Ah.LinkedIn..the one we love to hate? I've been on LinkedIn forever and it seems that some things never change...What am I talking about? I'm pretty open about who I accept on LinkedIn that is until you do one of the things, that is my biggest pet peeve.

What is that you ask? The "pitch" email one second after we've connected! Why? Why do people insist on doing this? Instead, why not try to actually work on networking?!~~~

It's that time of the year again..when it's so easy to lose focus and get distracted by holiday parties and you may want to throw in the towel on 2014! Stop right there!

There are still 60 days left in the year to finish one last project and that's why we are running YESvember again this year. YESvember is a free 21 day challenge designed to help you finish that last project off strong and connect with others doing the same. Come join here http://www.thrivehivelive.com/yes

It's that time of year again..when it's so easy to lose focus and get distracted by holiday parties and you may want to throw in the towel on 2014! Stop right there!

There are still 60 days left in the year to finish one last project and that's why we are running YESvember again this year.

YESvember is a free 21 day challenge designed to help you finish that last project off strong and connect with others doing the same. Come join here http://www.thrivehivelive.com/yes

In this week's episode, I sit down and chat with Nicole Lombardo about stepping up and becoming the CEO of your business, the importance of masterminds and accountability and how you can't be successful in your business if you are not committed to it.

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Take back your calendar! I don't know about you but I'm tired of all those Google+ invites that are clogging up my calendar.

Turns out it's less of a Google+ problem (much to the dismay of many) but a little calendar setting that is causing your calendar to be filled up by events you have no intention of going to.

This week join me for a special episode LIVE from La Jolla, California during our third in person mastermind retreat Thrive Hive Live.

I am joined by fellow podcasters, Maggie Patterson and Alaia Williams (and a live audience!) and we chat all about the power of building online relationships and then meeting offline.

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This week I chat with fellow digital strategist and Canadian, Jackie Johnstone and we dig into Facebook graph search, the pain and reality of Facebook engagement and what you should really be paying attention to.

We also discuss social media 'addiction' and how to manage your time better online.

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Why should I pay to join an online community when there are tons of free ones? This is a question I get a alot especially since I run a paid community. When you pay to join a community, there is some skin in the game and chances are you are going to show up more often, collaborate and get to know people.

The tendancy with free communities is to have a lot more "lurkers", or people who join but never participate or simply only show up when it's time to promote themselves.

It really depends on how well they are moderated. In my experience with paid communities, you get people who are more committed and you get to bulid real relationships.

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This week's Q&A episode, I answer a question that I get a lot! How do I promote my webinar? I share 5 or 6 ways you can do that which include Facebook ads, groups and communities as well as how early you should start and the most critical email to getting more people to show up.

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This week I'm tackling the topic of comparisionitis and how to break free of it and focus on your own business.

It's so easy to get caugh up and look at what other people are doing online and social media- how do you keep this in check?

How do you keep compairionitis in check? Tweet me @SandySidhu

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This week's Q&A episode, I answer a question that I get a lot! How do I come up with content for my webinar? I share 5 or 6 ways you can do that.

Have a question for an upcoming podcast?

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