There is a key to this question that can often be missed ....

It lies in the "Shall I use Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn?" question that I'm asked all the time these days.

My answer is that you need THREE places at least in which you and your business must exist. And in these three places there is more that one thing that has to be done, in fact a minimum of…

Then I can help you - maybe.

If you're on my "trust" list - I'll add you to a register that will prompt me to RT tweets that you think are worthy of a wider audience.

Basically if you have a tweet that is concise, to the point and deserves a longer reach, you add the hashtag #mjbRT to the end of it. Then my register picks it up and I manually RT it based on my trust level for you and the appetite I have to broadcast it.

You can get into a…

This isn't about your FOLLOWERS primarily it's for YOU having the inability to FOLLOW more than 2001 ...

There is a ratio that kicks in at that point which means that you have to have more than circa 1820 following you in order for you to follow more. And from then on the 90%-10% applies.

So - you have to lose many if not most of those people who you're following but are not following you back. If you dont take action at this point the ease with which you can…

Good morning - its Sunday 17th April.

I have always been conscious of the fact that the volume of tweets emanating from me - @mikejulietbravo - can sometimes be large .... too large for some people's tastes. My main profile fluctuates between 30 and 140 tweets per day, with a typical day being 70+. 

So I set up…

Its a tough call - managing your multiple profiles in a joined-up way, across the various social platforms that you inhabit. I know - I've invaded these spaces and tackled the problem so many times.

Rhianne (@ladybizbiz) has just launched a "Virtual Assistant" service, which we've called @TheProfileVA. (That Twitter profile is now live).

I have acted as…

I have so many domains, (250+) http://mikejulietbravo.ning.com mainly because for every idea that I had in recent years, or anyone brought to me, the first thing I did AFTER having decided if it had any legs at all, was invariably to check out the domain position for it. You can tell how many ideas have just not got off the ground then eh!?

I'm not a classic "domain squatter"…

The other day I had the need to pull out my old "rule-of-thumb" for deciding what to pay for OTHER-THAN-FACTORY-SEALED computer hardware/software.

Bear in mind I've been in and around computers now for 36 years and in that time prices and margins have skewed around. Violently in some cases. But still, the formula holds good in my estimation

Basically the principle I've always used is that as soon as something…

1948

Born Burnley, Lancs, England, the latest addition to a family tree that started in 1170 ...

1959

Passed 11+ thanks to Miss Agnes Moore - the first whole class to pass in St Stephen's School history I think ...

1963

Left School wanted to get into commerce and HATED my last few years in education ...

1963

Worked for - Halfords - for a few years - "commando" branch manager at 17

1967

Headhunted to run own "Mini-Cooper" shop - a gallon of…