Refollow: Arguably the Best Twitter Relationship Management Tool

refollow Refollow: Arguably the Best Twitter Relationship Management Tool

A big concern for people when they first get into Twitter is the time management issue.  The way Twitter has been built allows for virtually any application to be created to enhance your experience.  If you are aggressively networking on Twitter trying to establish your presence, cleaning up non-active Tweeps is very important.  The numbers don’t mean jack.  What matters is how many of your followers actually listen and engage in your conversations.

Recently, I have came across a tool called Refollow, which is arguably the best and most comprehensive follow/relationship management tools out there. Refollow helps you discover, manage, and protect your Twitter social circle.  On the website, you can log it using your Twitter account and it will take you to a page when you can view and sort all of your friends and followers.

2009 06 25 2318 Refollow: Arguably the Best Twitter Relationship Management Tool

The Cliff Notes Version (Refollow allows you to…)

24 of Canada’s Top Upcoming Entrepreneurs and Leaders On Twitter

canada 24 of Canadas Top Upcoming Entrepreneurs and Leaders On TwitterFor those of you who haven’t had the chance to visit Canada just yet…sure, we might have some brutally cold winters, and throw the occasional  (or not-so-occasional) “Eh” into our sentences, but one thing you may not have come to realize about Canada is that we are a land of emerging young entrepreneurs and leaders who are taking social media by storm and leaving our mark in the world!

I have been privileged to meet many brilliant young entrepreneurs and emerging leaders through social media; including many of my fellow Canucks! Through networking on Twitter, I’ve been able to get to know many dynamic, driven entrepreneurs and leaders in an array of industries, stages of business development, and of all different ages…and now I’m thrilled to have the chance to share these young movers and shakers with you and why they are great people to learn from and follow on their path to success.

Great New Way to Shorten, Analyze and Promote Links with Su.pr

suprpic Great New Way to Shorten, Analyze and Promote Links with Su.pr Just about everyone in the social networking space uses URL shortening applications.  Now, I know there are tons of sites out there that do this, but this one is a true gem.

Su.pr is a great new application by StumbleUpon (someone who we already know, love and trust) where you can shorten, track and promote your URL’s.  Su.pr is tied to StumbleUpon and your users have to capability to rate and review your posted links.  It also has a time saving feature allowing you to schedule your posts for a later time and date for Facebook and Twitter.  It encumbers many tools that normally multiple sites are needed to accomplish the same results.

You can see the functionality of the interface here: http://su.pr/9rtTZk.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • StumbleUpon
  • Technorati
  • email
  • Reddit
  • Twitter

I Wear Basketball Shorts to Work, But My Name Is Not Kobe

Another day on the job.  We do it for the love of the game, right?  Like every youngster, I dreamed of making the League.  “M.J. to B. Will,” I envisioned as I dunked on my plastic door-hung hoop.  Remember those days?

kobe bryant 248x300 I Wear Basketball Shorts to Work, But My Name Is Not Kobe I always remember back to my idols every time I see a basketball game on t.v.  My hoop dreams quickly faded away.  I guess I wasn’t tall enough and I wasn’t fast enough and was just short of the 10,000 hours of practice that it takes for you to become a pro.  Every time I sunk a fade away shot in someones face, my friends called my so called talent, “luck.”  I believed them.  Always thought that “luck” would carry me pretty far though.  If my dreams to make it big will come true, I will have to find another way.

What Inspires You? Do *THAT* Every Morning…

2847067166 7bcf78156c 300x199 What Inspires You?  Do *THAT* Every Morning...What is the first thing you do in the morning when you wake up?  No, really…take a second to reflect what you do in the mornings from when you wake until noon.  Is it a vicious cycle of checking email, feeding your Facebook addiction and Tweeting?  You say, “alright I have so much to do today, and it is going to be a productive day.”  Then four and a half hours later you look at the clock on your computer and see you indulged in a half day of “social networking” and severe anxiousness sets in. Another day wasted, but tomorrow’s another day, right?

Is Bad Design Killing Your Credibility?

