We digg and like and stumbleupon, we blog we comment and sometimes rate.  Can you affect the behavior others? Do you have Real Influence...impacting others to digg, like, comment and share your link? 

Real Influence ...we like to share and spread our word in hopes it will benefit someone.  Let's face it, we post our articles and our links because we want to impact...influence someone to read, comment, contact and/or do business. You are trying to influence people to contact you, influence people to do business with you. Can you affect the behavior of others?  You are more influential than you think!

I've entered all kinds of contests right here and in various places.  Every contest I entered offered benefits but the latest adventure offers something very exciting...and you can join too.

You Can Gage Your Real Influence

We all like free marketing and free publicity, right?  We also enjoy seeing our rankings whether it be subscribers, fans and on the search engines. With participation includes recognition and some FREE marketing.  

Let's Talk Real Influence for a minute.  So what is it?  According to Fast Company, real influence is getting those in your social network, your own personal web to take action with a suggestion or recommendation.  Do people really pay attention to your posts and links and truly check them out?  Do people pass them on and forward them? Do you have real influence?

Fast Company is searching for 2010's Most Influential Person Online.

You are more influential than you think.

  So What do you have to do?

• You upload a picture.
• They give you your own personalized, unique URL link to the site.
• The more people you influence to click on your link, the bigger your picture grows.
•  Fast Company tracks where your influence leads, how it spreads, and where you stand.

The final results, and your picture, will appear in the November issue of Fast Company magazine.

So, start influencing!

BTW, On July 23rd there were only a little over 9000 people participating and today the numbers have jumped to 26,123.  Hurry as the deadline is getting close this opportunity ends August 15th. I can't confirm anywhere when this ends.  

IJustine is ranked #4 and I am ranked 1,644.  IJustine is the one who influenced me.  I hate to admit it, Fast Company is right, I am more influential than I thought, I bet you are to. Click here to get started!

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