This post is for all the businesses out there that have heard of “Social Media” but have no understanding of what it is, how to use it and most importantly how much it is going to cost.

I have just come back from a few days in Auckland presenting to business owners the results of our 12 month project using social media as a business marketing channel and networking “tool”.

There have been many posts, articles and discussion on the seemingly miracle benefits of applying the “freemium” model to a business.

We all have nightmare clients that demands too much, are rude and generally a real pain to deal with – but have you actually calculated how much these clients cost your business?

Before our businesses had shareholders, staff, SLA’s and all the other responsibilities that take you from a micro business to something much …

I have heard great comments on how the Chamber of Commerce in Wellington is helping local business so I booked in 30 minutes with Charles Finny – CEO of the Chamber to ask why I should join the Wellington branch.