Those that regularly visit this site will know know that faith and family aside, I am passionate about two things - writing and business. In Factoidz, I get to combine the two. I cannot remember how I stumbled upon it, but I am very glad that I did. Since joining, I have been able to learn and develop my writing style as well as hone my research and interpersonal skills. So a huge vote of thanks goes to Mike Q. as well as all my friends on Factoidz, you guys truly rock!
If you do not already know, I have just been made Moderator of the Business section of Factoidz. It is an honour and I hope and pray I do it and its members justice. I desire it to become a place (a forum if you like) where everyone can come and learn, participate in and contribute to - from the budding entrepreneur to the seasoned business professional. I do want it to become a comprehensive library of information, articles and ideas where professionalism meets creativity and where knowledge meets fun. I am working on some ideas at the moment to increase awareness of what Factoidz and in particular the business section has to offer. I think Jerry’s idea for the photography challenge is awesome. To learn more about it, please click here and read it. Pass it along to your friends, family and loved ones, let them all know. Anyway, back to business. Here are some ideas that I have been tossing around. Let me know your feedback and feel free to post ideas on the forum wall. Here I go:
1. Question of the day - this is to encourage discussion and debate within the communities (not just the business one, but others too). I have already posted two. I will perhaps adapt this so that the best answer gets some sort of recognition within Factoidz.
2. Fun Business pitches - this is to help budding entrepreneurs who are looking to start their own business get some practice at pitching their ideas. It is only a bit of fun. Members can vote for the one that they think is the best and the winner will be announced at the end of the week. I am still trying to figure out how it will work out (whether to use videos, or short articles). It will be like an online ‘Dragon’s Den’ style thing. If you want to know what that means, click on this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/.
3. Off the wall - funny stories, real achievements, strange advice and odd happenings in the workplace and business. We want to hear it and what you learnt from it. This again is fun but has a serious element. It will help those (especially those who are unemployed) know what being employed or self employed means. This will be carefully monitored to make sure nothing offensive goes out.
4. The end of week business quiz - this will test your knowledge of current and previous events. It will consist of 7-10 questions to see what people know. Answers will be posted on Monday. This again is for a little light hearted fun but adds to the reader and writer’s knowledge.
So there you have it. There are just some of the things that I am putting out there for you to comment on. Perhaps I should open the vote and see what the most popular are and implement them. I will be speaking to Mike about the viability of some of the ideas. In the meantime, I would like to know what YOU want to see so feel free to post them either at the end of this article or in the business section of Factoidz which can be found at http://factoidz.com/experts-in/business/. I hope that this inspires you all…
Take care and God Bless readers…