340199748 b08f2c753c Is Bad Design Killing Your Credibility?Remember lunches in elementary school? Some questionably-edible amorphous green goo that you swore just threatened you with a twitch.  Didn’t look too appetizing and you lost your appetite.  No matter your product, design acts like a messenger.  And just like that lunchtime goo, your consumers prejudge the impact of your product even before they taste it.

You’re the lunch lady now.  You have control over what you dish out.  You may have the most nutritional meal on the market, but if it looks like something in the back of the refrigerator that’s about to mutate and spawn life, it’s not going to sell.  So what does good design do for you?

First Impressions are E-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g.

21 Books You MUST-Read for Business Success

chaninsd 21 Books You MUST Read for Business SuccessYou may know that I am a avid reader.  I make many book recommendations and love receiving them.  In my personal opinion, self-education is a MUST for any successful entrepreneur.  To sum this up, one of my favorite quotes reads “If we are not growing, we are dying.”

So when I recently visited the blog of one of my favorite books, The Go-Giver, I saw that Channel Insider (value-added reseller’s online trade journal) recently released their list of “21 Must-Read Books for Business Success.” The list of 21 knockout classics, includes several of my favorites:


Good to Great
Blue Ocean Strategy
How to Win Friends and Influence People

The Tipping Point
The E-Myth
7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Join us 6/10/09 for teleconference w/ author Stephen R. Covey)

… and of course, The Go-Giver.

channelinsider 21 Books You MUST Read for Business Success

Top 20 LinkedIn Groups ALL Entrepreneurs MUST Join

linkedinLinkedIn is the leading professional network on the web, so if you don’t have an account already, get one today! If you have one already, you’re off to a great start.

But even then, I have heard many people say that they consider LinkedIn to be only a career search tool; however, LinkedIn is so much more than that. It is actually a fantastic service and resource for entrepreneurs to use in the development, launch and success of their ventures.

One feature you entrepreneurs may not know about or have fully explored is LinkedIn Groups. LinkedIn Groups are free to join, and you can choose to join up to 50 groups from a list of thousands of user-created groups for literally just about anything. Not only do these groups provide you access to connect with and contact fellow group members who could become future partners, employees, investors, customers etc. of your startup, but the groups’ discussion board and news sections can provide more networking opportunities, answers to your questions and insightful advice, tips and support.

MY NOTES: 5 Things I Learned from the Go-Giver Tour and XBM

Go-Giver Tour & XBMFor those who have been sleeping under a rock, I’ll bring you up to speed.  The Go-Giver Tour was a road trip that went down a just over a month ago, in which 9 entrepreneurs made their way from Chicago to Orlando to attend Extreme Business Makeovers, a annual event hosted by internationally best selling author Bob Burg and his business partner Thom Scott.  The vision of this trip started when 4 out of the box entrepreneurs were touched by the message behind the book the Go-Giver.  They conducted a video application process where they selected five young entrepreneurs to join in the cross country journey to inspire, empower and connect with people through the message of this book.

Go-Giver Tour Winners(winners:@davehageman @justinburns @ivanavalos @mikemonty @emanuelavalos)

This was a tremendous learning experience for all of us.  Personally, I built great business/personal relationships with many brilliant entrepreneurs, speakers and authors.  Out of my notebook, here are the top 5 things I learned from the trip:

50 Leaders Who All Young Entrepreneurs MUST Follow on Twitter

twitterbird 1 50 Leaders Who All Young Entrepreneurs MUST Follow on TwitterWith the emergence of social media, the rate in which relationships, businesses and brands are developing has accelerated greatly. The majority of people in this tough economy will be blinded by negative news, while a select few will understand the potential, capitalize and create opportunity.  Now is the time where we will see more entrepreneurs create successful businesses than ever before.

Through networking on Twitter, I have been fortunate enough to meet many brilliant individuals who ARE taking on their lives as we speak.  Originating from my personal inspiration, as well as from surveying many of my followers and friends on Twitter, I have compiled a list of people that are MUST-follows for any young entrepreneur.  This group of 50 offers great VALUE in the areas of personal branding, coaching, social media, blogging and entrepreneurship.