But not all of them material.

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NR361 Week 1 Discussion Latest 2017 November

Week 1: AACN Essentials Self-Assessment (graded)

108108 unread replies.108108 replies.Download and open the AACN Essentials Self-Assessment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Complete the self-assessment of your current comfort levels and total your score. If you are willing, please share your results with your classmates in your discussion post. (Remember, this is the starting point for our course and the start of the knowledge we will learn over 8 weeks).

As you reflect on your score, identify areas where your knowledge could use improvement. Whether you are a new graduate or a seasoned nurse, it is important to keep in mind that all professional nurses are knowledge workers. What questions do you have as they relate to nursing informatics and the AACN essentials?

NR361 Week 2 Discussion Latest 2017 November

Week 2: Experiences With Healthcare Information Systems (graded)

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Share your experiences with healthcare information systems, past or present. Has it been an easy transition or difficult? Why do you believe your experience has been positive or negative? If you are currently not working, how has the medical record exposure in nursing school impacted your current knowledge?

NR361 Week 3 Discussion Latest 2017 November

Week 3: Standardized Terminology and Language in Informatics (graded)

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What is the impact of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) payment denial on the healthcare system?

What     are the implications for our nursing practice related to use of     standardized terminology for documentation?

How     do evidence-based practice guidelines impact patient outcomes and     necessitate improved practice care?

NR361 Week 4 Discussion Latest 2017 November

Week 4: Your Patient Has a Personal Health Record . . . Now What? (graded)

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Case Study: A 65-year-old woman was just been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She was informed of this diagnosis in her primary care physician's office. She leaves her physician's office and goes home to review all of her tests and lab results with her family. She goes home and logs into her PHR. She is only able to pull up a portion of her test results. She calls her physician's office with concern. The office staff discussed that she had gone to receive part of her lab work at a lab not connected to the organization, part was completed at the emergency room, and part was completed in the lab that is part of the doctor's office organization.

The above scenario might be a scenario that you have commonly worked with in clinical practice. For many reasons, patients often receive healthcare from multiple organizations that might have different systems.

As you review this scenario, reflect and answer these questions for this discussion.

What     are the pros and cons of the situation in the case study?

What     safeguards are included in patient portals and PHRs to help patients and     healthcare professionals ensure safety?

Do     you agree or disagree with this process?

What     are challenges for patients that do not have access to all of the EHRs?     Remember, only portions of the EHRs are typically included in the PHRs.

NR361 Week 5 Discussion Latest 2017 November

Week 5: Trends in Informatics (graded)

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Select one of the following trends and discuss your understanding of this trend in healthcare and its potential impact on your practice as a nurse. What are the legal, privacy, and ethical considerations of this trend?

Nanotechnology

Consumer     health informatics (CHI)

Telehealth     (or telenursing)/virtual healthcare

Social     media healthcare applications

Health-focused     wearable technology

eHealth

NR361 Week 6 Discussion Latest 2017 November

Week 6: Distractors in Our Environments (graded)

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Distractions are everywhere. They may include cellphones, multiple alarms sounding, overhead paging, monitors beeping, and various interruptions that disrupt your train of thought.

Give an example of an ethical or legal issue that may arise if a patient has a poor outcome or sentinel event because of a distraction such as alarm fatigue. What does evidence reveal about alarm fatigue and distractions in healthcare when it comes to patient safety?

NR361 Week 7 Discussion Latest 2017 November

Week 7: Use of Personal Communication Devices in Patient Care Settings (graded)

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This week, we will discuss personal communication devices and their use in healthcare. As we focus on this topic, please address the questions below in the discussion.

How     can the use of the nurse's personal communication device(s) impact patient     care positively and/or negatively?

What     are the ethical and legal implications?

What     does the professional literature say about how communication devices can     support safe nursing practice?

NR361 Week 8 Discussion Latest 2017 November

Week 8: Reflective and Projected Practice (graded)

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NR361 Week 2 Assignment Latest 2017 November

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the skills of the professional nurse as an educator. You are to prepare a guide that will serve as a handout to assist a specific patient that you identify. Your guide or handout should help this patient find and evaluate a reliable mobile health, or mHealth application (app) that is already developed. This may be related to the patient's disease process or diagnosis, or may be an app that can help a patient maintain or improve good health, and prevent illness.

