1. Welcome to My World
“The power to heal...the power to repair what has been broken is in your hands.” –
Encounter 2012
2. The way the world works has changed.
• Opportunities for employment are no longer achieved through the
sending of paper resumes’ as much as they are through networking.
• The factory system is dying. My importance no longer
resides with my past employment or even my educational
background.
• My value in the marketplace is revealed through personal
branding by OTHER PEOPLE (i.e. Linkedin’s Second Degree
of Separation.)
• In 2010, the average employment tenure was gauged at 3 years. This
year, it has dropped to just two years.
• Bottom line, to successfully compete in the marketplace today, I
must show myself to be a linchpin (indispensible).
• Therefore, I have become proactive in building a personal
infrastructure/safety net of caring people, willing places and
useful things.
3. Getting the right job is not about just pushing the right
buttons. It’s about building the right relationships…
4. …with the right people.
(People who believe in the value I say I have to deliver.)
Bishop Rick Thomas
Ellen & Bryan Daly Monica Borbely
Jason Womack
Jeff Manz
Rafael Monterrey
5. It’s not just the economy, stupid.
It’s about my relationships.
I have stopped playing a numbers game in seeking employment.
Instead, I now focus on becoming indispensable to people.
6. The Funnel of Fellowship
Caring
Willing people
places
Useful
things
Hop into my
sphere of influence
9. (Want evidence
the econony is
bad? This
restaurant has
gone out-of-
business.
Less than two
months ago
Jan Rogers
had a pre-
birthday
surprise in the
restaurant.)
10. (This is the restaurant that replaces the Bagel Bagel
Café for the Business Connection. It is also my first
client. It is a believer in myTRUE VALUE.)
11. (Jason Womack flew across the nation to speak to a conference of
300 people at The Breakers in Palm Beach for 45 minutes, but he
and his lovely wife spent 3 hours with me, Jan and several others
at the Bagel Bagel Café several months ago. Why? Because he
understands the value of a tribe – where true friends abide.)
12. (This man gave me a laptop computer and helped make Jan’s
pre-birthday surprise extra-special. He has also been mentoring
me with fund-raising ideas as he has a masters degree in
marketing from Rutgers University. Why demonstrate such care?
Because he belives in my TRUE VALUE.)
13. (Jennifer had more than 500 hits
to the Squidoo lens I created for
her in less than a month. This
would never have happened had
the woman not had faith my
ability. Belief in people and their
TRUE VALUE really does
matter.)
14. (Rafael not only attended my Encounter
reception, but financed my initial social
media workshop. He also transported me to
many of the coffee meetups. Why? Because
he values who I am and what I can do.)
15. False Security vs. True Freedom
My TRUE VALUE is not meant to be someone else’s passport to freedom.
I will not settle for false security. I will strive to remain the CEO of my own life.
16. (This is how I appear in the looping slide
shows I created for The Business
Connection, which currently showcases
nearly 30 different businesses online.)
17. My WiseStamp Signature
Lamar Morgan
Synergistic Business Marketing
The "Better Together" Approach
(This is how I typically sign my
outgoing email. It is a special
approach to bring caring
people, willing places and useful
things into my “sphere of
influence.”)
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18. I am not only actively seeking full-time employment, but work as an independent contractor.
I feel very good about my interview with the tech support arm of OMGfast.com. But, that is only going to pay
$10 or $11 per hour. I need to be making at last $25 per hour as that is the median pay for my skill set. I have
also recently had what is called a Torqwork assessment at Workforce One North. This now provides me with
access to the “hidden job market.”
There are seven ways I can benefit any business , nonprofit organization or person in career transition:
1) $5 press release distribution - including professionally shot video in the press release, courtesy of Grab
Networks.
2) Worldwide marketing collaboration through The Jade Magnet of India. There is very little that cannot be
accomplished at a considerable savings by 10,000 marketing experts using a wikinomics business model
strengthened by crowd mechanics.
3) The creation of Sparkler Display Cards - where mobile marketing gets done without a phone.
4) The T-Shirt Promotion Store - where you customize, wear and share your message.
5) Foursquare marketing management - where the "shop local" idea really works.
6) e-Signature contract delivery - where the signing of a contract gets done by email.
7) Middleman marketing - where the sales process becomes customer service compliant and inbound.
