THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR 2011 / Getting Yourself Heard!

The Gramophone Painting
Concept (C) Gilbert 2011

We all have resolutions, but after a lovely Coffee & Bubbles meeting a few business minded girls collaborated and thought about what could be improved within our companies and we wrote these 10 Commandments. 

Follow these rules to ensure you business is being HEARD and you will reach THE PENTHOUSE! 

1.Thou Shall Commit to Twitter every day for 15 mins twice a day

• Find a subject appropriate to your industry and have a bank of quotes with pics you can tweet to raise awareness
• Do #followfriday #ff for specific people giving a reason why people should follow them
• Use Tweetdeck as the platform to view mentions / comments etc
  
  

2.Thou Shall Not Procrastinate

• We know the drill, do To Do lists, set reminders on phones and
• JUST DO IT!

3.Thou Shall Not Get Disheartened

• Persevere through set backs, it is not a no until they tell you to F Off!
• If they do say ‘NO’ pls ask WHY so you can learn for next time

4.Thou Shall Make Time to Help Other Fellow Networkers

• Always think of how you can help others

5.Thou Shall Get to Grips With Marketing

• Subscribe to Enthuse Marketings Free newsletter full with tips http://enthusemarketing.co.uk/

6.Learn Thy Blog – It’s a Bloggy Blog World

• Follow blogs similar to your industry and comment on them to raise your awareness

7.Thou Shall Provide Testimonials

• Linked In – Please provide where appropriate testimonials on products / services you have used from people within the group

8.Thou Shall Feel The Fear & Do It Anyway

9.Communicate To Your People

• Use Mail Chimp for newsletters http://www.mailchimp.com/pricing
• Remember the Bloggy Blog World
• Use Twitter
• Video Feeds

 10.Identify Thy Strengths & Weaknesses and Resolve To Improve & Maintain

• Review your strategy and see what is holding your company back then overcome them 

Image shown above is a painting concept created by Joanna Gilbert within the Love Music theme. Joanna Gilbert provides art for interiors, Email info@joannagilbert.com to discuss a project . More can be seen at www.joannagilbert.com