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Communication is key to creating, building and growing relationships, whether in our business or personal lives. We spend our days in various forms of communication to enhance relationships. Everything we say and the actions we take are a direct reflection of ourselves and our businesses.

In business, advertising; a website; making client calls and networking, are all forms of communicating your message to contacts, clients and prospective clients. Having a conversation about your business with someone is a direct opportunity to demonstrate the value and service you provide others, who will want to pay for your product/service and do business with you, or refer you to someone who will. People do business with people they know, they like and they trust.

Communicating the right message and in the right way can be the link to creating successful, life-long relationships with clients, associates or new acquaintances. Being genuine, trustworthy and in integrity to those you connect with shows how much you value the relationship as a solid foundation for you both to build upon and use for improving business.

Your work ethics and communication skills with others not only enhances the relationships you create in business, but also has a huge impact on the personal success you achieve in life.

The gift of “giving” inherently, means you must be open to receiving, as well. Being a good and effective communicator provides many opportunities for rewards, from gaining new clients and more financial stability to new friendships that are life transforming. By routinely communicating with clients and contacts, you’re building relationships that will support every aspect of your business and personal life.

Twitter is a micro blogging website that allows users to post  very short (up to 140 character) updates, comments, thoughts and links  to other websites.

Once you have an account with Twitter you can find other Twitter  users who could be anyone from your sister to companies, or to  celebrities such as Larry King . Once you follow these other users their Twitter updates will become visible in your Twitter “feed”.

How To Create Your Twitter Identity

1. Go to www.twitter.com click on the “Sign Up
2. Create your personal or company account, you only have 15 characters so you may need to get creative with your name.
3. There is not a limit to how many accounts you can sign up.
4. If you have unique or special products or services it is worth registering an account for these also.
5. Personalize your profile by adding a photo, brand your background  add your location, link to your website, and write a short bio.
6. Start using Twitter. Use the “Find people” option to find someone you know on twitter and follow them.
7. Use the reply function to talk to a friend.
8. Send a direct message to someone.
9. Re-tweet a message you found useful that someone posted.

So if you would like more info feel free to email me at jon@redspotmarketing.com

In past blogs I’ve compared Corporations to Dinosaurs.

One reason is the “Reptilian Brain Stem” – where we get our fundamental survival instinct – the so-called “Fight Flight” response.

The DNA of even the best intentioned corporations, such as Apple and Google, determines it’s nature.  The purpose of corporate structure is to remove the personal risk to the creators and investors by creating a new entity, under the control of the creators, which acts to secure profits.   Even with the most noble of intentions, once this new entity reaches maturity, and the intentions of noble founders recede into the background, it uses its gargantuan power to dominate and control any market it can, for the profit purpose for which it was created.  Frankenstein style.

Most people don’t see Apple and Google that way.  Apple is cool, hip, stylish, trendy.  It’s customers identify with it, and are willing to pay premium prices.  At the opposite end we have Google.  So nerdy it’s cool, lavishing free stuff on all as it slowly worms it’s way into a position of absolute dominance relative to all information on the planet.  And information is power.

They’ve also had a cozy inbred relationship, even sharing Board seats – until recently.  Here’s an article that shows the Reptilian Nature inherent in their previously symbiotic relationship beginning to emerge.

GoHuman.com’s DNA is different.  I hope you’ll dig deeper to learn why!  We hope you’ll join us in deploying a better evolutionary model.  We hope you’ll use us to change the way your world works.

Why GoHuman.com?  Reason #12 is that we’re more Human!

Reason #1; Reason #2; Reason #3; Reason #4; Reason #5; Reason #6; Reason #7; Reason #8; Reason #9; Reason #10; Reason #11;

James Wood, of Abbotsford, B.C., Canada just earned one of the coveted Founding Member positions at GoHuman. James is responsible for bringing 200 new members into the GoHuman community. We reward people for contributing value to our community and are pleased to give James this well-deserved award.

James said, “Since being a part of GoHuman.com, it’s changed my life. I’ve met so many small business owners that have enriched the world I live in. They have inspired my own growth, they have rekindled my artistic flame within me, they have dared me to be not good..but great in what I do, each and every day.

”GoHuman.com is not a passing fad. It truly is a family of like minded individuals concerned with the communities they live in, bringing out the best in all, and realizing that we are ONE!”