You will develop the guide using Microsoft PowerPoint. PowerPoint is a versatile application that lets you design slideshows and handouts. For this assignment, you will be using PowerPoint to create a guide or handout that you may print and give to patients and families. You will be submitting this PowerPoint file for grading.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO 1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO 1)

CO 5: Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (PO 5)

Points

This assignment is worth a total of 175 points.

Due Date

The Patient Education Technology Guide to a Mobile Health Application PowerPoint assignment is due in Week 2.Submit your completed assignment. You may consult the Policies section in the Introduction & Resources module for details regarding late assignments. Late assignments will result in loss of points. Post questions about this assignment in the Course Q & A Forum.

Directions

Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create slides, which will be the basis of the guide or handout. You are required to cite your source(s) as it relates to your application slide. Other citations are permitted, but this is not a requirement for the assignment.

Title slide (first slide): Include a title slide with your name and the title of the presentation.

Scenario Slide (one slide): This slide should include a brief scenario, then identify a patient who is experiencing a specific disease process or diagnosis who would benefit from an already developed and reliable mHealth app. Or it could identify a person who is currently healthy and would like to maintain or improve health and prevent illness.Be sure to include the nurse's assessment of the patient's learning needs and readiness to learn. Be specific.

Example:

Scenario for Ms. Ellis

Jane Doe (your name here)

Jennifer Ellis, a 62-year-old African American woman, has been recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD). She has been prescribed several medications she must take every day.

The nephrologist has stressed the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle to slow or stop the progression of CKD.

She is interested in ways in which she can better track her health and make healthier choices.

She is a high school graduate and iPhone user, mostly to send text messages to family and friends.

She is eager to learn how to use an app that can help her manage her CKD.

Prepare the following slides as if you are presenting them to the patient.

mHealth application slide (one to three slides): Identify a developed and reliable mHealth app that could benefit the patient. Describe the app, including the following.

Name

Purpose

Intended audience

Mobile device(s) upon which it will operate

Where to download or obtain it (include a working link if it is to be downloaded from a website)

Any other information you believe would be pertinent to this situation

Be sure to cite all sources you use.

Teaching slides (one to three slides): Prepare slides that contain important points about the app that you want to teach to the patient, such as how to use the app safely and effectively (including how to interpret and act on the information that is provided).

Evaluation slide (one to three slides): Describe how you would determine the success of the patient's use of this app. For example, include ways to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching plan that are a good fit for the type of app or focus on specific ways that this app benefits the patient's health and wellness.

References (last slide): List any references for sources that were used or cited in the presentation.

Writing and design: There should be no spelling or grammatical errors. Writing is concise and clear. Avoid words that the patient may not understand. Slides are visually appealing, incorporating graphics, photographs, colors, and themes.

Review the section on Academic Integrity Policy found in the RNBSN Policies. All work must be original (in your own words) unless properly cited.

Best Practices in Preparing PowerPoint Slideshows

Be creative but realistic.

Incorporate graphics, color, themes, or photographs to increase interest.

Make it easy to read with short bullet points and large font.

Review directions thoroughly.

Cite all sources within the slides with (author, year), as well as on the reference slide.

Proofread prior to final submission.

Check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.

Abide by the Chamberlain academic integrity policy.

Tutorial: For those not familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the following link to the Microsoft website may be helpful. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Chamberlain Student Success Strategies (CCSSS) offers a module on Computer Literacy that contains a section on PowerPoint. The link to SSPRNBSN may be found in your student portal.

NR361 Week 4 Information Systems Paper Latest 2017 November

Week 4: Information Systems Paper (graded, 200 points)

Information Systems in Healthcare Paper Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to select a topic related to information systems in healthcare from the list provided, research and analyze the topic, and describe how you will apply your newfound knowledge to your nursing practice.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet one or more of the following Course Outcomes depending on the topic selected.

CO 1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO 1)

CO 2: Analyze data from all relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care. (PO 2)

CO 3: Define standardized terminology that reflects nursing's unique contribution to patient outcomes. (PO 3)

CO 4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers. (PO 4)

CO 5: Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (PO 5)

CO 6: Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client's right to privacy. (PO 6)

CO 7: Examine the use of information systems to document interventions related to achieving nurse sensitive outcomes. (PO 7)

CO 8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO 8)

Points

This assignment is worth a total of 200 points.

