http://www.focusingtools.com Developing your online presence Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:59:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you read the earlier posts related to GYN Disposables, my reputation management client, you will see that I have done all I can to resolve the issue of their not paying us for services performed.  This problem has created an interesting turn on SEO activity and online reputation management. ... http://www.focusingtools.com/2010/03/gyndisposablescom-gyn-disposables-deadbeat/ Isn't it tiresome when you make the effort to be professional and the results don't pan out. Yep - still no payment, no contact from this gang of renegade doctors. Without trying to sound as tiresome as this issue is, I have a couple of questions that I would like ... http://www.focusingtools.com/2010/02/single-use-disposable-gyn-instruments-client/ Guess what? Surprise of surprises, this group of dishonorable doctors still has not paid. Now they have extended their non-payment tactics to others on our team. Are these people with whom you would want to do business? I know I wouldn't. There is a special place in the netherworld for ... http://www.focusingtools.com/2010/02/disposable-gynecological-instruments-and-supplies/ Client still hasn't paid -- see earlier post, Ethical vs Unethical. This issue was originally posted for the sake of exploring online communication, reputation management, and the ethics of business. When you read the comments, you see that all are well-thought out, professionally presented and all points are valuable and viable. What ... http://www.focusingtools.com/2010/02/single-use-disposable-gynecological-instruments/ I'm in a quandry.  I was hired by a group of doctors manufacturing a single-use, disposable gynecological product to build their brand and market their entry into this new market.  After four or five teleconferences, three or four proposal modifications, and the final go-ahead, I felt I was dealing with ... http://www.focusingtools.com/2010/02/ethical-or-unethical/ An article on Forbes.com points out the how too often a company fails to prepare for the unknown crisis that could threaten their business continuity and lead to online reputation management problems.  As the article states, "The time to put together a management plan for handling all the negative press ... http://www.focusingtools.com/2009/12/manage-your-environmental-crisis-before-it-happensknow/ Julia Angwin was frustrated because every time someone Googled her, the top results were for an article she wrote for the Washington Post in 2005 about Lewis "Scooter" Libby who was indicted for making false statement, perjuring himself and obstructing justice by lying about how and when he learned the identity ... http://www.focusingtools.com/2009/03/now-thats-what-im-saying/