When you go to a single's bar...you go there to meet someone for the first time. Someone who doesn't have a clue who you are, what you do, and doesn't trust you as far as they can throw you.

For your online business, the "single's bar" I'm referencing is the constant sourcing of new leads for your business via squeeze pages, social media tools, seminars, face to face, whatever. Your new prospects don't know you, don't really know what you're selling, and don't trust you...

As I sit here tonight at about 8:30 PM Greece time (GMT +2), I am mulling over the meaning of “Community” and how it applies online. Over the years, like everyone, I have belonged to numerous offline communities. As many people naturally are, I am civic minded and always willing to do my part within the community to ensure that we all thrive.

During the past few years, many forums and Social Networking sites have coined the term, “Community” as a way of trying to describe their...