Anora McGaha's Blog (10)

It's been a while since I've made calls, and hopefully I can get back in touch with at least some of you before the end of August. I wanted to share with you what I've been doing for some of my clients in the Raleigh area because it may be helpful to your business. For my clients, I've been promoting the creation of an interconnected web of sites all endorsing and supporting their business, each linked to the other, each adding their own value, and potentially reaching a different group of peo… Continue

I'm excited to share with you that over 14 people from inSide919.com contributed to a new Social Media Directory conceived of and produced my Martin Brossman. Martin's the quintessential networker. As one person said, he probably started networking at the hospital after birth! He does it with good will towards all and an eye for inclusion and collaboration. On Thursday, August 20th, at New World Coffee Hou… Continue

Have you heard of Business Helping Business? It's a daily email with requests from businesses for help and with offers of help from other businesses. I invite you to consider subscribing and if you find it interesting and valuable, please pass along the word. I have responded… Continue

Launching a new community has its own growth cycle. Some lay dormant with just a few participants for a long time before they start to grow, others grow like wild flowers in the mountains, fast and ready. Each community will grow in its own unique way. On inSide919 which is my home community, I am now in phone communication with about a dozen people who I met on inSide919, some who have become friends already, others who are business associates of one kind or another. It has accelerated my netw… Continue

Did you know that the words you use on your profile, in your blog, on the photos you add and in your discussions can help you get more visibility in search engines? Did you know that open social media sites like the inSide Areacode networks like inSide828 attract the attention of search engines like Google? Not sure about it? Just use my name as an example in Google… Continue

The more business people I meet the more I'm learning that companies are being dazzled by the large numbers of people on LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace and narrowing their sights as they focus their Social Media efforts; they are overlooking the power of Ning.com social networks. Ning.… Continue

Some people are naturally friendly. They talk with others everywhere they go. Exchange email addresses, business cards. Invite new friends to coffee shops to talk. Others are not quite so outgoing. Maybe shy. Maybe reserved. Maybe just different. Networking on the internet can even the… Continue

Traditionally chambers of commerce have focused on towns. Makes sense. Proximity counts. Town identity is supported and developed. Chambers of Commerce in North Carolina are well-established all over the state. There are town or city based chambers, and also county chambers. County chambers of commerce sometimes over lap with towns that also have their own chambers, and sometimes they are a collaborative effort, combining resources so that one chamber can do the work on behalf of a wider region… Continue

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I first heard about Asheville as one of the neatest places in the country. Mountains. Creative people. A cool downtown. University. Arts. Biltmore. More Mountains. Massage. Black Mountain nearby. Coffee shops. When I made my first trip down, crossing through Tennessee through the mo… Continue