In mid-2012, I was interviewed for a feature on social media marketing. I am happy to have contributed along with some other thought leaders. Feel free to pick up an issue (print or digital) and read about it! You can see a photo of my fashion forward sense of style hehe! Below are so

With the passing of every new year, we all like to reflect. Julie and I reflect by reading our journals and giggling at our photos. We feel very fortunate to be able to travel and see the world for a significant portion of the 365 days. In the past, I used to be married to my business

We’ve all heard of the complaint by older generations that things were different back in their days. Not to sound axiomatic, but things change and so should people. The ones who complain incessantly are generally those who didn’t adapt. However, at what stage should you ad

Did you vote in the last presidential election? Did you get a cool “I voted.” sticker? It was interesting how many people wore that sticker proudly. My newsfeed was flooded with Instagram, Facebook and Twitter photos. In fact, I posted it too. Why do you think we were so i

I’ve mentioned a number of times the importance of clarity. If you’re not clear about your specialization, neither will your clients. If they’re not clear, how will they sing your praises? Over the weekend, I came across an article about a guy who sells suspenders. T

There is a saying in Japanese – 出る釘は打たれる (deru kugi wa utareru) – which means that the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. Being Chinese American, I was raised with the similar mentality. This paradigm, quite sadly, means reprimand for both poor performance and good p

Want to look legit on Pinterest with a little checkmark just like how Twitter has verified accounts? Verifying your website lets people see the full URL on your profile and in search results. –Pinterest Follow the steps below. It does require you to upload a file to your root fo

If you haven’t logged onto Instagram, you should because you’d see that they’re releasing a new web profile. Now, you can actually link people to it for them to follow. Instagram plans to roll out all profiles in the next few days. To see your profile (if available y

Have you ever relied on something so much that you cannot imagine operating without it? Well, in many people’s cases, that is Facebook … and Chipotle for my lunch. Now, what were to happen if your most relied tool turned its back on you? I’m not suggesting some sci-f

Traffic … I have ambivalent feelings about this word. Having been raised in Los Angeles, traffic is the parking lot you sit in on the 405 freeway. However, I love traffic for my website. There are two types. internal traffic — continual perusing within a site external traf