Justin Parks, Social Media Consultant and Cloud Mixer Author
Written by: Justin Parks | September 14, 2009
If we haven’t already met then I guess its time for a semi-formal introduction so pull up a chair and lets get acquainted.
Hello and how you doing!
I’m from Northern Ireland and have been living in Marbella on the sunny Costa Del Sol since 2001. I run an independent consulting agency offering services in Social Media, Search Engine Optimization and a range of other areas of web design implementation and application. Since 2001 I would estimate I have built, worked on, been involved in or managed close to 500 websites or on line businesses for clients from the ground up and beyond.
The Blogging Thing
You might think that blogging is a frivolous activity, usually associated with people who keep diaries or notes on mundane episodes in their lives such as walking the dog or what they had for breakfast.
Don’t kid yourself, and don’t let anyone else kid you.
While blogging may have begun like that, remember that websites and the internet actually developed from the same pond, and turned into an the vast ocean of today. Blogging has developed into so much more than its initial humble beginnings and offers a range of opportunities for us to develop our professional opinions and expertise in a personal fashion and transparent manner. Yes, I’m a blogger and I love it. Don’t be shy, drop in and say hello on Justinparks.com any time.
The Social Media Thing – No Regrets
I began using social media seriously about 12 months ago after having studied its growth potential and realised its effect on the online world and consequently the real world as well. Since then its been non stop.
Using social Media to network and market has been a real pleasure for me since I dedicated myself to it. Initially I went through the same difficulties many of us face, a little trepidation at how effective it would be and the usual questions reared their heads, things like:
“Would I be wasting my time?”
“Is it worth the required dedication?”
and of course;
“Will I regret this?”
Guess what.
“It hasn’t be a waste of time”
“definitely worth the dedication”
“No regrets, whatsoever”
Having developed skills with the wide range of tools over the last year and focused in on the intricacies of how they work and interact, it has paid off some major dividends for me personally and professionally. In fact this very same blog you are reading now has come into existence as a direct result of this networking, something that would have been possible in the past, sure, but it certainly would not have been as efficient (or as fun!) to implement had it not been for the opportunities I have taken advantage of today. Because of this my network now spans the globe, literally, with friends and associates on every major continent in the world.
The Shaping and Brain Storm Thing.
Im a brain stormer and a shaper. I love your ideas. Wacky, different, old, new, it doesn’t really matter, ideas are what make us tick. But what adds the cherry to the cake is shaping your ideas into working models. Extracting all the problems, recreating them into viable solutions, simplifying processes and producing a final working construct is what puts a smile on my face and a smile on yours.
The Sharing Thing
I share a lot. As much as I can in fact. If I read something good, I share, if I see a great photo I share it and if I have advice or ideas they get shared, so who do I share with? Everyone I can. The fundamental part of interacting is sharing good and interesting information and subject matter and having information shared with you.
I share my ideas on my blog with my readers, sometimes they are observations, sometimes they instruct or inform and sometimes they are just a good old fashioned rant, but its all worth sharing and its up them them how they share it from there.
The Mistakes Thing
I don’t claim to be perfect. I make my fair share of mistakes, we all do. Its not like I aim to or want to but mistakes happen and I try to learn from them and move on positively. Making mistakes and admitting to them isn’t a bad thing, in fact its healthy, making mistakes in public and dealing with them can be embarrassing but we learn from them, and quickly. I make mistakes so you don’t have to.
The Communicating and Community Thing
I love community. On line, there are hundreds of thousands of communities in existence and these a communities cater for everything, all you have to do is find it. Working in communities can be incredibly rewarding both personally and professionally and creating and developing your own, although its hard work and needs to be a labour of love, its rewarding beyond compare when a community begins from nothing and you see it grow and grow.
The Enough Already Thing
Yeah, I can go on and on, but no way can I say all I want to say in a single post. Get subscribed on the email or RSS and say up to date with myself and all the other authors here on CloudMixer and maybe we can all get to know each other a little better, you never know where these things will lead. In the mean time, feel free to say hello on twitter or on a professional level check out Linkedin to get connected. For a full list of my other profiles and where I hang out you can check my Google Profile.
