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NEW EVENTS ADDED for 2008:
VIEW Calendar (click on link)
FEATURING:
New Business Connections International
Sugar Social
Behind The Moon, Inc.
Women's Business Link
D-Note Biz Connection
Open Invitation Network
Parker Nutrition
Mommy Meeting
AND MORE...
GET YOUR BUSINESS EVENT SEEN HERE!
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NEW! TIP OF THE WEEK...
5 Online Networking Mistakes You Are Making And How To FIX Them
By online entrepreneur & business coach, Biana Babinsky
Here are a few typical responses I get every time I recommend online networking
as a tool to increase the number of newsletter subscribers and clients:
"People with whom I network online are not interested in what I sell. I spend a
significant amount of time networking, and have absolutely nothing to show for it.
No one from any online forums has ever become a customer."
"I keep posting about my business every chance I get, but have no takers."
"I have spent months participating in discussion forums, but no one asked me about
my business, much less buy from me."
It's likely that you are making one of several common mistakes and you need to adjust
your strategy if you have been networking online for a while and are not getting
results. Are you making any of these mistakes?
- You Are Networking In The Wrong Forums. If your networking objective is to get
clients, you should network in forums and networking communities your potential
clients frequent. For example, if you are a business coach, you should network
in the communities frequented by your target market (business owners). If you are
frequenting a community created around your favorite book, you will have fun discussing
the book, but are not likely to generate new coaching clients.
- You Are Not Networking On A Regular Basis. If you are only networking when you
need to get clients, you are wasting your time. Networking is not a one-time action;
rather, it is a process of having others get to know you and building relationships
with them. You need to network continuously to raise your online visibility and
develop relationships with others.
- You Are Selling Instead Of Networking. Remember the person who said "I keep posting
about my business every chance I get, but have no takers." This person is not really
networking. Rather, he is selling his products and services instead of building
relationships. Networking is about creating awareness for your products, not blatantly
advertising them.
- You Are Not Providing Any Information About Your Business. While some people try
to sell their products more then they should, there are others who don't tell people
anything about their business when networking online. Remember, if people you are
networking with have no way of learning more about you and what business you are
in, they will not be able to do business with you.
How do you let others know about your business? Use a signature at the end of every
message you post when networking online. Make sure your signature contains some
information about your business and a link to your web site, so that everyone reading
your posts can learn more about you and your business.
- You Are Not Inviting People To Subscribe To Your Newsletter. The best signature
to use when you are networking online is to invite people reading your message to
subscribe to your newsletter. When they do, you can continue building relationships
even if you or they stop networking on the forum altogether.
Are you making any of the above mistakes when you are networking online? If you
are, make changes as soon as possible.
About the author: Biana Babinsky is the online business coach, expert and author
who teaches solopreneurs how to get more clients and make more money using online
networking. Learn her online networking secrets on the Online Networking That Gets
Results Audio Recording at http://www.avocadoconsulting.com/rlinks/znetwork.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Free Gift with Purchase for Service Men and Women
In honor of those currently serving and those who have served our country in the
past we are offering a free gift to all service men and women who purchase something
through Memorial Day on May 26, 2008. Visitors enter their MOS, NEC or AFSC and
their t-shirt size in the Special Instructions box at the end of the checkout process,
and we'll include a free WV tee.
Offer: Free Wolfgang's Vault t-shirt with purchase enter your MOS, NEC or AFSC and
t-shirt size in the Special Instructions box
Expires: May 26, 2008
Wolfgang's
Vault - Free Gift With Purchase
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Networking Resources
NEW ARTICLES ADDED!
The Colorado Connector
Entrepromotion Magazine
The Chrysalis Connection
5280 Buzz Online
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Additional Networking Calendars:
Events For 2008 (click title to view)
5280 Wedding Connection
Business Honoring Spirituality
Denver Business Journal
Elle Group Online
Empowering Women For
Success
Girlfriend's Gatherings
Ladies Online Network for Entrepreneurs
Mommy Meeting
Military Mothers & Others
One
Business Connection
Places 2 Network
Rebecca
Saltman / Foot In Door
The Networking
Gurus
Women's
Business Link
WomenOf.com
GET YOUR EVENT CALENDAR FEATURED HERE!
