Building Instant Integrity in Your Business Relationships

Do you consciously go about managing how you come across to potential business customers and clients? If you don't, you should be. Building integrity in business relationships is not only easy to do but doing so improves any business relationship on the spot. Try these techniques out yourself.

Top Ten Linked-In Do's and Don'ts

The popular online networking site LinkedIn is a boon to job-seekers, business developers and networkers of all kinds. Here are ten essentials for making the most of LinkedIn without making enemies.

Success Tip #20 - Create Your Own Business Networking Team

What if you needed one of your associates or employees to fill in for you at a business networking event? Are they trained well enough to fill your shoes? Do your employees and staff really know and understand your core marketing message? How effective are they at sharing that message? You might want to consider a system that will help you turn your entire organization into your own well trained, personal networking army.

Effortless Networking: A Better Way to ask for Referrals

Do you know how to ask for what you want in a way that gets you results, especially when it comes to asking for referrals?

Effortless Networking: Finding the Right Networking Group or Event

Learn how to find the best networking event or group to suit your business and your personality. Find out how to get the most out of every event you attend.

No Time to Network?

Struggling to find time in your busy schedule for business networking? Learn how to integrate networking into your normal workday, and save time, money and energy.

Networking Relevancy In Network Marketing!

The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to center stage--at least it seems that way. If you've been thinking you need to know more about it, here's your opportunity. Is networking relevant in network marketing?

Make a Connection – Seven Secrets to Great Handshakes

This article reminds us of the importance of a great handshake and provides specific ideas to make your handshakes great.

Networking for Success: The 3 Phases of Small Talk

So you attend a networking event… you make eye contact with someone you want to meet, you approach them and introduce yourself… now what? Here are the 3 phases of small talk along with some actual dialogue samples you can use right away!

Fire Your Marketing Consultant; Most Business Comes from Word of Mouth

Having been in the Franchising Industry and set up franchised units in 23-states and 4 nations, which did business in 450 cities and 110 major markets, we learned early on that once we had set up the initial marketing Bonzai and Blitz mission that most of our franchised outlet’s business came from word of mouth, not on-going advertising.

Hurricanes and Business Networking

If you are a small business and your area has been devastated by a large category hurricane like any of those that happened during the 2005 Atlantic tropical hurricane season then you know that you must rebuild your business.

Make Your Mark in 60 Seconds

What do you say when you are asked to describe your business, how it works and what you can do for a potential client in 60 seconds or less. What can you say in 60 seconds to get noticed and be remembered?

5 Networking No's No's

Whether you're in the process of starting a new service business or growing an existing one, networking is a valuable way to get your name known in your community, develop a rich base of contacts, gather valuable resources and meet potential new clients.