If we havent already met then I guess its time for a semi-formal introduction so pull up a
chair and lets get accquainted.
Hello and how you doing!
Im from Northern Ireland and have been living in Marbella on the sunny Costa Del Sol since
2001. I run an independant consultancy agency offering services in Social Media, Search
Engine Optimization and a range of other areas of web design implementation and application.
Since 2001 I would estimate I have built, worked on, been involved in or managed close to
500 websites or online businesses for clients from the ground up and beyond.
The Blogging Thing
You might think that blogging is a frivilous activity, usually assoicated with people who
keep diaries or notes on mundane episodes in their lives such as walking the dog or what
they had for breakfast.
Don’t kid yourself, and don’t let anyone else kid you.
While blogging may have begun like that, remember that websites and the internet actually
developed from the same pond, and turned into an the vast ocean of today. Blogging has
developed into so much more than its intial humble beginnings and offers a range of
opportunities for us to develop our professional opinions and expertise in a personal
fashion and transparent manner. Yes Im a blogger and I love it. Don’t be shy, drop in and
say hello on Justinparks.com (http://www.justinparks.com) anytime.
The Social Thing – No Regrets
I began using social media seriously about 12 months ago after having studied its growth
potential and realised its effect on the online world and consequently the real world as
well. Since then its been non stop.
Using social Media to network and market has been a real pleasure for me since I dedicated
myself to it. Initially I went through the same difficulties many of us face, a little
trepidation at how effective it would be and the usual questions reared their heads, things
like:
“Would I be wasting my time?”
“Is it worth the required dedication?”
and of course;
“Will I regret this?”
Guess what.
“It hasn’t be a waste of time”
“definatley worth the dedication”
“No regrets, whatsoever”
Having developed skills with the wide range of tools over the last year and focused in on
the intricaes of how they work and interact, it has paid off some major dividends for me
personally and professionally. In fact this very same blog you are reading now has come into
existance as a direct result of this networking, something that would have been possible in
the past, sure, but it certainly would not have been as efficient (or as fun!) to implement
had it not been for the opportunites I have taken advantage of today. Because of this my
network now spans the globe, literally, with friends and associates on every major continent
in the world.
The Shaping and Brain Storm Thing.
Im a brain stormer and a shaper. I love your ideas. Wacky, different, old, new, it doesnt
really matter, ideas are what make us tick. But what adds the cherry to the cake is shaping
your ideas into working models. Extracting all the problems, recreating them into viable
solutions, simplifying processes and producing a final working construct is what puts a
smile on my face and a smile on yours.
The Sharing thing
I share a lot. As much as I can in fact. If I read something good, I share, if I see a
great photo I share it and if I have advice or ideas they get shared, so who do I share
with? Everyone I can. Its the fundamental part of interacting is sharing good and
interesting information and subject matter.
I share my ideas on my blog with my readers, sometimes they are observations, sometimes they
instruct or inform and sometimes they are just a good old fashioned rant, but its all worth
sharing and its up them them how they sahre it from there.
The Mistakes thing
I dont claim to be perfect. I make mistakes, we all do. Its not like I aim to or want to but
mistakes happen and I try to learn from them and move on positively. Making mistakes and
admitting to them isnt a bad thing, in fact its healthy, making mistakes in public and
dealing with them can be embaressing but we learn from them, and quickly. I make mistakes so
you dont have to.
The Communicating and Community Thing
I love community. Online, there are hundreds of thousands of communities in existance and these a communities cater for everything, all you have to do is find it. Working in communities can be incredibly rewarding both personally and professonally and creating and developing your own, although its hard work and needs to be a labour of love, its rewarding beyond compare when a communiy begins from nothing and you see it grow and grow.
the Enough Thing
Yeah, I can go on and on, but no way can I say all I want to say in a single post. Get subscribed on the email or RSS and say up to date with myself and all the toher authors here on cloudmixer.com and maybe we can all get to know each other a little better, you never know where these things will lead.
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Posted on 14 September 2009 by Justin Parks
Justin has extensive experience in the on line world having been involved in website design and creation putting businesses on line since 2001. Strategy implementation, project management, design, process, social media, seo, you name it he's done it.
Justin Parks has written 14 articles for Cloud Mixer
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