Words of Wisdom by MrWes

Month: September 2009

  • The Answers are in front of you

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    In my Network Marketing Workshops, I tell everybody to participate in forums.  When someone hears a statement like this they might think of discussion groups. Some better known discussion groups groups.yahoo.com groups.google.com groups.live.com They might say, this seems like a lot of trouble or do I really have to join a discussion group just to participate…

  • MrWes celebrates 100th blog

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    A few short months ago, I created my personal blog called  Wes Johnson – MrWes Words of Wisdom.  The blog theme has been based on my life experiences and wisdom gained along the way.  In the spirit of the nature of this blog, I’m going to take a moment to reflect on where it’s been. My original…

  • Venturing Rendezvous 2009

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    I spent this past weekend at the Wente Scout Reservation.  The reservation is located in Mendocino County.  Just outside of Willits, California.  Over 250 Scouts from the Venturing program came together from several different counties for a Venturing Rendezvous.  A Venturing Rendezvous is an annual gathering of Venture Crews  and Sea Scouts during the last weekend in…

  • Plan ahead when developing your Personal Brand Name

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    When you develop your Personal Brand, the Name you use is one of your most important assets.  Many people have unique names and have little competition for the use of their name.  Wes Johnson is my name.  Both names, I have discovered, are pretty popular. If you’ve ever done a Google search on the name…

  • Short URL challenges

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    I learned something new while I was teaching my Personal Marketing Workshop yesterday.  I learned that Short URLs, while being convenient, aren’t always a good thing. Problem – As part of the prerequisites for the workshop, I have the students do some job research.  Many of the links I reference are very long.  In fact…