Due Date

Your completed paper is due in Week 4. Be sure to submit your assignment. Post your questions to the Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need additional assistance. See the Course Policies regarding late assignments and academic integrity. Failure to submit your paper on time will result in a deduction of points.

Topics

Select one of these topics for the focus of your paper.

Standard     terminologies (CO 3, CO 8)

Decision-making     support tools (CO 4, CO 8)

Patient     education technology (CO 5, CO 8)

Data     integrity and its legal and ethical implications (CO 7, CO 8)

Directions

You     are to research, analyze, and write an APA-formatted scholarly paper about     the topic that you have selected.

Write     an introduction that defines and describes the topic. Address     what purpose the topic serves and how it impacts the delivery of     healthcare in general and nursing care in particular. Keep     in mind that APA guidelines state you are not to use the heading     "Introduction," but you should include it at the beginning of     your paper.

Search     for scholarly sources and relevant websites. Include     a minimum of two scholarly sources. The     course textbook does not qualify as a scholarly source. Cite     all sources in the body of the paper and include them in the References     list following proper APA formatting.

Provide     one example of this topic. Describe     the main features or aspects of the example with support from your sources.

Describe     an experience where the topic impacted you personally, either when you     were receiving healthcare or when you were providing nursing care.Relate     one positive aspect or one negative aspect of this experience and how it     could have been improved.

Write     a conclusion that summarizes the topic, the purpose, and how your newfound     insight will influence your nursing care.

Use     Microsoft Word to develop your paper. Use     APA formatting. Refer     to the Publication     Manual of the APA, sixth edition. Review     the various APA documents included in this course and the Chamberlain Care     Student Success Strategies (CCSSS) that can help you with your writing. Take     advantage of the tutoring services that are available to Chamberlain     students for free.

The     length of the paper should be a maximum of 4–5 pages, excluding the title     page and the reference page. There     should only be one small quote maximum in the paper. Citations     should primarily include summary and restatement.

NR361 Week 6 Interview With a Nurse Information Expert Latest 2017 November Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to

communicate     your understanding of the importance of quality information in everyday     nursing practice;

discuss     the roles and responsibilities of a nursing information expert; and

articulate     how the professional nurse uses information and data in everyday practice     to improve outcomes.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO 1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO 1)

CO 4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers.

CO 8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO 8)

Points

This assignment is worth a total of 225 points.

Due Date

This assignment, Interview With a Nursing Information Expert, is due in Week 6. Post questions to the Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need additional assistance.See the Policies regarding late assignments.Failure to submit your paper on time will result in a deduction of points. Be sure to submit your assignment.

Directions

Select     your interviewee and schedule an interview. This     individual must be a Registered Nurse. Job     titles of RNs who may be considered include, but are not limited to,     nursing clinical information manager, super user, director/manager     clinical education, chief information officer, quality assurance or     performance improvement nurse, nurse informaticist, telenursing     specialist, nurse abstractor, case manager, or compliance nurse.If     you have any concerns about whether the RN is suitable for this     assignment, contact your instructor before you schedule the interview.

Review     all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form prior to conducting     the interview. You     may print the form and take it with you to the interview.

Note     that there are five required questions to ask the RN.

Note     that there are four optional questions. You     need to select only one of these to ask the RN.

Note     that there are two follow-up questions you must answer.

Prior to conducting your interview, review two scholarly resources. These resources should guide your understanding of the RN's role and responsibilities or make you more knowledgeable about GIGO, interprofessional communication, or other key concepts in the questions that you may not fully understand. For example, if your interviewee is a telenurse, you would want to review information on this specialty. If you do not know what GIGO means, look it up.

Conduct     your interview. The     length of your interview will vary but should not exceed 1 hour.

Submit     the completed interview form prior to the deadline outlined above.

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Do your Excel reports take a long time to update each month/week?

Do you spend hours collating data, updating formulas and charts and then feel like no one reads them anyway?

It doesn’t have to be that way.

In my Excel Dashboard course I teach you how to create amazing interactive Excel dashboards, like the ones below, that update with the click of the Refresh button, or with a simple copy and paste of your new data into your spreadsheet. They’ll wow your boss and take your career to the next level.

Excel Dashboard Example Separator Image So, what is an Excel Dashboard?

