Beautiful sunny days make it hard to sit inside and work on a computer. And this is evident by me only achieving 11 of my 20 goals. Whether I errored in setting or accomplishing, I certainly learned from this experience.
Objective 1: To develop the guides.
I wanted to continue promoting the Official JuniorBiz Lawn Mowing Guide and write the Official JuniorBiz 75 Young Business Ideas. I didn’t do as much as I should have in terms of promoting the OJLMG. And this objective changed dramatically for the OJ75YBI.
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If you have a business, you need to be on Twitter. It’s quickly becoming the most effective, most targeted marketing channel on the Internet. But be careful how you use it. I have compiled 10 tips to build your social media brand on Twitter.
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Over the last few weeks JuniorBiz and I have been featured in two major local newspapers, The Fort Collins Coloradoan and The Longmont Times-Call.
In this JJ Entry I’ve included links to both of those articles, as well as described how and why both reporters contacted me for my story.
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Can anyone be an entrepreneur? Absolutely. Can anyone be a successful entrepreneur? Probably not. Successful entrepreneurs are a rare breed. Not everyone meets the requirements. In general, there are four characteristics an entrepreneur must possess in order to be successful.
Take Dorsey, Brin and Page, for example.
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Two weeks ago I started this mini-series with an article about how to build your network offline.
While there is no substitute for physically meeting and talking to people, online networking offers a capacity for quantity and efficiency that old-fashioned networking simply can’t keep up with. Here I will explain exactly how to network online as a young entrepreneur through LinkedIn, Twitter and blogs.
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