Post Author: Mic Johnson I’ve been training individuals and teams on LinkedIn for over 5 years. And there’s one thing I hear at every training session (as well as when I meet people and tell them that LinkedIn Training is one of the things I do for a living): “UGGGGH. DON’T LOOK AT MY PROFILE!” […]

Post Author: Mic Johnson I love Spring. Optimism is in the air. The buds are starting to appear on the trees. Flowers are blooming. The grass is greening up. Kids are out playing. People (and dogs as you can see from my buddy Hinrich below) are thrilled to be able to get outside and get some […]

Post Author: Mic Johnson I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out something that has driven me crazy ever since I started working with Blue Gurus 5+ years ago. Over the years we’ve had way too many sales calls to count where we explain the 3 things we do for clients…Blogging, On-site WordPress Web Development, and […]

Author: Mic Johnson Ah, it’s that time of year again. We’re all feeling bloated and overweight after indulging just a bit too much on food and drink over the holiday season. As a new year approaches, we look ahead with optimism, grit and determination to lose those extra pounds, clean our houses, get organized, and […]

Written by Jason Terry Hello friends!  It’s time for another blog post from Blue Gurus about LinkedIn.  For those of you that don’t know, we do LinkedIn training for sales teams all over Kansas City.  And because of that, we get all kinds of questions.  Some of those questions we hear more often than others, […]

Post author: Mic Johnson “Jason and Mic really rolled up their sleeves and dove into updating our website. They literally sat in our office until the job was done. Our website is now simple, clean and interactive. Nice work Blue Gurus!” Terry Super, Principal “At first I was skeptical…a new website built and launched in […]

Post Author: Mic Johnson I’ve been talking to Jason, people in my peer advisory group, and others about something that’s been bothering me for the better part of 2014. I’m hoping anyone that reads this post will take a minute to try to help me out. Perhaps your experiences can give me some perspective I […]

Post Author: Mic Johnson I recently had breakfast with Sam Bowlby of the Cornerstone Insurance Group. We were introduced by a mutual acquaintance, and my awesome friend, Melissa Eggleston of Alterra Bank. We spent a little bit of time talking about what we do for a living and about some of the people we have in […]

Hi guys.  It’s Jason! I was recently asked by James Hart with Thinking Bigger Business Media to write an article on LinkedIn networking best practices for their annual Thinking Bigger Guide. He asked me to share my advice on how to use LinkedIn to make business connections without alienating potential partners. He also asked me to focus […]