Creating your name in the virtual world

As I prepare for 2010 by purging old listserv messages I can live without, it dawned on me that those messages all represent mini communities in the online world. Neighborhoods, if you will.

Think about it: Although you may still have a world of friends, clients and colleagues that you visibly SEE in person, we all now have a virtual world of friends, clients and colleagues that we may never have met in person, and may NEVER meet in person. But they are friends, clients and colleagues, none-the-same.

I remember the first time it dawned on me that I had a ‘virtual’ reputation, too. It was in 2005, when I introduced myself to the speaker at a functional nutrition workshop. I was a bit awestruck by this very accomplished woman who was ahead of her time. And she knew who *I* was! Blew me away. But also made me realize how easy it is to create a name for ourselves, too.

Are you cultivating your relationships? Are you ‘getting out there’ like you should? Do you have all the clients you want? If you answered no to any of these questions, where can you go, who can you communicate with, and what can you do to put yourself out in the world of the ‘virtual neighborhood’?

Margie