19. Current Revenue Sources
(Received via Paypal)
This is the world’s largest marketplace for small services, starting at $5. I
currently have the maximum amount of gigs (20 gigs) from which the
public can choose.
Since before moving to Florida, I had my own small
business column in the San Francisco Examiner.
Since moving to Florida, I have been granted an
additional column in the Ft. Lauderdale Examiner
and the Small Business National Examiner. To
date, I have posted a total of 87 articles and have
been designated with 20 trophies.
I have created 79 Squidoo lenses . A Squidoo lens is a one-page
website, composed of modules that do amazing things. People
fund charities using Squidoo lenses.
20. Work Resource Library
(for both contract and full-time employment)
A Lazy Lobster (Australia) Booyango Branchout
Craigslist DoNamza Elance Examiner FittyTown
Fiverr Fourrer Freelance (Australia) GigBucks
GigMe5 GigBucks GigMe5 Indeed JibberJobber
Linkedin Monster ReferralKey Squidoo
Thumbtack Top Prospect TransHire
21. Furnishings provided by Jan Rogers include:
Bed, linens, desk and chair, table on rollers.
Bookshelf, lamps(2), microwave, toaster, silverware, glasses , plates hamper
and containers.
Furnishing sent from storage in California:
There are a wide range of items hopefully coming from California by the end of
the year as they represent nearly 60 years of living – thanks to my
friend, Sandy Hamilton, who initially placed them in storage. Among the
items in storage is a very important MRI film, a very nice Sharp projector and
family photographs. ALL GONE!
22. Initial Living Expenses
Rent - $883/month
Rent Deposit - $300
Utilities - $17 to $35/month
Food & Nonfood items - $200/month (based upon EBT card requirement)
Wash and Dry Laundry - $3/wash & dry (or $45/month unlimited)
Phone & Internet - 0 (will use the public library)
Haircut - $15/mo.
Total = $1, 413
23. Projected Income
Gross: $4,000/month or $1,000/week
Tithe (10%) & Offering (10%): $200/week
Where’s the money coming from:
• Gigs (i.e. Fiverr, etc.)
• Worldwide Marketing Collaboration (The Jade Magnet of India)
• Mobile marketing through Sparkler Display Cards
• Online T-shirt promotion store
• Foursquare marketing management
• e-Signature contract delivery
• Middleman marketing
• Anything else I can find full and part-time (i.e. Omgfast.com or its affiliates.)
Due to the state of the national economy, it is clear that whether I find full-time
employment or not in the corporate or small business sector, I need to
incorporate myself in some fashion if only to properly account for all my streams
of income under one roof. Both Jan and I have already spoken with both CPA
Doug Cohen and business attorney Dave Steinfeld. I am looking forward to
speaking with local CPA Uma Baso in the coming weeks.
24. Special Freelance Resources
• Mobile phone website via DoNamza
• Fanzilla - inbound marketing resource
• Itweetlive - creates “buzz” on Twitter
• BillGrid.com - provides quotes, invoices and tracking
• Paypal - creates invoices, receives payments for Paypal and all major credit cards
• Dwolla - does bank-to-bank transactions with out the need of credit cards
• DoNamza - promotes freelance work
• Thumbtack – promotes freelance work
Followers on Social Networks
Linkedin - 1, 919 Twitter(lamarjmorgan) - 1,733
MerchantCircle - 6,731 Twitter(clustering) - 1,477
Foursquare - 1,020
25. Linkedin Profile
(www.budurl.com/LinkedinToLamar)
Call to action: “Give your business better visibility through crowd mechanics.
Schedule a call at www.tungle.me/lamarmorgan.”
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Marketing and Advertising
Slideshare Slideshow Presentation
Box Section - Downloadable documents, slide shows, pictures, videos
with instant notification via email .
Event Section - Posting of events that circulate throughout Linkedin.
Creative Portfolio Display by Behance
Text Summary of My TRUE VALUE
Work Experience
Volunteer Experience
Publications (5) - three I write, 2 are automated(produced for me)
List of Skills & Expertise
Educational Background
Written Recommendations
Additional Information - 3 websites, 2 Twitter sites, Groups & Associations on
Linkedin (60)
26. I hope you enjoyed the journey.
“It’s not really about defeating the giant. It’s about eating at the king’s
table. The reward is indeed greater than the challenge.” – Lamar Morgan