CLICK
THIS...
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Tradeshows, Expos, & More...
UPCOMING EVENTS...
SEMINARS:
TRADE SHOWS & FESTIVALS:
SPECIAL EVENTS:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sponsored By:
Ashley's List
http://ashleyslist.blogspirit.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sponsored By:
Behind The Moon
Big Networking for Small Business
http://www.behindthemooninc.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mommy Meeting
Who: Any mommy with a business or who works in business or just needs a night out
to make connections!
When: 4th Monday -EVERY Month!
Time: 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Where: Bumble Bounce's House of Bounce
8000 S. Lincoln Street Unit 4
Littleton, CO 80122
720-283-BUZZ
Please rsvp to this event by going to our website at http://www.mommymeeting.com/
and clicking on the Event link. The rsvp button is on the event page. Please do
so by the Wednesday before the event. Please include the total number of bouncing
children 8 and under attending.
Cost for attendance per mommy is $10.00 and includes Networking and Bounce time
for the kids. Payment will be collected upon arrival.
We look forward to meeting you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sponsored By:
Foot In Door...
http://www.rebeccasaltman.com/
Rebecca Saltman, President
A Foot In The Door Productions
303-388-7571 / 303-638-9678 cell
rsaltman@foot-in-door.com
http://www.rebeccasaltman.com/
"Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the
time. Vision with action can change the world."
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Hottest, Freshest, and Most Responsive Double Opt-in Email Leads Available Anywhere
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It takes two minutes for you to sign-up and confirm your account.
Your leads will be sent to you automatically after you confirm.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GET SEEN HERE
NEW EVENTS ADDED for 2008:
VIEW Calendar (click on link)
FEATURING:
New Business Connections International
Sugar Social
Behind The Moon, Inc.
Women's Business Link
D-Note Biz Connection
Open Invitation Network
Parker Nutrition
Mommy Meeting
AND MORE...
GET YOUR BUSINESS EVENT SEEN HERE!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW! TIP OF THE WEEK...
5 Online Networking Mistakes You Are Making And How To FIX Them
By online entrepreneur & business coach, Biana Babinsky
Here are a few typical responses I get every time I recommend online networking
as a tool to increase the number of newsletter subscribers and clients:
"People with whom I network online are not interested in what I sell. I spend a
significant amount of time networking, and have absolutely nothing to show for it.
No one from any online forums has ever become a customer."
"I keep posting about my business every chance I get, but have no takers."
"I have spent months participating in discussion forums, but no one asked me about
my business, much less buy from me."
It's likely that you are making one of several common mistakes and you need to adjust
your strategy if you have been networking online for a while and are not getting
results. Are you making any of these mistakes?
- You Are Networking In The Wrong Forums. If your networking objective is to get
clients, you should network in forums and networking communities your potential
clients frequent. For example, if you are a business coach, you should network
in the communities frequented by your target market (business owners). If you are
frequenting a community created around your favorite book, you will have fun discussing
the book, but are not likely to generate new coaching clients.
- You Are Not Networking On A Regular Basis. If you are only networking when you
need to get clients, you are wasting your time. Networking is not a one-time action;
rather, it is a process of having others get to know you and building relationships
with them. You need to network continuously to raise your online visibility and
develop relationships with others.
- You Are Selling Instead Of Networking. Remember the person who said "I keep posting
about my business every chance I get, but have no takers." This person is not really
networking. Rather, he is selling his products and services instead of building
relationships. Networking is about creating awareness for your products, not blatantly
advertising them.
- You Are Not Providing Any Information About Your Business. While some people try
to sell their products more then they should, there are others who don't tell people
anything about their business when networking online. Remember, if people you are
networking with have no way of learning more about you and what business you are
in, they will not be able to do business with you.
How do you let others know about your business? Use a signature at the end of every
message you post when networking online. Make sure your signature contains some
information about your business and a link to your web site, so that everyone reading
your posts can learn more about you and your business.