An Excel Dashboard provides insight, analysis and alerts. They’re fully interactive and dynamic and can help with project management, customer service, retail management, financial forecasting and much more.

Key features:

Usually fits on one page Displays key trends, comparisons and data graphically or in small tables Provides the reader with conclusions to their objective Is often interactive allowing the user to filter data and switch views themselves Employs best practices that enable the report to be updated quickly and easily (often at the click of just one button) Excel Sales and Marketing Dashboard Separator Image What the Excel Dashboard Course Will Do For You

This comprehensive Excel Dashboard Course will teach you the simple techniques you can apply in Excel to make killer dashboards that will set your skill level apart from the crowd.

I teach you how to build Excel Dashboard reports from the ground up.

By applying the simple rules I share with you, you will have the skills to be able to create reports that save loads of time (allowing you to go home early :)) and you’ll quickly become known as a Dashboard Superhero with reports that are:

Quick and easy to update, in fact they can update themselves (imagine being able to confidently say that in an interview) by pulling in data direct from your external database, Microsoft Access, the web etc. at the click of a button if you set them up right (I show you how).

Fully interactive so the reader can change the view themselves; they can filter by product, time period or any parameter you choose, they can show and hide data using check boxes, drop down lists, and option buttons to name a few.

Easy to read and interpret; plus I share with you a heat map of your page that shows you where your most important data should go and where will get the least attention.

Exactly what the reader wants; I teach you the 5 key questions to ask and to who in the planning stage of your report so you get it right first time.

Choose the right chart for your data; I teach you over 20 charts and show you which type of chart will best display your data. Just take a look at the two charts below. Both plot the same data but one is much easier to make comparisons in the data than the other. You be the judge. excel pie chart

Professional presentation. I teach you simple visualisation techniques so your reports will look like you’ve had a graphic designer involved even if you are completely lacking in artistic talent (like me).

Animated. Some types of data are great displayed in an animation. Animated charts allow the reader to get an understanding of how data moves over time. In this course I share some VBA code with you that you can apply to your charts and I show you exactly which parts of the VBA to edit.

Excel Animated Chart Separator Image Watch the Course Overview Video

Or if you prefer, continue reading for more information on the course.

For best viewing quality: press play then 1. click the cog and select 720p HD, and 2. click the icon on the bottom right of the video to view in full screen. YouTube Controls

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Separator Image What You Get in the Course

Over 9 hours of video tutorials specifically on Dashboards plus another 3 hours of (optional) related Excel training that will fill in any gaps in your Excel knowledge on topics like PivotTables, Lookup Functions, Macros and more.

The pace is pretty fast because I hate courses that waffle on. I like to get straight to the point so you’re up to speed fast, and I’ve designed it so that if you need to re-watch anything you can rewind and replay the videos as many times as you like, or just refer to the instructions in the workbooks.

You can download the actual Excel files used in the filming.These files contain step by step instructions so you can either use them on their own instead of the videos (these are great if you like to skim read like I do), use them to practice what you learn and build your confidence, or keep them forever as a reference tool that you can go back to later on to refresh your memory (let’s be honest, we never remember everything the first time we see it). 5 x sample Excel dashboard reports including my popular Tour de France dashboard. Use them to steal ideas from and reverse engineer.

Homework Challenge. Practice what you learn so that you don’t forget it. Plus you’ll be creating a dashboard of your own that you could use for job interviews to showcase your skills. If you like you can even send it to me and I’ll review it and give you feedback.

An index of the course topics and terminology that are covered so you can easily find a tutorial you want to watch again.

6 weeks of support from me. We have a dedicated support forum for Dashboard course members where you can post a question and I’ll post you an answer. These Q&A’s will be available for everyone in the class to learn from too (you can even post the answer to your classmate’s questions if you know it), making it a truly interactive class. Or, if you prefer you can email me your questions direct.Note: The reason the course is only open for a limited time is because I am personally providing the initial 6 weeks of support, and I can’t commit to doing that year round. So, I limit the classes to allow time for other projects and a break every now and again. That’s not to say I won’t support you after the first 6 weeks (after all you have a 12 month membership), it’s just that it might take me a few days to reply if I’m out of town etc.Support of my members is one of the benefits and it’s very important to me and is valuable to my members, as you can see from this email from Arash:“I feel like I have a 24hr support. The way you reply and support, in terms of time and effectiveness is not comparable to other websites and people who provide learning modules. You are Superb!!!” The training is delivered online and tutorials are available to watch 24/7 at your own pace. Pause, rewind, replay as many times as you like.

