Here are some great ideas on how to build your network:

6 Quick Ideas for Building Your Contact List:

1. Trade Show Marketing, Fishbowls, and Plexiglas Drawing Box
2. Register for free and inexpensive seminars from your local business journal.
3. Read the local business paper and scan articles written about successful small business owners.
4. Join two of the hundreds of networking organizations in the US (e.g. BNI, local chamber of commerce, etc.).
5. Go through the want ads and look for others promoting their businesses. Call them and say, “I am a local business owner in the … business, and I am looking to network with other business owners so that we might refer business to each other . . . would you be interested in getting together? I would like to learn a little about what you do and also talk to you about what I do to see if we might help each other get more business?” You may have to talk to 10 to get 2, but many will want to meet with you.
6. Ask 10 people that you know for 3 names and addresses of business owners that are in the process of building a business.

I hope this information helps you grow your list.

All the best,

Ahhhh… Wouldn’t that be a great life? Well, emPOwering NOW LLC, can make it happen for you. Michael Wolf and Mahalene Louis are teaching a universal curriculum to end the illusion of separation and empowers the heart of conscious creativity. Their mission is to empower Leaders and Visionaries to receive, develop and maintain the state of mind where all things are possible. They are based in Austin, TX.

What I like about the “M&M Connection” (i.e., Mahlene and Michael) is that they are real people who have truly been there and done that. They are not hokey folks who are just spewing theory. For instance, Michael has a great track-record in corporate sales and, and Mahlene dedicated more than two decades of her life making the esoteric easy to understand and practical to every day living.

Folks, I got to tell you, I come across A LOT of business coaches, but Michael and Mahlene are the real deal.

There is a lot of talk about the “Law of Attraction”, and “The Secret”, but I’d dare say Mahlene and Michael’s Mini Intro to the Path of XPR to a great primer to put a lot of things into perspective. Check out this video:

Also, make sure to visit their website at www.EmpoweringNow.com.

All the best,

P.S. I had the pleasure of interviewing them on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.

Click on the player below to listen to the 60-minute interview. You can even download to your iPod or other MP3 device for listening on the go.

Wow…

Scott Fox is a real-deal small biz success story.

Scott Fox is a successful online entrepreneur, an expert on online small business social media marketing and e-business startup strategies, and now an author, radio talk show host, motivational speaker, and e-commerce startup advisor. He is the author of two books: Internet Riches, the best-selling guide to starting a business online, and also e-Riches 2.0, the leading guide to Web 2.0 online marketing strategies, and regular free email newsletters, too.

His expertise as an author is based on personal experience and success: Scott Fox has built multi-million dollar e-businesses ranging from small web site startups, to web sites for celebrities like Bill O’Reilly and Larry King, to the online division of a major corporation. His work and books have been covered by press outlets including the Boston Globe, LA Business Journal, Toronto’s Globe & Mail, Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, Orange County Register, Smart Money and SUCCESS magazines, and many, many radio programs and blogs worldwide.

He recently launched an online success coaching community designed to help small business owners succeed online. The goal of this new social network of online marketers, e-commerce startup execs, and work-at-home entrepreneurs is to help people achieve a “Click Millionaire” lifestyle of personal success.

I really enjoyed interviewing him on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009.

Click on the player below to listen to the interview.

Make sure to check out Scott’s sites at www.ScottFox.com to subscribe to his free newsletters and such, and for those that would like to receive coaching from Scott for less than $1 per day, go to www.ClickMillionaires.com.

May you prosper on the road to Internet riches.

Sincerely,

Kyle Nichols is the owner of a wonderful Internet marketing and coaching company, and what they have done is combine high-quality training and coaching from some of the best online marketers along with a very lucrative money-making referral program.

A member can truly earn while she learns. What is so pleasantly surprising is how affordable the program is, yet powerful enough for members to build an immediate and substantial long-term recurring income stream.

Kyle shared some tips on how we can become web marketing whiz kids by leveraging his latest product/program, You Can’t Say No.

What is really appealing (to me, anyway) about this program is that it compliments whatever you’re already working on by giving you more ‘How To’ online marketing knowledge. The catalog of training audios, videos, and the community of other online marketers that share best practices is extremely impressive. I can’t believe that a person can have access to this program for less than $1.75 per day – unbelievable. Hey, You Can’t Say No to that (pun intended).

To learn more about this product/program, visit www.WebMarketingWhizKids.com.

Click on the player below to listen to the interview that I did with Mr. Nichols on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009.

As Internet Marketing heavy-hitter, Perry Belcher, would say, “Hey man, the poops is out and you can’t shove it back into the horse, so get with it because Internet marketing is not going anywhere and is only going to get bigger.”

Hmmm…spoken like a true Texan.

With appreciation,

I had the good fortune to meet Mary Cravets on a Speed Networking Over the Phone event. She is a prolific networker that organizes and promotes face-to-face speed networking events in her home town of Sedona, Arizona.

She is the owner of Brilliant Virtual Assistance. What they do at Brilliant Virtual Assistance is provide support for entrepreneurs and companies that need help, but don’t wish to incur the costs of hiring and maintaining employees. Whether it’s consistent administrative support, or collaboration on a one-time project, their wide range of services, convenient access and inherent flexibility make them a great option to meet the ever-changing needs of business enterprises.

They are not a staffing agency so there are no agency or advertising fees. You pay only for services rendered.

She typically works with busy real estate agents and networking marketing / MLM professionals who have more than 4,000 sales representatives in their organization. However, her company has the flexibility to work with other entrepreneurs and sales professionals who are looking to free up their time from doing administrative things so that they can focus on revenue generating activities.

Being that her company is virtual in nature, they have clients all across the USA.

Listen to Mary’s story on how she became an entrepreneur accidentally and how that accident has become a rather profitable operation. This interview took place on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 at 8:30pm EDT.

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Make sure to visit Mary’s site at www.BrilliantVA.com.

All the best,

I met Ciro DiScalfani on a speed networking over the phone event. In today’s job market and with so many people being desirous of pursuing their passion, Ciro is the perfect person to hook up with.

Since 1992 Ciro has been coaching senior, mid-level executives and managers on career issues. He is noted for his innovative and creative skills in helping people think ‘outside the box.’ He has developed extensive business connections and is a master networker. Ciro’s over forty-five years of experience included working in a variety of capacities, e.g., flavor development technician & applications specialist; packaging engineer, manager, group leader, and consultant in the confections, OTC, household products and personal care & cosmetics industries. He made the transition to coaching and training when he started a retail career coaching firm with his partner, and spouse. He understands what it takes to plan and manage transitions. He has worked as an adjunct career coach and executive advisor for outplacement firms and has developed and facilitated training and career development programs for William Paterson University, and various companies, intent on improving staff, and management interpersonal skills and work environments.

Ciro is a wealth of knowledge and is a true go-giver. He sincerely works to help others meet their goals – even when there is no financial incentive to do so. Like I said, a true go-giver.

Ciro’s website is www.SuccessStrategists.biz.

Check out an interview I did with him on the Wednesday, August 19, 2009 edition of GBN Talk Radio:

Who do you know who is unemployed or is looking to make a career change? Ciro DiScalfani can help them sort it all out.

Kind regards,

P.S. Back in the day, this guy, Paul, said “Be ye not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind”. Think on that.