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Principles, practices, and procedures

Networking image     Do you know of The Pareto Principle?   It states that for any given thing, 80% of the effect only comes from 20% of the cause; in other words 80% of the most favorable outcomes for any given situation are the results of only 20% of the actions taken.

This priciple can be transferred over to your business and life as well for example in most businesses 80% of the profits come from 20% of the clients.

And

In life 20% or your true friends are only discovered after having interacted with 80% of the people that you connect with and form a casual acquaintance with.

I was reading about how this principle was affecting one of my business friends, his name is Ken McArthur and he was talking about how he was changing the way he is interacting with his friends, family, and clients.  He presented 2 lists which I found quite interesting, check these out:

Here are some very common things that don’t work.

  • Trying to please everyone
  • Trying to help everyone
  • Trying to fix everyone
  • Trying to do everything
  • Trying to know everything
  • Trying to be everything

So I’m going to …

  • Please people who want to be pleased
  • Help people who want to be helped.
  • Fix people who want to be fixed.
  • Do what is effective.
  • Know what is needed.
  • Be the best I can.

Regarding the Pareto Principle I am going to follow Ken’s lead and put this information into practice in my life as well.

In regards to finding a way for knowing who’s who in your sphere of influence how do you know who is worth your time and who is not?  Another influential blogger and social media personality whose blog I found interesting lately is Paul Colligan , he had an interesting blog post about online influence as it pertains to one’s Klout Score, you can see mine by clicking HERE <—-

The main question that Paul asked is: “is Klout.com relevant” in the social networking sphere as a viable way to measure influence?

I think that – Yes, it is however it’s not the only way to measure influence.  For example, I know that some of my friends and family do not have a Klout.com account nor do they even care to spend the time learning more about it or setting one up.  On the flip side of that I can tell you that for those of us who are fascinated by the social networking phenomena and how blogging, networking and the internet mesh together to shape and influence relationships, Kout is a cool tool that does help and provide insights that wouldn’t otherwise be available or easily displayed in the manner in which they present their data.

I don’t want to get to far off course so I will close by saying that my interaction with you is important to me and I hope you can tell by previous posts as well as with what I have just shared with you that I want to continue to dialogue and share conversations with you.  I also want you to tell your circle of influence about me so spread the word about this blog on all those social networks and if you have a cool social networking tip that you care to share – please comment about it below.

With my best regards always,

Mark Edward Brown

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Why Mark Edward Brown took the Bus to See a Hanbok

HanbokOver the weekend I took the bus to Seoul, South Korea to see one of my friends get married.  He married a beautiful woman of Korean dissent so there were traditional aspects of the Korean marriage ceremony interspersed with modern, westernized ceremonies as well.

I took the bus because I was able to get from where I live now to Seoul in only 2 hours.  I drove to Seoul in my car to bring a friend back home a few weekends ago and it took me 4 hours to get that person home.  That was a one way trip on the Korean highway to he– funny that that hiway’s number is #1.  As I said I took the bus this time because I learned my lesson, there is a special “bus only” lane on the Korean hiway which makes travel by bus much faster then by car or other 4-wheeled vehicle.

The image that you see pictured above is a traditional Korean wedding dress, called a “Hanbok”.  The bride wore a white wedding dress however her mother wore the traditional “hanbok” that was pink on the top and a creme color on the bottom.  There was an American Chaplain that presided over the ceremony and a Korean interpreter for the bride’s family and guests.  All in all it was one of the more memorabel wedding ceremonies that I have been to aside from my own of course :-)

I also created a video that shows a stunning view of the Seoul cityscape or skyline, filmed from my hotel room in the heart of the city.  There are some aspects of this video that are related to my online business so that is my disclaimer, I would still go and watch though because you may find it amusing…

Here is the link:  http://trafficdynamite.blogspot.com/2010/10/traffic-dynamite-re-design-sneak-peak.html

Please leave a comment and tell me what you think or if you have attended a memorable wedding lately?

Always with my best regards,

Mark Edward Brown

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“How – to” Networking by Mark Edward Brown

Do you know “how – to” promote your personal brand or business in these crucial times?  It is so important to your survival as a personality or business entity that you can no longer ignore it.  Building recipricoal relationships with as many people that are interested in you or your content & information is a must for online businessman and women.  It helps broaden the spectrum of your target market, it allows you to meet more potential clients and can lead to succesfully creating future joint ventures.  In order to last for any length of time in your target market you have to know the right people, which is whynetworking is so very important in any kind of online endeavor.

Networking however, can be stressful at times if you don’t feel confident about what you are doing.  You must know that confidence is an important tool for success in networking.  Without the proper approach however, your relationship with your clients can turn from profitable to not so profitable in a quick way. 

Here are 3 key components that you must know in order to properly network with other people and businesses: 

1) Know Your Market -

Before giving out your product or contact information, you must know if the people you are reaching out to belong in your market or social niche.  It is easier to reach out to people who are actually interested in you or your product or service.  Instead of convincing others to believe that what you offer is the best that is out there, why not develop your relationship with the folks that you are already involved with? 

2) Know the Right Approach -

When you are networking, you must have an introduction or brief descriptiona about you or your business.  It is vital to how to introduce yourself to a number of people, in the right way and at the right time.  You must be fun and interesting.  These chracteristics and attitudes help people notice you and your business and motivate them to want to learn more about you. 

3) Know the Right Etiquette -

Networking involves some etiquette to put it bluntly.  Like when people offer their hand, you should always be willing to offer yours for a handshake.  It is even advisable to offer your hand first in order to let people know how welcoming you are as a person.  When you receive a business card, be sure to read it and in return, don’t forget to give yours.

What are some networking tips that you would like to share?  Leave your comments below and be sure to join me in the social networks.

To Your Social Networking Success,

Mark Edward Brown

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