12 months access to the video tutorials and file downloads. There’s even a download option where you can download all videos in the course and keep them on your own PC forever.

When you’ve finished I’ll send you a ‘Certificate of Completion’ saying you’ve completed the course which you can add to your résumé/CV arsenal.

Separator Image Who is Teaching the Course?

Mynda MVP

That would be me, I’m Mynda Treacy, Co-founder of My Online Training Hub, and a Microsoft Excel MVP.

I have been working with Excel since 1995 and teaching since 2010 (not including teaching many colleagues over the years), and I’m excited to be able to share what I have learned with you.

Back when I started using Excel I was lucky, in that you weren’t expected to know how to use it! As you’d know, that’s not the case these days.

What you learn in this course will apply to all you do in Excel. From best workbook design, right through to advanced formulas and charting.

Once you’ve completed the course and practiced what you learn you’ll be able to confidently state on your resume/CV that you not only have ‘Excel Dashboard skills‘, but also ‘Advanced Excel Skills‘ because most of what I teach is very advanced.

Separator Image Get Excel Dashboard Course on IMCLibrary.com right now!

Separator Image Who Is It For?

The course is for you if you:

Want to change career or apply for a new job; Already prepare reports of any kind that require updating with new data on a regular basis (weekly, monthly….) and, or; Work with charts and, or; Work with large volumes of data and, or; Import data into Excel from another source e.g. another database, Access, Web, Text files etc. and, or; Often don’t know the best chart to use to display your data. Prerequisites:

Have access to Excel 2007 or later. Mac Users: This course is filmed in Excel for PC, however if you’re fairly savvy you will be able to map the menus you see in the videos to your Mac equivalents. Many Mac users have successfully taken this course. The Dashboard concepts and most of the formulas are applicable to any version of Excel. Be familiar with putting together any type of report in Excel to be able to apply the time saving and visualization techniques taught here. Be able to build and apply basic formulas in Excel. Pivot Table and Pivot Chart knowledge is helpful, but expertise is not necessary to take this course. Note: This course is not for complete beginners but if you’ve put together any type of report in Excel before then you will definitely benefit from the time saving tips and data visualisation techniques I share with you.

Get other products by Excel Dashboard Course right now!

Separator Image It’s Tried and Tested

Before launching this course I had some of my trusted advisors test the course for me. They come from varied industries and ability levels.

One of them didn’t know what a Dashboard was before taking the course and another is an Excel trainer.

They’ve given me feedback on some improvements which I’ve implemented, but overall their feedback was resoundingly positive.

I am forever grateful for their time and kind comments. Thank you, you know who you are.

Here are just a few of their comments:

“The design is excellent, easy to follow, examples clear.“

“I like the materials available for download, so your users can work on their own.“

“The pace of the course is perfect.“

“Your use of terminology makes learning a new language painless.”

“I especially liked Section 3 on design principles. I have always believed in data quality but data organization and presentation is so very important to communicating ideas and information.“

“I found them (the tutorials) very complete and packed with good tips and tools for presenting data.”

Separator Image Knowing How to Make Amazing Excel Dashboards Will Take Your Career to the Next Level

Excel Dashboards are the new buzzword employers are looking for.

If you have, or want a career that involves creating reports in Excel, then you need to know how to create impressive, interactive, and easy to read Dashboards

This course will get your skills up to date by teaching you how to create Dashboards that will wow your boss (or your prospective employer) even if you don’t have an artistic bone in your body….. Get other products by Excel Dashboard Course right now!

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Get Excel Dashboard Course right now!

Do your Excel reports take a long time to update each month/week?

Do you spend hours collating data, updating formulas and charts and then feel like no one reads them anyway?

It doesn’t have to be that way.

In my Excel Dashboard course I teach you how to create amazing interactive Excel dashboards, like the ones below, that update with the click of the Refresh button, or with a simple copy and paste of your new data into your spreadsheet. They’ll wow your boss and take your career to the next level.

Excel Dashboard Example Separator Image So, what is an Excel Dashboard?

An Excel Dashboard provides insight, analysis and alerts. They’re fully interactive and dynamic and can help with project management, customer service, retail management, financial forecasting and much more.

