Does anyone out there remember the infamous warning by Dr. Spengler in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters? The conversations went like this: Dr. Egon Spengler: There’s something very important I forgot to tell you. Dr. Peter Venkman: What? Dr. Egon Spengler: Don’t cross the streams. Dr. Peter Venkman: Why? Dr. Egon Spengler: It would be bad. Dr. Peter Venkman: I’m a little fuzzy on the whole “good/bad”...

As a business owner one of my top concerns is how to get as many people as possible to see my marketing message. What happens when a lot of people see the wrong message, maybe one that is sent by a disgruntled employee or a dissatisfied customer?

A funny thing happened this morning. I was sitting at my computer and The Dominator was talking to me about the SEO (search engine optimization) of my web site. He pointed out that he had made a couple of small changes to wording as well. My site no longer has a bold statement of “No Comment” – I mean really how uninviting is that? It now kindly asks for any reader to “Leave a Reply.”...

The sixth episode of Moxie Monday is all about suspense. This episode was actually done while I was in vacation in Denver, sitting in a very empty room, with a dog crate, some rubber floor tiles, two laptops, and my cell phone. You will just have to listen to the episode to see how it all went…

Dear Moxie Maven, I have a business with several employees.  I would like to start using Twitter, but I’m not sure who to put in charge of this endeavor.  Should I assign just one person, or many?  Is it better if I just do it all myself?  Not to mention what should our company be tweeting (isn’t that what it is called when you send a message on Twitter)? Twittered Out Dear Twittered Out, It would seem...

So what does a chiropractor, winter ale seasoned with bing cherries, and bedtime have to do with social media? Guess you will have to listen to the show to find out….

Do you have any of the top 6 bad habits of social media users? Check out this show and find out if you do, and what you can do about it. You will learn the top six good habits to have and how you can make sure you are doing the RIGHT things.

Funny thing happened the other day when I was on the way to a local chamber meeting… Actually the funny thing is being at a local chamber event to promote local businesses going online and becoming involved with social media. Most people I speak with have the immediate reaction of, why in the world would I need to be online when I can hook up with all the local businesses I need right here, at this event. It...

As a business owner you have heard that you should be tweeting, friending, and even occasionally sphinning. Yet, you are still stuck with trying to figure out the whole blogging thing. Whoa, stop the train! Is your head spinning yet, I know mine is! Whatever you do try not to confuse spinning with sphinning, which is related to social bookmarking. I’m sure you have heard that you need to have an online presence,...

Talk about an episode packed with good stuff! Knowing that you need to be working on the important stuff is good…but knowing how to find the important stuff is GREAT. Tune in as I walk you through my brainstorming session on figuring out what is important to be working on for the promotion of my book.