Scott Howard has worked in radio since 1978, hosting shows in various cities. He learned that building relationships and motivating people through communication is important. In 1995, he created a unique brand called "ScLoHo" to distinguish himself online as many others shared his name. The document discusses how to build relationships and a personal brand using free social media sites like blogs, social networks and websites. It emphasizes registering appropriate domain names, maintaining a few active profiles, protecting one's reputation, and following through on commitments.

1. Building Relationships That are meaningful

2. A Bit of Background Scott Howard Started in the radio business in 1978

3. A Bit of Background Scott Howard Started in the radio business in 1978 On Air at WMEE in 1980’s

4. A Bit of Background Scott Howard Started in the radio business in 1978 On Air at WMEE in 1980’s On Air in Detroit in 1990’s

5. A Bit of Background Scott Howard Started in the radio business in 1978 On Air at WMEE in 1980’s On Air in Detroit in 1990’s On Air at WAJI in 1999

6. A Bit of Background Scott Howard Entered the Advertising side of Radio in Detroit at Christian Radio Station WMUZ Connect Listeners to Trustworthy Advertisers Advertisers pay for commercials Listeners give $$ to Non-Profits while spending $$ with our Advertisers.

7. What I Learned as a Radio Disc Jockey If you talk to people, you can motivate them to take action. In 1982, Married a listener while at WMEE, resulting in 3 kids…. Set up our own blind date..

8. What I Learned as a Radio Disc Jockey that can be transferred to the Internet Experience If you talk to people, you can motivate them to take action… In 2000, I met my wife Kathy online…

9. We didn’t know it then… Online dating sites, also a part of social media, started with online chats and became famous in 1988 with the movie “You’ve Got Mail”. In 2008, one out of nine couples that got married that year, actually met online. It is expected that the U.S. online dating market will reach $932 million in 2011.

10. A short history of communications media Communications media is two-way

11. Newspaper Conversations

12. Radio Conversations

13. Television Conversations

14. Back up a second…. How did I go from this…

15. Back up a second…. To this…

16. Create a Personal Brand God Created Each of us to be Unique Unfortunately my name, Scott Howard is not unique…..

17. Google “Scott Howard” Over 22 Million Hits!

18. So a new Brand was Created Started with a unique email address ScLoHo @Yahoo.com in 1995

19. What’s a ScLoHo? What’s a Yahoo? What was a Yahoo before 1994? Definitions of yahoo on the Web: -yokel: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture -one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift Now we also have: -a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

20. What’s a ScLoHo? What’s a Google? What was a Google before 1998? Definitions of Googol on the Web: A googol is the large number 1x10100, that is, the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros (in decimal representation). The term was coined in 1938 by Milton Sirotta (1929–1980), nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_(number ) Now we also have: -search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine; "He googled the woman he had met at the party"; "My children are googling all day" -Google Inc. is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online mapping, office productivity, social networking, and video sharing services as well as selling advertising-free versions of the same technologies. ... en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Google

21. What’s a ScLoHo? ScLoHo is much simpler: Sc ott Lo uis Ho ward

22. ScLoHo vs. Scott Howard Google “Scott Howard” Page 1 results= ZERO

23. ScLoHo vs. Scott Howard Google “Scott Howard” Page 2 results = #14 #15

24. ScLoHo vs. Scott Howard Google “ScLoHo” Every result = ScLoHo

25. ScLoHo vs. Scott Howard Google “ScLoHo” 21,300 ScLoHo 22 Million Scott Howard

26. Some People “Yahoo” Search for ScLoHo on Yahoo = 28,800 results

27. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Blogger, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn are the big ones Google, Yahoo allow you to build your profile too Register free email accounts but direct them to one address Up & coming Free sites include Flavors.me and tumblr.com

28. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Blogger, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn are the big ones Google, Yahoo allow you to build your profile too Register free email accounts but direct them to one address Up & coming Free sites include Flavors.me and tumblr.com Register a domain name ScLoHo.net & ScLoHo.com

29. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Register a domain name Build a website or two, (or more)! Keep it up to date with annual updates Give People a reason to go there

33. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Blogger, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn Register a domain name Build a website or two, (or more)! Use a few of the sites, but not all

34. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Blogger, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn Register a domain name Build a website or two, (or more)! Use a few of the sites, but not all

35. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Blogger, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn Register a domain name Build a website or two, (or more)! Use a few of the sites, but not all

36. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Register a domain name Build a website or two, (or more)! Use a few of the sites, but not all Protect your reputation

37. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Register a domain name Build a website or two, (or more)! Use a few of the sites, but not all Protect your reputation

38. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Register a domain name Build a website or two, (or more)! Use a few of the sites, but not all Protect your reputation Follow thru with your commitment

39. Building relationships using Social Media tools Register on FREE Sites Register a domain name Build a website or two, (or more)! Use a few of the sites, but not all Protect your reputation Follow thru with your commitment

40. [email_address] www.ScLoHo.net