Whats new?

Time has been flying by and I can definitely tell from my blog entries! My Twitter posts are always current with my uncontrollable raves and rants... It hard keeping my views to myself and watching the politicians spend our taxpayer monies gives me a lot to rant about. Without freedom and capitalism we wouldn't have business, so don't take it personal if I rant about big government. We need business to make money!

As for FDI we are here and growing!!!

This is a exciting time with the global slowdown, people are looking for opportunity and FDI has something for everyone. So if you re looking for additional income or looking for personal and financial services check us out. In today's current financial turmoil FDI's Credit Trax, Equity Trax along with LifeLoc and Teledoc are services that will save you money, help eliminate debt and protect your good name.

Summer and Fall is always a busy time so updates are few...That's where the FUN come in.... some of that fun is shared on Twitter and some is just to much to share....

Until next time...
Scott

Does Social Networking have you confused?

Dealing with all the Social Media networks and Web 2.0 techniques you may find yourself in total confusion to say the least. I thought I should share a few of these tools that have made it all possible for me to keep up!

It was only few years ago when I first heard the term Web 2.0 or social media and started to dig a little deeper in this technology. I visited sites like YouTube, Myspace and Facebook but wasn't sure of how or why I needed to have my own profile until I discovered Mike Dillard and a simple training program called Building On A Budget. This was my introduction to Web 2.o!

Taking the information that I learned in the BOAB program I started exploring the correct way to build business relationships by using all the tools available. It's amazing what you can do with some information and the simplicity that comes with Twitter!

Twitter has been the simplest Social Networking tool by far. The concept is simple follow people and let them follow you back. Then you post updates about your current events, pictures, ideas you may have and finally you can share URL links about your business! Most people will follow you back and many will interact with you if you are genuine so don't throw your business proposal at them the first time or you lose!

Believe me on this one as I started marketing when ICQ was the big player, only if I would have known about Magnetic Sponsoring. Let me show you a few Twitter tools that can make your Social Networking experience more enjoyable.
Start adding some friends and please don't forget me..:) next post a few updates about your day good or bad, its that simple!

Now to the good stuff..

My recommendations to make your Twitter experience enjoyable for everyone!

TweetLater allows you to auto follow or unfollow people plus much more. Check their website out for all the details.

TwitPic is a service that allows you to upload photos and share them with your Twitter Followers. Followers love pictures! You can also post the pictures from your phone through email.

Twitter Karma is a great tool to manage your followers.

TwitterTise works great for scheduling tweets and tracking your URL links when you advertise your business.

Twittad allows you to monetize your Twitter background by sponsoring ads.. now your twitter account is more than fun!

This list will be more than enough to get your Twitter account rocking, if you're mobile like myself and use a Blackberry here are a few applications for Twitter.

UberTwitter is the application on my Storm. Still in the beta form but very stable.

TwitterBerry is also a favorite of mine...

Social networking is becoming a very important part of online and traditional business models, now is the time to jump aboard. Take the time and learn how to enrich your networking abilities and it's all free! If you have any questions direct message me on Twitter!

Happy networking,

Scott http://www.fdipays.com/

BofA why me?

BofA why me?

Yesterday I received a letter in the mail from Bank of America. Now it wasn't thanking me for being great customer over the years or thanking me for my excellent ability to manage my credit. This letter indeed was informing me that they reviewed my account and lowered my available credit by 50%...

I don't want to mention the first words that came out of my mouth but to say the least I was not a happy camper. Why did BofA punish me?

It's hard not taking these things personal but it's the actions from a few that makes us pay a price. Using the power of Twitter I found @BofA_help and posted my disappointments. David contacted me through that Twitter account and asked me to send him my phone number so I did..don't worry I have LifeLock!

David called, we had a great conversation about how this credit mess is effecting customers like myself. The good news it it was only effecting about 10% of BofA customers, the bad news it BofA has a boat load of customers! I know I wouldn't have used the available credit that BofA had issued but it was the idea that they took it away that upset me. Why do good customers get punished? Well in my simple explanation you can't get blood from a turnip!
My hat goes off to David, having to deal with all the issues that arose from the current economy can't be fun.

Technology today can trigger alerts when your credit card is used for online purchases or if charges go over a given predetermined target. So why did this mess catch the financial institutions with their pants down? Was it greed or just sloppy management?

Unfortunately we all will pay the price for this credit mess. A very successful friend told me the secret to financial success is "Spend less than you make".. simple but effective!


Whats in your wallet?

Scott
www.fdipays.com