60 million page views per month!

Amazing story in Fast Company of Ashley Qualls whose site Whateverlife. com attracts more than 7 million individuals and 60 million page views per month according to Google Analytics.

That’s a larger audience than the circulations of Seventeen, Teen Vogue, and CosmoGirl! magazines combined. Although Web-site rankings vary with the methodology, Quantcast, a popular source among advertisers, ranked Whateverlife.com a staggering No. 349 in mid-July out of more than 20 million sites.

You haven’t heard the best part yet. Ashley Qualls, CEO of Whateverlife is 17 !Her site primarily caters to people like her – teenagers.

As the article goes on to say:”Ashley is evidence of the meritocracy on the Internet that allows even companies run by neophyte entrepreneurs to compete, regardless of funding, location, size, or experience–and she’s a reminder that ingenuity is ageless.”

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MBA abroad?

Directors of Admissions from many top US schools share their thoughts in this article in the Economic Times titled” B-School Directors Tell How To Get Noticed“.

What comes out clearly is that they do not look for any one aspect but for a combination of factors which make the perfect candidate.

Work experience, GMAT score, extra-curricular activities and the quality of the essays you write are some of the key points considered.

The importance placed on the essays is striking. Write to speak of yourself as you are.

Networking Tips

Scott Bradley writes of the value of asking questions to enhance the success of networking.

I agree the right questions can help in opening a conversation and in building a relationship. I feel these questions have greater impact only if they are reinforced with the right body language. Eye contact, posture and tone of voice do add immensely to the value you get from these questions.