Joshua Garity

Aug 31, 2010

Listen to Everyone. Success & Growth Come from an Open Mind.

It doesn’t matter where a good idea comes from. Just that it exists. Ever since I was a kid, maybe 8 years old, I knew what I wanted to do. Pretended to run my own company. Branded my future with a catchy name and shiny logo. Dreamed of all I would conquer and achieve. Even [...]

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Aug 26, 2010

Best of the first 6 months. Articles, comments and a newborn.

Many of you have noticed that I have been absent from all Social Media, email and even this blog since last Saturday. Why you ask? My son was born Saturday, August 21st at 8:19 P.M. All waking moments in the past week have been focused and fully devoted to my family. I appreciate your patience as we settle in. I will return next week and publish new content frequently.

Until then, please take the time to read, comment and share my most popular articles from the past 6 months.

Aug 20, 2010

Social Media Elite: Who are they?

They are the ones who lead us. Who inspire us to become better. As we hit the ever popular #FollowFriday on Twitter it got me thinking. If you were asked to list who the Social Media Elite are who you would choose? And, more importantly, why?  Which of them embraced the platform successfully before anyone [...]

Aug 19, 2010

Facebook is Ignoring Core Issues. Is it time to leave?

Consistency is the key to sustainability. Not revenue made by advertising dollars.

When a company, blog or application grows exponentially in a short amount of time there will be growing pains. Even if the growth is rapid consistently over a long period of time. That is the nature of life. You focus on what needs to be done right now and often forget about smaller tasks that need fixing. Business is about maintaining relationships. Not just building them. In our personal life, when the other partner isn’t listening to the core issues and trying to divert attention to other things they are doing what do we do? Speak up. And if nothing changes over a longer course of time we go our separate ways. Is the inevitable breakup looming between Facebook and their users?

Aug 18, 2010

Great Website Design: The Golden Ratio

Think of your website as your Online CEO.

If you were approached by someone and told you have 5 seconds to engage them. To manufacture brand loyalty. How would you respond? Every time someone visits your website this happens subconsciously. Showcasing your most important information may result in further brand engagement. Great web design does this for you. If designed by an experienced professional your company will benefit greatly.