This is a screenshot of Twitter. No gimmicks, no PhotoShop.
(Click to enlarge.)
I’ll show you a simple way to turn your experience on Twitter.com into one very similar to most Twitter web applications out there, such as Tweetdeck, Seesmic or Hootsuite.
Some may prefer this solution since you will have access to all of your Twitter data – your profile, your followers, your settings, your lists and searches – all in one place.
Firefox and Chrome users can turn the native Twitter website into a customizable Twitter web application that can do the following:
- Add list columns
- Add mentions column
- Collapse and expand number of columns with a single click
- Collapse right rail column
- Add search columns
- Share photos directly
- Shorten urls
- Save draft tweets to send later
- and much more…
There is only one requirement – you have to be using Firefox or Chrome. If you’re in one of those browsers, follow the following steps:
Firefox users:
1. Go to the add-on library and install monkeyfly.
2. Restart browser, go to Tools – Add-ons and enable monkeyfly if it’s not enabled already
3. Go to Twitter and use the plus sign to customize your page
or
4. Watch the 3 minute tutorial and then go to Twitter to customize your pageChrome users:
1. Go to Google Chrome extensions and install monkeyfly
2. Go to Windows – Extensions and check that monkeyfly is enabled
3. Go to Twitter and use the plus sign to customize your page
or
4. Watch the 3 minute tutorial and then go to Twitter to customize your pageIf you’re not using one of these browsers, give one a try so you can use monkeyfly.
Enjoy!
How to Turn Twitter Into a Dashboard-Style Web App
Are you willing to step off the beaten path?
A job search, in itself, is an uncomfortable activity for many people. They may have been in their last position for 5, 10, 20, or more years and the skills used in an effective job search have simply been something they haven’t had a need to develop. So being thrown into the ‘deep end’ as a result of a lay-off or other circumstance creates an immediate ‘fish out of water’ feeling.
Most people quickly fall into a routine of doing their job search the same way most everyone else does theirs… search for online job postings, apply, wait for a call, do some networking, apply, wait, repeat. The problem is, when you only do the same things everyone else is doing, it’s very difficult to distinguish yourself from the dozens, or hundreds of others pursuing the same jobs.
Those activities can become a comfortable groove to get into. At the very least, you can look around and feel like you have plenty of company because it’s the same thing everyone else seems to be doing for their job search as well. If those activities aren’t producing results for you though, you have to consider changing something in order to reach your objective.
It may feel uncomfortable to try something different… it’s outside of your comfort zone. However, you have to decide if you are going to operate only within your comfort zone, or if you are going to do what it takes to get a job! If you decide that getting a job is more important, the rest becomes easier.
An excellent book: Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0: 1,001 Unconventional Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Landing Your Dream Job can give you several great ideas on how to do things differently than everyone else in order to get noticed.
When companies receive dozens, or hundreds of resumes for each job posting, each one is nothing more than a piece of data. When they see so many of them that can clearly do the job, they become indistinguishable from each other. The candidate that gets noticed and considered is the one that professionally does something different from crowd.
This book gives you excellent ideas, tactics, and strategies to set yourself apart. Things that will get you noticed, and things that will attract them to you to find out more.
Sometimes it’s something simple like mailing your resume in a Thank You card… a Thank You card is much more likely to get opened and looked at than a standard business envelope. Other tactics are more involved. Are there risks? Yes. Do these ideas take extra effort? Of course. Are they unconventional? Yes… and that’s the point. In this job market, only executing a conventional approach will rarely produce effective results.
Are you willing to step off the beaten path? Are you willing to try new things in your job search in order to make progress that has eluded you so far? Check out this book and take a walk outside of your comfort zone!
Are you willing to step off the beaten path?
Most people quickly fall into a routine of doing their job search the same way most everyone else does theirs… search for online job postings, apply, wait for a call, do some networking, apply, wait, repeat. The problem is, when you only do the same things everyone else is doing, it’s very difficult to distinguish yourself from the dozens, or hundreds of others pursuing the same jobs.
