Author: Michael Byrnes

  • Byrnesie’s Tips in Tough Times: Advice to help individuals and businesses succeed

    Michael W. Byrnes, Jr. Not using Twitter? Here’s why you should be. Many laugh off Twitter as a waste of time, thinking it is purely for social updates amongst friends, but it is more than that and it is more than simple 140 character messages. Although that is the size the actual messages are limited…

  • Byrnesie’s Tips in Tough Times: LinkedIn

    Michael W. Byrnes, Jr.   Not using LinkedIn? You should be!   Here are ten powerful things you can do through LinkedIn to be more successful: 1.     Expand your network. Even if you have a good network, you do not get to see all of the people your contacts have in their networks, unless you…

  • Byrnesie’s Tips in Tough Times #4: Master the Internet

    Michael W. Byrnes, Jr. In one way or another, individuals or companies using the internet want to increase their search engine optimization. In today’s world, to show up at the top of a keyword search results in instant credibility, more website traffic, and ultimately more business. Ten tips to be a dominant player on the…

  • Byrnesie’s Tips in Tough Times #3: Branding

    Michael W. Byrnes, Jr. In today’s competitive environment, it has never been so important to have a strong brand. Whether you are building a personal brand (e.g. branding yourself for your next job) or refining a business’ brand, you should invest time to develop a strategy to be successful. Tips on branding best practices: 1.…

  • Byrnesie’s Tips in Tough Times #2: Networking

    Michael W. Byrnes, Jr. As the social media “revolution” continues to change the world, an increasing number of communications are exchanged online. The benefit is that we all have access to endless amounts of information. The drawback is that it can be quite overwhelming. In an era of information overload, here is some advice to…

  • Byrnesie’s Tips in Tough Times: Advice to help individuals and businesses to succeed

    Michael W. Byrnes, Jr. Spare Change News Introduction The current economic landscape has been hard on both individuals and businesses. This series of Byrnesie’s Tips is designed to help you become more successful during these tough times. As the first set of tips in a series, what better place to start than by… Making a…