James, you are truly one of a kind. Thanks for everything you’ve done to support GoHuman over the past year!

If you are interested in becoming a Founding Member of GoHuman.com by joining our grassroots marketing team, just email us.

James is a local business consultant. Call him today for help finding new business opportunities!

Denise Hubbard of Port Townsend, WA is GoHuman.com Flip HD video camera winner #8!

An early pioneer of GoHuman.com in her area, Denise helped her community by bringing local businesses on board.

She said, “I have been watching GoHuman grow its little local networks with great excitement! I know that I use the Internet the way my parents & grandparents used the phone book and the ‘yellow pages’-so- the concept makes total sense to me. GoHuman has the added bonus of reviews from clients, something our generation demands & can access thanks to this technology. Yay 2009 & YAY GoHuman!
I feel proud to be a part of it so early on….
I look forward to getting rave reviews ”

Thanks for the support, Denise!

Hire Denise and Townsend Bay Property Management for professional property management services in Port Townsend, WA.

WIN your own Flip HD camera by posting a local service you provide or need!

Another week means another camera goes to an active GoHuman.com community member. Congrats Mark Schnee of Forney, TX, who just won our 6th Flip HD video camera!

Mark believes in GoHuman.com’s potential to level the playing field for independent professionals.

He said, “I love that you and Wade and your team are creating a community with positive relationships and where we can share our abilities and services with others who are in need of them and find and develop relationships with those that supply our needs for a talent or service.  GoHuman!”

Thanks Mark. We’re doing it for you and millions of other people doing quality work who deserve more. Hire Mark to play piano for your next event.

It’s not too late to win a Flip HD camera by posting before Halloween!

As Web development evolves with an increased number of technologies and skilled people, new companies such as Mashery.com are coming online to help companies tap into the teams of independent developers out there that have ideas about how to leverage their products. Most companies simply don’t have the resources or vision to recognize or capitalize on all the opportunities that exist within their networks, products, and technology. Companies that are willing to open themselves up to outside partnerships with shared revenue potential are paving the way for new ways to do business online.

According to Mashery.com, “By publishing your API, you give potential and existing partners the ability to create applications that use your data and engage customers in new ways.”

The trend is clear. Consider the benefits of developing an open platform to which many people can contribute or keep your secrets and watch the Web pass you by. Security and secrecy are, of course, important for any company with proprietary interests, and boundaries must be set. But businesses that have successfully employed open models such as eBay and Apple are reaping the rewards and even seeing a majority of their business created through alternative channels.

Gmail users were left without email for an hour on Tuesday, which some might say doesn’t bode well for Google’s bid to sell enterprise-level cloud computing services. But instead of fumbling and obfuscating, Google simply let everyone know what happened.

It only gets harder to be this transparent and honest the bigger you get. At least that’s what most companies would have you believe. But Google proves that people respond better to companies who go the extra mile to make it right than those who don’t. This is a philosophy we embrace and nurture within GoHuman.com, so I applaud Google’s efforts to maintain their culture.

I have no great love for the pile of business cards on my desk, but I don’t agree that Google is currently the answer for replacing them. A Google search might lead you to someone’s LinkedIn profile, or Google Profile if they’ve bothered to set it up (as everyone should). But replacing a concise, well-conceived piece of paper with specific information about a person with a hodgepodge of links to any number of Web sites seems a little short-sighted.

GoHuman.com offers businesses and individuals the ability not only to post uniquely branded information about their services, but also to network with people and find services in their community. Most importantly, it offers a sophisticated reputation model to gauge the quality of services provided. This is still something no search engine can tell you — how good is the person it helped you find? And what is the ultimate value of collapsing everyone under the same umbrella of branding, which leads to a lack of distinction?

ICANN’s Chief Executive Rod Beckstrom has developed a model for how to value a network. Put simply: value is the total benefits minus costs. Whether online or off, you can quantify the cost-benefit of any transaction involving time and resources.

“Beckstrom says that network value should be a big concern for social networks like Facebook and Twitter, which all want to scale to massive numbers of users. Since users are typically concerned only about how much the network is worth to them, there can be an inflection point where suddenly each new user makes life harder for existing users.”

As we all face social networking fatigue due to an imbalance of value versus time consumed, we should look toward new alternatives in this space that do provide real-world value for the time invested. GoHuman.com is such a resource.