Key features:

Usually fits on one page Displays key trends, comparisons and data graphically or in small tables Provides the reader with conclusions to their objective Is often interactive allowing the user to filter data and switch views themselves Employs best practices that enable the report to be updated quickly and easily (often at the click of just one button) Excel Sales and Marketing Dashboard Separator Image What the Excel Dashboard Course Will Do For You

This comprehensive Excel Dashboard Course will teach you the simple techniques you can apply in Excel to make killer dashboards that will set your skill level apart from the crowd.

I teach you how to build Excel Dashboard reports from the ground up.

By applying the simple rules I share with you, you will have the skills to be able to create reports that save loads of time (allowing you to go home early :)) and you’ll quickly become known as a Dashboard Superhero with reports that are:

Quick and easy to update, in fact they can update themselves (imagine being able to confidently say that in an interview) by pulling in data direct from your external database, Microsoft Access, the web etc. at the click of a button if you set them up right (I show you how).

Fully interactive so the reader can change the view themselves; they can filter by product, time period or any parameter you choose, they can show and hide data using check boxes, drop down lists, and option buttons to name a few.

Easy to read and interpret; plus I share with you a heat map of your page that shows you where your most important data should go and where will get the least attention.

Exactly what the reader wants; I teach you the 5 key questions to ask and to who in the planning stage of your report so you get it right first time.

Choose the right chart for your data; I teach you over 20 charts and show you which type of chart will best display your data. Just take a look at the two charts below. Both plot the same data but one is much easier to make comparisons in the data than the other. You be the judge. excel pie chart

Professional presentation. I teach you simple visualisation techniques so your reports will look like you’ve had a graphic designer involved even if you are completely lacking in artistic talent (like me).

Animated. Some types of data are great displayed in an animation. Animated charts allow the reader to get an understanding of how data moves over time. In this course I share some VBA code with you that you can apply to your charts and I show you exactly which parts of the VBA to edit.

Excel Animated Chart Separator Image Watch the Course Overview Video

Or if you prefer, continue reading for more information on the course.

For best viewing quality: press play then 1. click the cog and select 720p HD, and 2. click the icon on the bottom right of the video to view in full screen. YouTube Controls

Get other products by Excel Dashboard Course right now!

Separator Image What You Get in the Course

Over 9 hours of video tutorials specifically on Dashboards plus another 3 hours of (optional) related Excel training that will fill in any gaps in your Excel knowledge on topics like PivotTables, Lookup Functions, Macros and more.

The pace is pretty fast because I hate courses that waffle on. I like to get straight to the point so you’re up to speed fast, and I’ve designed it so that if you need to re-watch anything you can rewind and replay the videos as many times as you like, or just refer to the instructions in the workbooks.

You can download the actual Excel files used in the filming.These files contain step by step instructions so you can either use them on their own instead of the videos (these are great if you like to skim read like I do), use them to practice what you learn and build your confidence, or keep them forever as a reference tool that you can go back to later on to refresh your memory (let’s be honest, we never remember everything the first time we see it). 5 x sample Excel dashboard reports including my popular Tour de France dashboard. Use them to steal ideas from and reverse engineer.

Homework Challenge. Practice what you learn so that you don’t forget it. Plus you’ll be creating a dashboard of your own that you could use for job interviews to showcase your skills. If you like you can even send it to me and I’ll review it and give you feedback.

An index of the course topics and terminology that are covered so you can easily find a tutorial you want to watch again.

6 weeks of support from me. We have a dedicated support forum for Dashboard course members where you can post a question and I’ll post you an answer. These Q&A’s will be available for everyone in the class to learn from too (you can even post the answer to your classmate’s questions if you know it), making it a truly interactive class. Or, if you prefer you can email me your questions direct.Note: The reason the course is only open for a limited time is because I am personally providing the initial 6 weeks of support, and I can’t commit to doing that year round. So, I limit the classes to allow time for other projects and a break every now and again. That’s not to say I won’t support you after the first 6 weeks (after all you have a 12 month membership), it’s just that it might take me a few days to reply if I’m out of town etc.Support of my members is one of the benefits and it’s very important to me and is valuable to my members, as you can see from this email from Arash:“I feel like I have a 24hr support. The way you reply and support, in terms of time and effectiveness is not comparable to other websites and people who provide learning modules. You are Superb!!!” The training is delivered online and tutorials are available to watch 24/7 at your own pace. Pause, rewind, replay as many times as you like.

