LinkedIn Book Available in Spanish

LinkedIn Spanish

My latest book about LinkedIn (Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes, Second Edition) is now available in Spanish. Published by Anaya Multimedia in Madrid, its Spanish title is LinkedIn: 100 milliones de oportunidades profesionales. The cover is kind of cool as well :-)

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Sams Teach Yourself Google+ in 10 Minutes Now Available

Teach Yourself Google+ in 10 Minutes

Sams Teach Yourself Google+ in 10 Minutes is now available! This book offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. Work through its 10-minute lessons to jumpstart your Google+ experience…and then use today’s hottest social network to connect with everyone and everything you care about.

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Get More Facebook Fans: Seven Tips for Promoting Your Facebook Page

Facebook Fans

(Que/InformIT) With hundreds of millions of active users, Facebook is a great place to promote your business. It’s important to remember, though, that just creating a Facebook page for your business isn’t enough to attract thousands of raving fans.

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Five Content-Curation Tools That Maximize Online Marketing and Build Thought Leadership

(Que/InformIT) The idea that “content is king” is as true today as it was in the early days of the Web, but no one ever said that you have to create all that content by yourself. With content curation, you can achieve many of the same benefits of content creation-but in a fraction of the time.

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LinkedIn Jobs: Six Great New LinkedIn Features for Your Job Search

(Que/InformIT) Want to improve your job search results on LinkedIn? With more than 100 million members worldwide, LinkedIn is the top professional networking site on the web. In this article, I introduce you to six new LinkedIn features targeted to job seekers.

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Five Applications for Creating a Facebook Store

Online Store

(Que/InformIT) With hundreds of millions of active users, Facebook is a great place to showcase your company’s products. By adding a store to your Facebook page, not only can you sell your products, but you can also encourage other Facebook users to share your products with their friends.

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Presentation Tips for Introverts: Expert Advice from Nancy Ancowitz

Self Promotion for Introverts

I recently asked business communication coach, Nancy Ancowitz, author of Self-Promotion for Introverts®: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead,to provide some presentation tips for introverts (great advice for my PowerPoint 2010 readers!). Here’s the great advice Nancy has to offer:

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Ten Online Collaboration Tools that Let You Work with Anyone Anywhere in the World

Online Collaboration

(Que/InformIT) The world is becoming more global—and more virtual. When you’re in San Francisco and your team is in Seattle, Stockholm, and Shanghai, you need collaboration tools that work around the clock and around the globe.

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Ten Free Android Apps for Business

(Que/InformIT) Get down to business with your Android smartphone using free applications that help you stay connected, productive, and informed when you’re on the go. Your Android phone lets you do so much more than simply check your email or access the web. You can also use it to attend web conferences, manage travel itineraries, scan business cards, accept mobile payments, get voice-guided GPS navigation, read newspapers, and much more.

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What’s New on LinkedIn

(Que/InformIT) Want to make the most of the time you spend on LinkedIn? Check out LinkedIn’s latest features and enhancements to discover some new ways to maximize your LinkedIn experience.

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Three Reasons Why Your LinkedIn Profile Isn’t Getting Results

If you aren’t getting results on LinkedIn, one of these three common problems could be the reason why. The good news: They’re all easy problems to fix.

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LinkedIn for Business: Create a LinkedIn Company Page to Generate Visibility, Followers, Recommendations, and Sales

LinkedIn for Business

(Que/InformIT) Want to maximize your business presence on LinkedIn? With more than 135 million members worldwide, LinkedIn is the top professional networking site on the web and a great place to promote your company.

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Let’s Get Personal: Enhancing the Customer Experience with Web Personalization

(Dot-com Builder) On the Web, personalization is everywhere. But what exactly is personalization and why is it important to your organization? There are numerous definitions of personalization depending on your goals and audience, and each might be accurate for those particular circumstances.

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Seven Ways to Increase Your Chance of Getting Found on LinkedIn

Get Found on LinkedIn

(Que/InformIT) Want to ensure that the right people find your LinkedIn profile? Rather than sit back and wait for others to find you, you need seek out ways to increase your visibility among LinkedIn’s more than 135 million members worldwide.

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Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Now Available

Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Que/Pearson) is a book that’s fully integrated with a collection of online learning resources: video tutorials, podcasts, and additional web content, all designed to reinforce key concepts and help you achieve real mastery. The book and online content work together to teach you everything you need to know about PowerPoint 2010.

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Second Edition of Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes Now Available

Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes, Second Edition

Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes, Second Edition (Sams/Pearson) offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily generate solid results on LinkedIn, a leading professional networking site with more than 135 million members.

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LinkedIn Networking That Gets Results

LinkedIn Results

I just posted a new presentation on SlideShare called LinkedIn Networking That Gets Results. Hopefully you can pick up a few tips on developing your own network on LinkedIn.

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What to Do About Social Media Overload, or How to Network Online and Still Have a Life

Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a big fan of social media and how it can help you generate buzz and develop your business. But it can be overwhelming, even addictive for some. With new social sites popping up every day, how do you make the most of the opportunities social media provides and still have time for a life?

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Sams Teach Yourself Basecamp in 10 Minutes

Teach Yourself Basecamp in 10 Minutes

Sams Teach Yourself Basecamp in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through quick, 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to know to manage projects easily, efficiently, and collaboratively with Basecamp, the world’s leading online project management system.

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Linking Opportunities With Results: Getting LinkedIn in 10 Minutes

On August 25th, I was a special guest on the Blog Talk Radio show PI Window on Business hosted by Jon Hansen, talking about Linking Opportunities With Results: Getting LinkedIn in 10 Minutes.

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