- You Are Not Inviting People To Subscribe To Your Newsletter. The best signature
to use when you are networking online is to invite people reading your message to
subscribe to your newsletter. When they do, you can continue building relationships
even if you or they stop networking on the forum altogether.
Are you making any of the above mistakes when you are networking online? If you
are, make changes as soon as possible.
About the author: Biana Babinsky is the online business coach, expert and author
who teaches solopreneurs how to get more clients and make more money using online
networking. Learn her online networking secrets on the Online Networking That Gets
Results Audio Recording at http://www.avocadoconsulting.com/rlinks/znetwork.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Free Gift with Purchase for Service Men and Women
In honor of those currently serving and those who have served our country in the
past we are offering a free gift to all service men and women who purchase something
through Memorial Day on May 26, 2008. Visitors enter their MOS, NEC or AFSC and
their t-shirt size in the Special Instructions box at the end of the checkout process,
and we'll include a free WV tee.
Offer: Free Wolfgang's Vault t-shirt with purchase enter your MOS, NEC or AFSC and
t-shirt size in the Special Instructions box
Expires: May 26, 2008
Wolfgang's
Vault - Free Gift With Purchase
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Networking Resources
NEW ARTICLES ADDED!
The Colorado Connector
Entrepromotion Magazine
The Chrysalis Connection
5280 Buzz Online
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Additional Networking Calendars:
Events For 2008 (click title to view)
5280 Wedding Connection
Business Honoring Spirituality
Denver Business Journal
Elle Group Online
Empowering Women For
Success
Girlfriend's Gatherings
Ladies Online Network for Entrepreneurs
Mommy Meeting
Military Mothers & Others
One
Business Connection
Places 2 Network
Rebecca
Saltman / Foot In Door
The Networking
Gurus
Women's
Business Link
WomenOf.com
GET YOUR EVENT CALENDAR FEATURED HERE!
CLICK
THIS...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tradeshows, Expos, & More...
UPCOMING EVENTS...
SEMINARS:
TRADE SHOWS & FESTIVALS:
SPECIAL EVENTS:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sponsored By:
Ashley's List
http://ashleyslist.blogspirit.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sponsored By:
Behind The Moon
Big Networking for Small Business
http://www.behindthemooninc.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mommy Meeting
Who: Any mommy with a business or who works in business or just needs a night out
to make connections!
When: 4th Monday -EVERY Month!
Time: 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Where: Bumble Bounce's House of Bounce
8000 S. Lincoln Street Unit 4
Littleton, CO 80122
720-283-BUZZ
Please rsvp to this event by going to our website at http://www.mommymeeting.com/
and clicking on the Event link. The rsvp button is on the event page. Please do
so by the Wednesday before the event. Please include the total number of bouncing
children 8 and under attending.
Cost for attendance per mommy is $10.00 and includes Networking and Bounce time
for the kids. Payment will be collected upon arrival.
We look forward to meeting you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sponsored By:
Foot In Door...
http://www.rebeccasaltman.com/
Rebecca Saltman, President
A Foot In The Door Productions
303-388-7571 / 303-638-9678 cell
rsaltman@foot-in-door.com
http://www.rebeccasaltman.com/
"Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the
time. Vision with action can change the world."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LIST YOUR EVENT
GET SEEN!
Do you have an upcoming event you would like to share with thousands of our readers?
Email TCC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sponsored By:
Triple Your List
- Click Here To Sign-Up
For Triple Your List -
Leave the So-Called "Marketing Gurus" in the Dust, When You Get Your Hands on the
Hottest, Freshest, and Most Responsive Double Opt-in Email Leads Available Anywhere
on the Internet!
There is no cost ( yes, it is 100% free )
It takes two minutes for you to sign-up and confirm your account.