12 months access to the video tutorials and file downloads. There’s even a download option where you can download all videos in the course and keep them on your own PC forever.

When you’ve finished I’ll send you a ‘Certificate of Completion’ saying you’ve completed the course which you can add to your résumé/CV arsenal.

Separator Image Who is Teaching the Course?

Mynda MVP

That would be me, I’m Mynda Treacy, Co-founder of My Online Training Hub, and a Microsoft Excel MVP.

I have been working with Excel since 1995 and teaching since 2010 (not including teaching many colleagues over the years), and I’m excited to be able to share what I have learned with you.

Back when I started using Excel I was lucky, in that you weren’t expected to know how to use it! As you’d know, that’s not the case these days.

What you learn in this course will apply to all you do in Excel. From best workbook design, right through to advanced formulas and charting.

Once you’ve completed the course and practiced what you learn you’ll be able to confidently state on your resume/CV that you not only have ‘Excel Dashboard skills‘, but also ‘Advanced Excel Skills‘ because most of what I teach is very advanced.

Separator Image Get Excel Dashboard Course on IMCLibrary.com right now!

Separator Image Who Is It For?

The course is for you if you:

Want to change career or apply for a new job; Already prepare reports of any kind that require updating with new data on a regular basis (weekly, monthly….) and, or; Work with charts and, or; Work with large volumes of data and, or; Import data into Excel from another source e.g. another database, Access, Web, Text files etc. and, or; Often don’t know the best chart to use to display your data. Prerequisites:

Have access to Excel 2007 or later. Mac Users: This course is filmed in Excel for PC, however if you’re fairly savvy you will be able to map the menus you see in the videos to your Mac equivalents. Many Mac users have successfully taken this course. The Dashboard concepts and most of the formulas are applicable to any version of Excel. Be familiar with putting together any type of report in Excel to be able to apply the time saving and visualization techniques taught here. Be able to build and apply basic formulas in Excel. Pivot Table and Pivot Chart knowledge is helpful, but expertise is not necessary to take this course. Note: This course is not for complete beginners but if you’ve put together any type of report in Excel before then you will definitely benefit from the time saving tips and data visualisation techniques I share with you.

Get other products by Excel Dashboard Course right now!

Separator Image It’s Tried and Tested

Before launching this course I had some of my trusted advisors test the course for me. They come from varied industries and ability levels.

One of them didn’t know what a Dashboard was before taking the course and another is an Excel trainer.

They’ve given me feedback on some improvements which I’ve implemented, but overall their feedback was resoundingly positive.

I am forever grateful for their time and kind comments. Thank you, you know who you are.

Here are just a few of their comments:

“The design is excellent, easy to follow, examples clear.“

“I like the materials available for download, so your users can work on their own.“

“The pace of the course is perfect.“

“Your use of terminology makes learning a new language painless.”

“I especially liked Section 3 on design principles. I have always believed in data quality but data organization and presentation is so very important to communicating ideas and information.“

“I found them (the tutorials) very complete and packed with good tips and tools for presenting data.”

Separator Image Knowing How to Make Amazing Excel Dashboards Will Take Your Career to the Next Level

Excel Dashboards are the new buzzword employers are looking for.

If you have, or want a career that involves creating reports in Excel, then you need to know how to create impressive, interactive, and easy to read Dashboards

This course will get your skills up to date by teaching you how to create Dashboards that will wow your boss (or your prospective employer) even if you don’t have an artistic bone in your body….. Get other products by Excel Dashboard Course right now!

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4 Areas of Social Media Marketing You Need to Invest in Today

Do your social media priorities align with these key social media trends?

In a short span of a decade and a half, social media has taken over the world. It has exploded its way into our lives and and the way we live.

Social media platforms have reached a 37% worldwide penetration, and 73.91% of all internet users are social media users. Irrespective of who your target audience is, there’s no ignoring social media as a marketing channel.

Social media marketing has evolved rapidly, during its existence.

When Facebook was launched, simple posting, even once a day, would yield businesses massive reach and impact. Today, organic post reach is at an all time low, and declining.

