The Fit Post

Between Twitter, Digg, Kirtsy, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace BlogHer and every other forum designed to connect with friends and business contacts…it’s virtually (pun intended) impossible to keep it all straight.  So many places to update my real-time status (who knew people cared that I just ate a turkey sandwich) and post comments to someone else’s writing.  To find out more ways I could keep YOU  in the loop with The Fit Post via online and social media, I attended the New York  ’Hands On Small Business’ workshop, hosted by Microsoft Office Live and Kirtsy. 

If you’re an entrepreneur or someone interested in starting your own business, I highly recommend finding one of these small – FREE – hands on sessions (available in select locations across US and Canada).  Aside from meeting other small business owners (well, some now considered huge business owners), I gained practical advice on how to navigate the slew of online resources. 

At this particular event, we were lucky enough to have one of Kirtsy’s founders, Laura Mayes, sit in on the workshop to provide tangible feedback on the Microsoft Office Live platform and what kinds of  things she wished she had done when she first started the site.  Other existing bloggers, site developers, iphone app creators and children story writers shared info on what works and doesn’t work for them.  I like to consider myself fairly tech savvy, but these two hours helped me to think conceptually how I can leverage social media to share my ideas with more readers…without having to read one of those embarrassing ‘Online Networking For Dummies’ books. 

Participants at this event (www.handsonsmallbusiness.com):

• Laura Mayes: www.kirtsy.com
• Mariah Bruehl: www.playfulearning.com
• Carol Cain: www.nycitymama.com
• Esther Chen: @estheche
• Danielle Maveal: www.daniellexo.etsy.com
• Lara Paul: lara@ikidny.com

~ by Maggie on November 11, 2009.

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