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Business Networks
(making money...)
Networking
[If you want to skip the part on Networking and get straight to the Business Networks featured on this page, click the names below:
DirectMatches
Yuwie
Before we get into the specific online networking groups we suggest you join (or at least research) in order to grow your network of business contacts (and make money), we’ll share a few excerpts on networking which are from PART TWO of Daniel’s bestselling book A First Serving of Milk & Cookies
for Success.
"You can’t succeed by yourself.
It’s hard to find a rich hermit!"
Jim Rohn
I do realize that the word networking will make many people cringe, but so does the word "violin". Put a violin in the hands of someone who doesn’t know how to play the instrument, and he (or she) can bring tears (of frustration) to your eyes. Put that same instrument in the hands of Itzhak Perlman and he will make you cry tears of joy and exultation. It’s not the instrument; it’s how you play it. As Harvey Mackay explains, it is an indisputable fact that...
"You need a network.
You need your network. Every day.
A network will help you deal with some of life’s minor
annoyances, as well as
your most challenging problems.
Your network can provide role models, advise you,
comfort you, provide you with financial assistance,
intellectual and social resources,
and a ride to work in the morning.
If I had to name the single characteristic shared by
all the truly successful people I’ve met over a lifetime,
I’d say it is the ability to create
and nurture a network of contacts."
"You don’t climb the highest mountain by yourself.
It is in conjuncture with others that we really
accomplish the major things in life."
"Here is the basic rule for winning success.
Let’s mark it in the mind and remember it. The rule is:
Success depends on the support of other people.
The only hurdle between you and what you want
to be is the support of other people."
"The experience of others
is knowledge awaiting harvest."
Peter de Jager
"The quantity and quality of our relationships in man
cases dictate our ability to achieve our objectives.
Our success in any particular endeavor
is not only dependent on what we know,
and how many people we know,
but WHO we know—and WHAT they know."
Michael J. Hughes
"Building strong relationships,
which is what networking is all about,
is even more important now in this new,
fast-paced, global business environment."
Carol Thompson
"The philosophy of networking is simple:
help others to succeed and you will be successful.
Networking is not a method for only a select few,
but rather a formula for success for anyone
who is willing to help others succeed.
Make the success connection."
Nancy Giacomuzzi
Up | Down | Top | Bottom
Don't think for a second that this is solely about the business of "bizzness". It's also about the business of life, as Laurel Simmons points out:
"Expanding your network is a great way to keep
new ‘blood’ and ideas flowing through
both your working life and your personal life.
If you think of your network as a living tool,
then you can benefit from all
the wonderful people you will meet.
Just as they will from knowing you!"
EXPANDING YOUR NETWORK = EXPANDING YOUR LIFE!
[FYI: There is a LOT more about networking—and Connectworking—as well as Communicaetiquette™ and other TIPPPPS™ for success in Daniel’s book A First Serving of Milk & Cookies
for Success.]
Enough about theory... Let's get to the practical application of all that was said above!
Online Social & Business Networks - Supercharge your Rolodex®!
Does online 'matchmaking' really work? You ask. Yes, it certainly does! Because of its success, online business and social networking has become a mainstream industry. It is one of the most popular ways to meet people. Millions of people use online social networking services to meet friends, colleagues and new business associates from all over the world.
But-and this is a HUGE BUT-it will only work for you in proportion to how much you work your networks. There is absolutely no point in investing your time to join two, five or ten networks and then ignore them for the next six months thinking that just because you're "in" the network people will rush to your front door to buy your products and / or join your opportunity. It ain't gonna happen...
If you join any of the networks we talk about below, you have to be ready, willing and able to invest a little bit of time every day to "maintain" your existing relationships, and seek out some new ones. It's pretty simple once you get the hang of it and you incorporate some work-the-networks time into your daily schedule. We'll get back to that at the bottom of this page.
Now let's take a look at three of the most popular Social & Business Networks online today-probably the three we invest the most time to expand (plus MySpace) because you can actually make good money directly from joining and from growing these three networks:
DirectMatches
Yuwie
If you play your cards right-meaning you join, you study, you are active, you invite people to join, you follow the etiquette, you're not too blatantly 'commercial', and you respect the privacy of all members-these networks can yield incredible RESULT$ for you over time.