With the crowd of new users on social networks, platforms like Facebook and Twitter are dealing with fatigue and overspilling, which has resulted in reduced reach. Facebook is even out for commercial content with a vengeance. It doesn’t help that consumers’ trust in brands has also begun to decline.

In the face of these developments, social media marketing has advanced to include new areas, to overcome the current scenario and lend brands great results. The following are four areas of social media marketing that you should invest in today.

1. Social media care

A J.D Power survey indicates that 67% of the 23,000 consumers they interviewed said they have used a company’s social media channels to seek customer support. That’s an overwhelming volume of social media queries to manage.  

People use social media channels to seek support because it’s convenient, and they assume that it’s the fastest way to reach a brand and get a response. Disappointing them can amount to a huge PR negative and affect the way new prospects see your brand.

The way you handle social care can dictate how your brand performs on social media. Some brands use customer support situations to spotlight the brand’s personality and identity, show some sense of humor. These whacky, fun, or even simply polite, helpful posts almost always get the brand a lot of exposure.

If you want to exploit this strategy, you need to invest in a good social media agency, or hire creative marketers who are capable of pulling this off. Talent is key in this equation.  

2. Content curation

On Friday the 30th of June, as I was writing this post, I checked Worldometers - a tool that measures the number of blog posts published real time. As of 1:38 PM, there were 2.8 million blogs published. That’s a lot of content, arguably too much

When there’s already so much content available, it doesn’t make sense to always create your own. Recreating a basic SEO guide is like reinventing the wheel, because everything your fans need to know is already out there. Instead, you could curate content, make it easier to consume and present it to them.

For instance, Moz’ curates top 10 lists that cover SEO essentials.

Content curation has special value on social media, because it can help you increase reach and build relationships with influential people.

I use DrumUp to curate content for this purpose. The tool suggests posts daily, along with @mention and #tag prompts, and lets you schedule them to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Feedly also works similarly, but needs an external integration for social scheduling.

3. Influencer marketing

What’s the first thing you do when you want to buy a car, or travel some place? Most people read reviews or ask for their friends opinions.

Social media equalized influence on the internet. In today’s world, it isn’t only celebrities or authority figures who can be influential. Any resourceful person with a unique voice can be an influencer. Influencer marketing is about building alliances with these influencers.

According to the Chute study, 66% of marketers interviewed said they used influencer marketing in 2016.

It’s effective and the reason why tech giants and electronics companies give tech YouTubers their products to review before they are launched. Positive reviews by these “enthusiasts” can boost product exposure and sales.

As a small-medium sized business, reaching out to influencers can be tough, but there are ways to catch their attention.

You could use an influencer outreach tool like FollowerWonk to follow influencers’ Twitter handles and hashtags, and interact with them for a few weeks before you approach them to represent or work with your brand.

4. Social media PR

PR was always about building relationships, and you can do that even more effectively today because of social media. Back then, you had to keep track of experts, ambassadors and journalists you were in conversation with, and remember details about them. Now you can follow their social media feeds and know what’s happening in their professional lives.

That may sound a little creepy, but it’s a huge advantage for PR specialists. The sheer size of the population on social media and the access users get even widens the pool of prospects for PR firms to work with.

Social PR is closely related to influencer marketing, with one differing element - the goals. PR focuses on building a favorable brand perception among its target audience.

Here’s a great example of social PR. Polycor mines natural stone and Melinda McCoy is an interior designer with a sizeable, engaged following on Instagram. Jennifer Smiga is the PR specialist managing Polycor.

Jessica finds the stone in Melinda’s concrete kitchen counters to be similar to her client’s soapstone, so she strikes a conversation with her. As time passes, Jessica asses Melinda’s style and sends her photographs of stone that she’s likely to appreciate.

Excited about one particular style, Melinda writes back, suggesting a collaboration. Polycor gets featured prominently as part of a tasteful design.    

To find opportunities like this, you need to be vigilant and a part of important conversations in your niche. A social media monitoring tool like BrandWatch can help.

Summary

Social media marketing is effective when your strategies are updated and best suited to the current social environment. This posts discussed four of the most relevant strategies on social media in the present.

Disha Dinesh is content writer at Godot Media, a leading content agency. Her interests include social media and content marketing. When she’s not writing, she’s listening to the latest in progressive music.

from Blog – Smart Insights http://www.smartinsights.com/social-media-marketing/4-areas-social-media-marketing-need-invest-today/