Advicetap Blog

Just thought we’d share Clive Agate’s photo of his “new carbon friendly fridge“. Clive is a small business consultant and life coach working out of the UK. Apparently along with the rest of Europe they are having one of their coldest winters on record!

Clive sent us this photo and thought it was pretty cool so wanted to share it with you for a little laugh.

We’ve been busy around Advicetap improving design and functionality based on feedback we’ve recieved from our members, outside expert opinions, and also things we want to implement and test out.

As we have just added a new lead developer to the Advicetap team from now on you can expect us to be pushing updates and improvements often so things are just starting to get exciting around here!

Today I wanted to quickly explain two of the new features that we’ve implemented on the Logged In Home Page:

1. What’s On Your Mind? and “Share”

This feature is similar to Twitter or Facebook. Members can type a message of upto 140 characters and then share it with their network of consulting connections. We’ve updated the design of the form, “Share” button, and also the ability to add URLs. Our members asked for this and now it’s done.

2. Hot Conversations

Until this most recent update when members logged into the home page it was really hard to see any of the recent activity  going on inside the popular “Conversations” section. Now with the addition of “Hot Conversations” to the home page members can see the two most active conversations that are going on. There’s also a quick link button for them to quickly join that conversation if they want.

So there you have it for today. Will continue to update you on new designs, functionality, and thoughts as things grow and improve…

Well folks, must say we’re a bit relieved!

The design launch that you see over at www.Advicetap.com did not come easy and Mike and I will be the first to admit it.

You see, we actually completed the visuals of this design about two months ago and thought it would take about two weeks to implement it technically but boy were we wrong…After some outsourcing nightmares, many late nights, and some stress to add to that – we have been able to finally launch and we’re excited!

The Good News

Not only do we think the new changes will help community members connect and share information more easily but we are also happy to announce the addition of  Vincent Woo to the Advicetap team as our lead web developer. Vincent is a community member that stepped up when we needed it most and worked his butt off to make Advicetap work the way it is today, we all owe thanks to him!

Well that’s the update for now. As you navigate and use the updated application you’ll notice lots of new features and maybe even things you want improved. We’re still in private Beta and any feedback you folks provide to us the better we can try and make things!

More soon…

The end of a decade is fast approaching and in less then 9 days it will be 2010 – really hard to believe!

As the year comes to a close it’s always nice to unwind a bit, step away from your daily routines, and just reflect on what you’ve done over the year. It’s also one of the best times to think about what you’re looking to accomplish, improve on, and change in the upcoming year – a clean slate

Here at Advicetap it’s been a really exciting year. We launched the first version of the Advicetap community, built up a small but crucial membership base, and got valuable feedback on what we can do to improve things for our community members.

In 2010 our resolution is to work our butts off to make Advicetap the most useful community for the new era of pr, brand, marketing, and online business consultants! The goal for 2010 is to develop Advicetap into THE place for consultants to connect with each other, sharpen their knowledge and skills and generate new business.

With that being said here at Advicetap we want to wish all of you an amazing holiday season, and we look forward to building with you in 2010!

From Michael & Sam
Founders of Advicetap

It’s really great to see more members getting involved on Advicetap.

What I’m even more excited about is that there are already members that have connected and are looking at opportunities to collaborate with each other on projects. That’s awesome!

Consulting Tools
Advicetap member Aarni Heiskanen also shared a great article on taking your consulting knowledge and turning it into tools you can offer to your clients. This is a concept I feel far more consultants should be looking at. Great stuff Aarni!

Working Hard
We’re working hard to release some big updates. We’ve had a few tech issues come up, but we’ve pushed forward, taken care of a good chunk of them, and are almost there! Yes!!

Hope you’re having a great week. It’s definitely a cold one where I’m at. That said, our members below the equator have been telling me about the hard core heat they’ve been experiencing!

More to come soon…

Thanks to all the Advicetap members that have been active in the Conversations. Some of the best feedback and insights we’ve received have come by way of your thoughts and replies to This Week’s Chat.

Valuable Discussions
Hearing (okay, I guess it’s mostly reading though we have been in touch with many of you and we’ll be doing more of that) first hand what issues are most important to you, as a consultant, not only makes for passionate and valuable discussions, but also helps us to keep improving Advicetap.

