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Happy 4th of July weekend everyone. I’m pulling this article out of the archives…it was very popular when I first wrote it…seemed many people could relate - Enjoy!

This is a constant challenge for those of us who work from home. For the most part I have this under control (after years of practice) but sometimes [...]

My goodness, we stirred up quite the discussion with this topic we published two weeks ago. (see the original on our editorial calendar). We even received an unsubscribe from our newsletter with the note “You are obviously MLM haters”; (but just in case we weren’t, he included a link to his particular opportunity).

We heard [...]

Disclaimer: Rant
We all have Pet Peeves - Here’s one of mine…pre-printed nametags that are too small to read!
It happened again yesterday…This time at a high-end event in a private club. Imagine moving through a crowded room…your eyes are scanning the name tags looking for an interesting company whose representative you might want to know. The [...]

Our research has shown that referral groups are growing in record numbers as a result of the slower economy and the need to “get back out there”.  Historically, networking…especially in structured referral groups can provide a new infusion of business-generating leads…especially if you’ve let your network stagnate while things were booming

However, merely joining a leads group does not guarantee an [...]

I’m assuming that you’re on the Networking Event Finders‘ website to find networking events, since Face-to-Face Networking is such a powerful way to build your business.

Now, imagine having people who are looking to find networking events, coming to your website/blog to find them. They find your site and come back every time they want to [...]

In 2003 I spent four weeks in the French countryside outside Paris, house-sitting for a former client. This was made possible because I went to a Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce Mixer in 1997.
At that mixer I met … for that one & only time, a chiropractor who three years later (!!!) referred someone [...]

The best networking investment you can EVER make costs about $15. This investment  can TRIPLE your networking success…what is it?  A Custom Name Tag.

Whenever I teach a workshop, the subject of name tags always provokes a lot of discussion.  I thought I would touch on some of the thoughts & questions that come up. 

June 10th, 2009. Welcome to the 195+ readers that have found us since June 1st. Our staff has been busy finding Networking Events for you! In the last three weeks we have added over 200 events to the calendars.

The evening looked promising… there was a good crowd…and you don’t know anybody - Perfect! You had not heard of the sponsoring organization before and you anticipate meeting a different circle of business professionals.

After about 20 minutes of mingling the host asks for your attention and invites you into the next room to take a [...]