On Friday I had the pleasure of attending the How to Attract New Clients workshop by Bernadette Doyle (www.clientmagnets.com) which took place on London.
All I can say is WOW - what a fantastic event! Bernadette delivered exactlty what she said she would and in a simple to understand way. It was amazing to actually work [...]
Bernadette Doyle workshop
Published in September 8th, 2008
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Do you twitter?
Published in August 28th, 2008
I have just discovered Twitter courtesy of Erin Blaskie (thanks Erin) and am just starting to play around with it to see how everything works. I have not long been signed up and I already have some followers!
However, I have heard good things about Twitter as another social marketing tool so will do a more [...]
Request for help please
Published in February 27th, 2007
I am busy writing content for my newsletter and I want to include some tips from successful networkers in my April edition (subscribe via website now).
For anyone who sends in a tip, I will include your name, company and website link which is sent out to my subscriber list.
Please send all [...]
Think before you speak
Published in February 2nd, 2007
Online networking is all the rave both on a personal and professional basis as technology and the internet has allowed people to access various forums regardless of location.
I belong to various organisations specific for Virtual Assistants and others relating to my personal and business interests. What I find amazing is how some people treat [...]
Are your peers colleagues or competition?
Published in January 25th, 2007
All of us, irrespective of if we are business owners or employees, belong to a network of people in our own industries.
However, do you view them as your colleagues or competition?
The Virtual Assistant industry is a very supportive community and the majority of people do not view other VA’s as competition as there is more [...]
What is your Indian name - part 2
Published in November 9th, 2006
As promised in part 1, below is the Indian name that I chose for my 60 second commercial for my networking group and the reason why.
“After careful thought, I believe that my Indian name would be ‘queen bee like the wind’. Why, well the queen bee is the hub of the hive – industrious, in [...]
What is your Indian name - part 1
Published in November 2nd, 2006
I belong to a networking group which meets on a weekly basis with a sole aim to generate business for members. Each week, all members have to do a 60 second ‘commercial’ telling other members about their business and the type of referral wanted.
Sometimes, when you do something each week, you don’t change things and [...]
What impression do you give out?
Published in October 9th, 2006
I had the pleasure of having a 1-1 meeting with a fellow member of the BNI Chapter I belong to. To those of you that don’t know about BNI, it is a referral based organisation that meets on a weekly business with a structured agenda to ensure members get the most business.
BNI places a big [...]
Perception IS reality
Published in September 28th, 2006
People don’t buy services, they buy people! If they don’t like you or have trust in you, then people won’t buy from you or refer other people to you.
I seem to be having a few pet peeves lately with certain members of a networking group I belong to which is starting to get very frustrating [...]
The hidden power of networking
Published in August 17th, 2006
Posted by Emma Walker in Networking
By Robert Warlow - Small Business Success
We all make use of traditional forms of getting new business in – advertising, direct mail, brochures etc but networking is one form of marketing which, has been under-utilised. Until now that is. Small business owners are finally beginning to understand the power of networking and what it can [...]