Let The Expert Content Flow
The latest expert article in the Advice Hub by consultant Rebel Brown has been receiving great reviews. The tap has just been turned on, plenty more expert content is on its way.

It’s More Than Technology
We’re also excited to be rolling out some big updates in the next week or two. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on those! We’ll have more to share with you soon.

See ya’ll on the inside…

It’s been almost 1 month since we launched Advicetap into Beta!

New members have been joining and the “Conversations” section of the community has really started to pick up!

We’ve also got amazing feedback from key members and experts and we’re working on them in the background.

Things to Watch out for in the Coming Weeks:

• Fresh New Design
• Updated Log-In Page
• Easy to use Home Page (once you’ve logged in)
• Easy way to view and take part in the “Hot Conversations”
• Much more…

“The Tap!” Community Newsletter:
Another thing that we have started is a community newsletter called “The Tap!”. This is a regular email newsletter we’ll be sending out to members with community updates, featured members, and exciting community news and updates.

Well, that’s the scoop from Advicetap. Hope you’re all having a good week and be back soon!

Well another week of building has gone by. It’s been an interesting experience so far as new members join daily and things start to pick up.

Here at Advicetap we keep getting solid feedback from some key members that are using the community and we’re already working on some big changes that we will be releasing very soon so stay tuned.

Also want to send a big thanks out to some of the members that are really stepping up and taking part in these early Beta days of Advicetap including Jeff Waldman, Sue Varty, Aarni Heiskanen, Ken Welsh, Rebel Brown and more!

That’s the scoop for now be back soon with more exciting news…stay tunded and remember to Tap In Today!

Well things are moving along nicely here at Advicetap!

More early members are starting to sign up, people are getting involved in the conversations, and the community is starting to build it’s roots.

We’ve also been having more and more expert consultants step up and agree to contribute content into the Advice Hub section of the community. This is great news for all members because it means the content flowing around is going to be of high quality which will help all of us gain new perspectives and advance in this profession – exciting stuff!

The Amazon Gift Card Giveaway:
We’re running a small Amazon.com gift card giveaway to encourage new members to fill in their profiles completely. As soon as we hit the magic number of 40 completed profiles – photo and all, we’ll choose one random member from those 40 and give them a $20 Amazon gift card…So if you’re a member make sure your profile is filled in. If you’re not a member yet then join Beta here

That’s it for now from the Advicetap camp…see you all inside and let’s keep building!

As new members join Advicetap we’re starting to get the feedback coming in – thank you all! The more feedback the better, so keep it coming.

New Consulting Categories
We’ve already taken action on some of the requests we’ve received, like adding more consulting categories.

Blog and Twitter Feed
You can now also add your Twitter feed to your Blog/Twitter feed area in your profile.

Expert Content
This has just started, there’s lots more to come!

Getting Involved
It’s great to see some members really getting involved and participating on the site, I hope more of you join in!

Much More to Come…
Well folks, that the update for now, much more to come and stay tuned as we keep rolling out those improvements.

Welcome to all of you that have joined private beta so far! It’s great to see some initial activity and we’re just getting started with lots of good stuff to come.

The feedback has started to roll in, which we are very happy to receive, and this will help us to improve Advicetap for you.

If you’re a consultant and haven’t yet joined the private beta, you can do so by filling in the online form. We’ll review your information and create an Advicetap account for you as quickly as possible.

That’s it for now folks. Let’s keep it moving!

Hey folks, if you’re on our notification list you’ll have received an email letting you know that we’re just a couple of days away from opening up the private beta. The emailing showed you how to get to the front of the line by entering your information into our online form so that we can create an account for you.

If you’d like to get early access to this business community and directory for consultants, you can enter your information into our online form, we’ll review your information and if everything is in order we’ll let you know as soon as your account is ready.

Hey, thanks for stopping by. Glad you’re here.

We’re just around the corner from opening up our private beta.

In fact, you may have received an email with an invitation to signup.

If you haven’t, and you’re a consultant, then head on over to
www.advicetap.com and sign up. We’ll let you know when things are
ready to go…