Those who plan events can attest to the drastic changes in the workplace with the creation and increased use of social networking and other media websites. One popular social networking site, Facebook.com, boats more than 500 million users. Youtube.com, a site with videos posted by other users, has billions of hits daily. Twitter.com allows a user to provide updates to all followers, which offers frequent opportunities to plug the event. There are many tips and tricks to using these sites wisely, and attracting the highest number of viewers to a specific page. Having a person or … [Read more...]
A Formula for Successful Events
Image by blakeemrys via Flickr There is an old saying that goes like this: "The devil’s in the details.” This is a true statement. Details, in any undertaking, are the making or breaking point for success. Not addressing details in a project, from beginning to end, means that you have just created failure. What isn’t always acknowledged is another statement that is also true. “Success is in the details.” So when planning and promoting events, after the initial idea is set forth, nothing is more important than covering the details in every aspect of your … [Read more...]
Promoting Yourself as a Freelancer
Image via Wikipedia Starting out as a freelancer in whatever your field of expertise can be a daunting task. Promoting yourself effectively will help you to show the world your skills and talents and to ultimately gather a healthy client list. The following are some ways of promoting yourself as a freelancer. Build a website. This is probably the most basic and yet most effective promotional tool out there. If you know some basic web design techniques it can also be incredibly cost effective. On the website you can provide potential clients with information about your … [Read more...]