Your leads will be sent to you automatically after you confirm.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join Our Mailing List!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Contact Information
WEB
MYSPACE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GET SEEN HERE
Monday
Mid-Year, All Clear!
| WOW! 2008 has so far been a whirlwind of a year. We've re-structured, made-over, moved, refurbished, liquidated, relocated, learned, earned, and carried on. I have a couple of personal announcements to share this time, and I invite you accompany me on these exciting journeys. ONE - My oldest son made a very grown up career decision last December to join the US Marine Corps. He left for Boot Camp on Mother's Day which made for an interesting and memorable holiday for my family. As a result of his decision I have discovered a world for parents of soldiers that I was previously oblivious to. There is a serious need within this community for resources and support - I was rather shocked as how few were really available. I have decided to chronicle this adventure and help other parents of solders find the resources available to them on my blog "Mile High Semper Fi Mom". I also set up a new social network just for families of soldiers at "Military Mothers & Others". If you have loved ones serving in the armed forces, please email me for the links, coloradoconnector@gmail.com. TWO - I announced back in February that I had been selected for the Spring 2008 Virtual Practice Builder Team. WHAT AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY this has been! I have had the pleasure of working with some of the world's finest guru's, and I am so excited to announce that my friend, coach, and mentor Travis Greenlee and his business partner Mitch Meyerson are preparing to launch the Master Business Building Club. As a member you will have acces to the most amazing and cutting edge technologies available today take your business straight to the top of the heap. I enthusiastically urge you to JOIN TODAY to save your spot and position yourself as a leader in this incredible new community. THREE - I am excited to announce that Colorado Biz Buzz is launching soon! You can get a sneak preview at http://www.coloradobizbuzz.com/. Stray tuned for more exciting details as they become available. Want to make history and get paid for it (not mlm - hourly wage+)? Contact ashley@coloradobizbuzz.com for details. As the mid-way mark approaches and we start to ease into our temporary (and very tiny) new digs, I am excited by all the new joint venture projects on the horizon and the MASSIVE numbers of new subscribers we keep pulling in. You guys are certainly die-hards! I was 'off' for almost an entire month and you guys just kept movin' & a shakin'! What an amazing community we truly have. In the coming months stay tuned in to see some incredible new additions to our community, powerful new opportunites for you to promote yourself through our network, and cutting edge resources and technologies to keep you miles ahead of your competitors. It is our pleasure here at TCC to keep you informed and educated while arming you with a plethora of events and activities to keep you plugged in and growing. So read on and ENJOY - and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming celebrations! The Colorado Connector coloradoconnector@comcast.net www.thecoloradoconnector.com |
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Networking In Colorado? Join The Colorado Connector
Get Your BASIC Membership TODAY!  Not yet a member of The Colorado Connector? Join us on Meet-Up! Membership is complimentary and Meet-up is our preferred method of planning and sharing our events and happennings. Our calendar and message boards are available 24/7! FR*EE - join us there today - CLICK HERE! |
Monday
Do You Twitter?
Twitter is many things to many people. We have found it to be an incredibly powerful marketing & community building tool with the ability to develop your brand, build relationships with your audience and provide a promotional medium that has the ability to go viral! One of the key benefits of Twitter is that you can send and receive updates (also called tweets) via your browser, email , instant messaging clients and SMS so you can keep in touch no matter where you are. Find us on Twitter today and discover all it has to offer: START TWITTERING NOW! |
Need to Increase Your Downline? Look to the Gen Xers
By W. J. Howard
Last week Business Week published the article 10 Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work. The article is about unhappy corporate employees in their 30s and early 40s. This was an all too familiar place for me some 5 years ago. The article also goes on to state that many Gen Xers,
"have told me that you are planning to leave corporate life "soon"—to start entrepreneurial ventures or work for smaller companies" --Tammy Erikson, Business Week"
So, I have to ask, are you talking to the Gen Xers about your business opportunities?
Last week Business Week published the article 10 Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work. The article is about unhappy corporate employees in their 30s and early 40s. This was an all too familiar place for me some 5 years ago. The article also goes on to state that many Gen Xers,
"have told me that you are planning to leave corporate life "soon"—to start entrepreneurial ventures or work for smaller companies" --Tammy Erikson, Business Week"
So, I have to ask, are you talking to the Gen Xers about your business opportunities?
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