We ourselves are active in all three of the networks described here, and we collect dividends weekly from our investments of money, time, and energy. Check them out.
DirectMatches
We start with this one because it is our favorite. It’s the one we enjoy using the most. It’s the one where we’ve found the highest ‘quality’ of business people we like to mingle with. It’s the one that’s produced the best BUSINESS RESULTS to date.
About DirectMatches
DirectMatches is an innovative system for meeting people. The inventive combination of person-to-person marketing along with our original concept of a social and business network produces a new kind of service. Driven by a commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, the company markets a broad range of highly developed matchmaking technologies.
DirectMatches is the first in the online business and social networking industry to deploy a multi-matchmaking system that helps people locate everything from business contacts to finding friendship and dates online. It is the first business and social networking service with a contact management system that operates on a "dynamic basis", where members are able to select from dedicated networking communities.
What is DirectMatches, and how do I join?
DirectMatches is a fast, safe, fun and effective online meeting and advertising service. This unique service provides people with the opportunity to make meet and network with people from around the world for different aspects of their lives, including business networking, finding friends or dates. It's the business and social networking service that is capable of matching a person with the full range of connections they are seeking.
To become a member, you will be asked to complete a short form. You can subscribe free to test out the service or register as a customer, managing or executive representative for full access to member profiles and other features on the Website. Other members will then be able to view your profile and send messages to you, using the double blind mail messaging system. They might add you to their list of favorites or send a "smile & wink". You can take advantage of the classifieds, message boards or the Instant Messaging service. DirectMatches will send select matches based on your profile directly to your e-mail address.
Find out more by going to http://tinyurl.com/yt22lv. Look to the center-right side of the screen for an orange button that reads "sign up". Click that and you go to a page where you choose your username and password. This registers you as a FREE member. Then follow the prompts to make your free profile page go active. Then you will have a free business profile page, in our global online business community. We would love to have you!
There’s a great opportunity here to make some serious money by fully developing your four sources of income with DirectMatches. I'm here to help. If you have questions or need assistance, feel free to contact me, Daniel. Go take a look!
Yuwie
We list this one in second because again this is a social-business network you can quickly make money with, without actually having to sell anything to your ‘friends’ or contacts. It’s quite ingenious really!
Now, there’s no way we could explain Yuwie better than the cool guy who comes on the screen to tell you exactly how Yuwie works. So click the link below, right now, and listen to ALL he has to say. The whole presentation is six and a half minutes long, but it’s well worth listening to. Promise!
Here’s the link http://tinyurl.com/ytludx
Investing resources in the Networks
Back to "you incorporate some work-the-networks time into your daily schedule".
We currently invest 45 to 60 minutes a day working our numerous online networks, maintaining and expanding our current groups of contacts. Here’s an example of what we do on three days of the week (the other days are pretty much repeats with different network names):
MONDAY
MySpace: Reply to messages / invite 10 friends from Browse
DirectMatches: Reply to emails / seek 5 new contacts
Yuwie: Check inbox & Control Panel / invite 10 friends
Xing: Check inbox / invite 5 friends
Ecademy: Check messages / browse / invite 10 people
TUESDAY
MySpace: Reply to comments / invite 10 friends from Groups
DirectMatches: Reply to requests / seek 5 contacts
Yuwie: Check inbox & Control Panel / invite 10 friends
LinkedIn: Check inbox / invite 5 friends
Facebook: Check inbox / do some searches / invite 5 friends
THURSDAY
MySpace: Reply to messages / invite 10 friends of my friends
DirectMatches: Send my contacts a broadcast
Yuwie: Check inbox & Control Panel / invite 10 friends
PathConnect: check messages / seek out some more friends
Ryze: Check inbox / invite 5 friends
Some networks we work on daily (MySpace and the 3 "Money-Making" ones), some twice a week, some once a week. But we do visit each network at least once a week. If we're in a hurry and don't have time to seek out new contacts, we make sure to at least answer requests and return messages-just common courtesy.
In conclusion, social-business networks will work for you (they sure do for us) IF you work them.
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