Over the past few months, at a local coffeehouse, I’ve been initiating Friday afternoon “coffee and connecting” sessions, also offering to help people start or expand their use of social media. Most of the folks who come are somewhat familiar with FaceBook (through which they share with family and “friends who find me”) or LinkedIn (on which they may have completed part of their initial profile). Most of the attendees are small business owners, sole proprietors, or consultants, and have a website they wish were more flexible and under their control. Some are establishing, or have, blogs. Last week, someone dubbed the get-togethers “de-fearing sessions”, which, in many ways, is quite true: We spend a great deal of our time discussing aspects of three issues which seem to concern all of the newcomers, and helping people rise above the inaction borne from fear. The primary issues all the newcomers face are . . . Continue reading More than your online identity
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