{"id":2118,"date":"2011-03-28T17:13:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T21:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/higheredcareercoach.com\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2014-08-13T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T15:34:36","slug":"in-my-tribe-third-tribe-closing-to-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/higheredcareercoach.com\/staging\/2913\/in-my-tribe-third-tribe-closing-to-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"In My Tribe: Third Tribe Closing to New Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I’ve been building my business over the last year, I’ve had to learn a lot about blogging, marketing and business.<\/strong> Some of what I have learned has been from free sources, some from a great network of higher education professionals, most notably those in the #sachat (Student Affairs Chat) community. But easily, the most practical and actionable business advice I have received has been from one place.<\/em> It’s called the Third Tribe<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Third Tribe<\/strong> is a membership site, created through a partnership between some of the best minds in social media marketing, including Chris Brogan<\/a>, Brian Clark<\/a>, Sonia Simone<\/a> and Chris Garrett<\/a>. They believe there is a “third way” between traditional hard-sell marketing and wishy-washy soft-sell marketing, which comes across as apologetic, or doesn’t seem like marketing\u00a0at all. It’s built on efforts to create strong relationships with your customers based on authenticity and trust, coupled with a strong desire to offer products and services that they need.<\/p>\n

It’s been a great place to study the tactics that these guys use to make marketing and business-building seem effortless, and to see the truth behind their businesses…hard work; dedication to the idea that building a business means selling your ideas, not selling your soul; and the ability to learn lessons from their mistakes and to teach others how to avoid them. \u00a0There’s so much good stuff there, that my only real struggle has been choosing what to implement. If you like this blog, it’s because of Third Tribe. If you find it annoying or scattered, well…that’s all me. Which is why I joined Third Tribe, and why I stay a member. When it comes to non-annoying marketing, I am clearly a work in progress.<\/p>\n

Joining a membership site is not for everyone<\/strong>, and if you know for a fact that you wouldn’t benefit<\/span> from being a member of this kind of a place, then stop reading now!<\/strong> If you want to know what I’ve gotten out of it, read on, because I have some good news and some bad news for you, as well as some perspectives that might make it worth your while to consider joining Third Tribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What I’ve gotten out of it:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n