My New Blog Home

Thanks for visiting my blog!  This blog has moved to http://jenfongspeaks.com.  I invite you to join in on all the fun over there, where you’ll find lots of great articles on direct sales and social media, training courses and more.
Cheers!
Jennifer Fong
http://www.jenfongspeaks.com/training/facebook-for-direct-sellers-course/

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Annoying Facebook-ers, Direct Sales Style

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Managing Relationships on Twitter

Once you get beyond 100 or so friends on Twitter, it can be a little overwhelming. I remember the day I finally gave myself permission to miss stuff on Twitter. It was so liberating! You simply aren’t going to be able to keep up with everything going on all the time. [...]

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What I’m Reading About Social Media

There are about thirty gazillion books out there on the topic of social media these days. It can be a little bit overwhelming trying to select the books that will best help you and your direct sales business.
I decided today to share with you what’s on my bookshelf. While this is by no [...]

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Change is Coming! (Change is good!)

I am in the process of (finally) getting a web host that can actually do all the cool things I want my blog and website to do. So in the very near future, you’ll be able to access my blog at http://www.jenfongspeaks.com. The domain transfer will be happening in the next few days [...]

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Reading: Understand How Facebook Pages Grow

Continuing with this week’s theme of Facebook Pages, I found this article incredibly interesting: http://www.communityorganizer20.com/2009/08/04/understanding-how-facebook-pages-grow/
I highly encourage you to check out this article.  If you are considering establishing a Facebook page for your direct sales business (mandatory, in my opinion, for direct sales COMPANIES…optional for individual consultants).  Incorporating some of the ideas in this article [...]

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Free Facebook Privacy Settings Guide

I’m giving away a free Facebook Privacy Settings guide.  If you’ve taken any of my training courses, you know that I provide step-by-step, easy to follow directions with screenshots that make technical topics easy.  If you’d like to know how to adjust your Facebook Privacy Settings, you can register to download the guide here: http://cli.gs/FBPrivacy
You’ll [...]

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What Do I Write About on My Blog?

In my classes, I teach direct sellers how to create a blog and use it to establish themselves as an expert, related to their product line.  We talk about establishing a goal, identifying the targeted niche market the blog is aimed at, and then producing content that solves problems for the target market.  The content [...]

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Projecting Yourself Professionally Through Social Media

As you begin to interact in social media platforms, it’s very easy to get comfortable quickly.  You will make friends with people and get to know lots of things about them.  You’ll also be interacting with people you know in real life, and so often the conversation that started in person will continue online.
It’s important, [...]

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Using Social Media to Share Your Convention Experience

If you’re in direct sales, you most likely have the opportunity to attend your company’s National Convention this summer.  This event is a wonderful time to connect with your colleagues, enjoy recognition, and learn a tremendous amount that will help you build your business even bigger in the coming year.
As a direct sales leader, it [...]

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