Marjorie Janczak's Blog (9)

What Are The Proper Social Netiquette For "Unfriending" - To Tell Or Not To Tell

For some months now I have been studying some "friends" of mine in the social networking arena and I am seriously thinking if it is good to keep them as friends or not. However, to do that, I need to consider the proper etiquette or netiquette to go about it. 1. Unfriending with a notice: If the person I am considering unfriending is someone whose behavior online does not go well with me, then it is proper etiquette to send them a note explaining why I would be ending the friendship with them… Continue

Added by Marjorie Janczak on July 29, 2009 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

What are the Most Important Steps to Building a Business?

In this present economic situation that we all find ourselves in, it has become even more important to present yourself appropriately and to improve your people skills no matter what business you are in, in order to survive let alone success in this current climate. In so doing you come away from being a “me too” professional or business owner to an exceptional expert in your field with an indelible image and a preferred brand of choice. As an entrepreneur and independent service provider you… Continue

Added by Marjorie Janczak on July 14, 2009 at 3:30pm — 28 Comments

How To Achieve Success In Social Media For Your Business

Imagine making friend with someone at an event and you decide to visit them for the first time or they decide to visit you for the first time in your home. Right on the first visit, you open the door to welcome this new friend and all he or she does is push you on the side. He or she comfortably finds his or her way to your living room and sits on the most comfortable sofa and puts those feet on one of the coffee tables. How do you feel? Invaded, disrespected, display of inappropriate behavio… Continue

Added by Marjorie Janczak on June 3, 2009 at 1:30am — 4 Comments

How To Determine If Your Business Is Ethical

The subject of business ethics has been of concern since the beginning of time and will continue to be especially in these times of economic turbulence. Many businesses as a result of ignoring this principle have lost their reputation just for the sake of making money. Unfortunately, in the 21st century in which we all find ourselves, there seem to be some systems that have created ethical dilemmas for the business owner or entrepreneur today in the sense that what you will find to be legal cou… Continue

Added by Marjorie Janczak on June 2, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

How To Increase Your Competitive Advantage By Leveraging Business Etiquette And Professionalism

The importance of business etiquette and professionalism has never been so evident in the business world than these times of economic turbulence. Although some savvy business people have been smart enough to be leveraging the powers of business etiquette and professionalism and reaping its benefits, a majority of entrepreneurs, sadly, have been blindly pushing their businesses on clients and customers who over and over again come and go making it impossible for them to establish a well grounded… Continue

Added by Marjorie Janczak on May 17, 2009 at 5:00pm — 61 Comments

How Businesses Are Profiting From Proper Etiquette And How You Can Do The Same

I happened to be browsing through PRWeb for the latest news as usual when one particular article caught my attention. It's actually quite old but relevant today. It goes like this and I quote: New York, NY (PRWEB) November 2, 2008 -- Mother Nature, a New York City based "Natural Products" online retailer, has been working with the Zrinity team as online business consultants and a web-based software system provider since 2000. Oliver Clark, Chief Technology Officer, Mother Nature, recently sele… Continue

Added by Marjorie Janczak on May 17, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

5 Reasons To Use Etiquette In Your Business

There has never been a right time to leverage the power of etiquette in your business like in this world today where moral seems to have reduced drastically and credibility has become an essential quality that is so hard to find. As a professional and an entrepreneur, to build credibility and to make your business and your persona stand out from the clutter of your competition, you should make sure that your manners and business etiquette are up to date in any circumstance be it online or offli… Continue

Added by Marjorie Janczak on April 14, 2009 at 12:30am — 9 Comments

Etiquette and Ethics – How Do They Compare In Your Social Networking?

I have for some time been studying the conversations on some of the social networks I belong to and have noticed the buzz about building relationships first when you are joining these social media for business. That is so true and great advice yet what I see is that some people do not stop to think about whether their relationship building is ethical and with the proper etiquette. So my question is – How far will you go to build a relationship to benefit your business? Will you be “the… Continue

Added by Marjorie Janczak on April 6, 2009 at 2:30pm — 94 Comments

5 Very Important Reasons You Must Be Aware Of Your Social Networking Etiquette.

Social Networking today has become like the life blood of many businesses and with the economy taken a down turn, many more people are likely to start their own businesses and obviously take advantage of the power of social networking to grow their businesses in their efforts to lower costs on marketing and promotion. It is easy to join and try to leverage these media but how you leverage social media with the proper etiquette in such a way that it sets you apart and exponentially grow your busi… Continue

Added by Marjorie Janczak on March 11, 2009 at 8:00pm — 84 Comments