Those activities can become a comfortable groove to get into. At the very least, you can look around and feel like you have plenty of company because it’s the same thing everyone else seems to be doing for their job search as well. If those activities aren’t producing results for you though, you have to consider changing something in order to reach your objective.
It may feel uncomfortable to try something different… it’s outside of your comfort zone. However, you have to decide if you are going to operate only within your comfort zone, or if you are going to do what it takes to get a job! If you decide that getting a job is more important, the rest becomes easier.
An excellent book: Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0: 1,001 Unconventional Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Landing Your Dream Job can give you several great ideas on how to do things differently than everyone else in order to get noticed.
When companies receive dozens, or hundreds of resumes for each job posting, each one is nothing more than a piece of data. When they see so many of them that can clearly do the job, they become indistinguishable from each other. The candidate that gets noticed and considered is the one that professionally does something different from crowd.
This book gives you excellent ideas, tactics, and strategies to set yourself apart. Things that will get you noticed, and things that will attract them to you to find out more.
Sometimes it’s something simple like mailing your resume in a Thank You card… a Thank You card is much more likely to get opened and looked at than a standard business envelope. Other tactics are more involved. Are there risks? Yes. Do these ideas take extra effort? Of course. Are they unconventional? Yes… and that’s the point. In this job market, only executing a conventional approach will rarely produce effective results.
Are you willing to step off the beaten path? Are you willing to try new things in your job search in order to make progress that has eluded you so far? Check out this book and take a walk outside of your comfort zone!
Write a prospecting letter.
Harness the power of direct mail. The first thing you need to do for a prospecting letter is compile your list. Find 5-10 companies you want to work for based on your research. Compose a letter to your network of contacts asking them if they know of anyone who works at any of the companies on your enclosed list. When a contact does know someone at one of the companies ask him or her to forward your resume to them and let you know how to follow up on the referral. Enclose an extreme makeover resume or a functional one with 3-5 bulleted accomplishments that would be of interest to hiring managers at the companies you target.
Send the letter to all your direct contacts first: lawyer, accountant, friends, colleagues, former employers.
Send the list to your closest neighbors next and then people that you don’t necessarily know but you’ve always meant to stop by and introduce yourself to.
Attach a hand written note to your list and sign your name
If you hit a dead-end find out who supplies the company with computer products, stationery or any other service and approach them the same way.
Don’t be surprised if someone calls one or two of the companies and tells them you are doing research on them… that’s not a bad thing to have happen.
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
Grab your Free Guerrilla Job Search Audio here.
Buddy System
Everyone needs a job-search buddy. The main objective of your “buddy” is to keep you motivated and honest with yourself. Few people can work well in isolation, but that’s exactly what happens when you’re looking for a job. You’re typically sitting at home night and day doing research, making calls, and writing letters. Life can become very lonely very quickly. It’s tough to stay motivated and committed to your job search. It’s important to have someone else to bounce ideas off who will make a “big deal” over your daily accomplishments, because you’re not likely to do it for yourself.
Your buddy can be looking for a job too but that’s not a necessity.
The number one rule: be honest with each other.
When someone is slacking off, the buddy needs to ask why and try and help work through the blockage.
Your buddy needs to hold you accountable, for both the quality and quantity of leads you are following.
Your buddy’s main jobs are to point out opportunities you may have missed, and to keep you motivated.
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
Grab your Free Guerrilla Job Search Audio here.
Your resume won’t get you a job « Marketing | Truth
This is the first of a three-part series offering concrete, actionable ideas for how to separate yourself from the pack in today’s feverishly-competitive job market using marketing and sales, instead of job hunting, techniques.
The Shepherd's Reviews: Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters
This is an amazing book filled with great ideas for the casual job seeker or those hat have tried everything they could think of. You will learn how to get in front of recruiters and how there minds work. You get tips on the best websites to be on and how to organize yourself to be found. The key to this program is how to focus yourself on the job you want at the company you want. You learn how to do your research and unconventional ways to get in front of the hiring manager. Then you learn how to prepare your resume and the best way to get the job after the interview. If I haven't sold you yet then you don't want to find a job. I used it and now have the job I wanted with the company I wanted. Be sure to look for Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters.
