1. You are not there to eat. You can't talk about business with your mouth full, or shake hands with greasy fingers. Try to eat a snack first, so you don't arrive ready to inhale the cheese tray.

2. Have a goal for the event. Sample: I will collect cards from 5 prospects and 10 strategic partner potentials. Don't leave before reaching or exceeding your goal.

3. Arrive early. Meet the staff of the sponsoring organization. They are very knowledgeable and good resources to know. They can introduce you to the movers & shakers of the organization.

4. Spend no more than 5 minutes with any one person. Your time is limited. Determine quickly who you want to follow up with, ask for their card, then move on. Building rapport comes later.

5. Know your 30-second promotional. Practice it. Learn different "sound bites", and "bullet points", so you can be concise and exact. If it is not provocative enough to raise their curiosity and request more information, either it's not good enough, or they are not interested. You're done there.

6. Ignore your friends, unless they are with someone you don't know. Remember the "5 Minute Rule."

7. Don't sit down. It is too difficult to extricate yourself and move on to a different group. Keep moving. There is usually a lively crowd at the bar or in the food line.

8. Invest in a custom a nametag that states Your Company Name in large font with your name below. (Your industry or business is what is of initial interest to others.) Custom name tags are less than $10 and will increase your networking results 500%. Guaranteed!

9. Act as host/hostess. Approach the person standing alone and introduce them to others.

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How To Find Quick, Free, Job Search Resurces
There are many free job search resources available in any community, large or small. These resources are available to the aspiring CEO as well as to the person who wants to make sandwiches. Some job seekers are not aware of what helpful places and people there are, especially for FREE. The resources are:1. The nearest WorkSource office. (It used to be called the "unemployment office"). These agencies are in small towns and big cities and federally funded. Most WorkSource offices have access to the Internet; job search works

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1. You are not there to eat. You can't talk about business with your mouth full, or shake hands with greasy fingers. Try to eat a snack first, so you don't arrive ready to inhale the cheese tray.

2. Have a goal for the event. Sample: I will collect cards from 5 prospects and 10 strategic partner potentials. Don't leave before reaching or exceeding your goal.

3. Arrive early. Meet the staff of the sponsoring organization. They are very knowledgeable and good resources to know. They can introduce you to the movers & shakers of the organization.

4. Spend no more than 5 minutes with any one person. Your time is limited. Determine quickly who you want to follow up with, ask for their card, then move on. Building rapport comes later.

5. Know your 30-second promotional. Practice it. Learn different "sound bites", and "bullet points", so you can be concise and exact. If it is not provocative enough to raise their curiosity and request more information, either it's not good enough, or they are not interested. You're done there.

6. Ignore your friends, unless they are with someone you don't know. Remember the "5 Minute Rule."

7. Don't sit down. It is too difficult to extricate yourself and move on to a different group. Keep moving. There is usually a lively crowd at the bar or in the food line.

8. Invest in a custom a nametag that states Your Company Name in large font with your name below. (Your industry or business is what is of initial interest to others.) Custom name tags are less than $10 and will increase your networking results 500%. Guaranteed!

9. Act as host/hostess. Approach the person standing alone and introduce them to others.

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How to Create a Business-Marketable Idea
As you begin your entrepreneurial journey, many questions and concerns will arise: How do I find financing? How do I write a business plan? To whom will I pitch my plan? However, no matter how much information and advice you can, and probably will, obtain about those questions, all of your questions and all of the available information and advice are based on the assumption that you have already created an idea, product, or concept.What if you have not yet created an idea, product, or concept? Does this mean that you can never advance

e sponsoring organization. They are very knowledgeable and good resources to know. They can introduce you to the movers & shakers of the organization.

4. Spend no more than 5 minutes with any one person. Your time is limited. Determine quickly who you want to follow up with, ask for their card, then move on. Building rapport comes later.

5. Know your 30-second promotional. Practice it. Learn different "sound bites", and "bullet points", so you can be concise and exact. If it is not provocative enough to raise their curiosity and request more information, either it's not good enough, or they are not interested. You're done there.

6. Ignore your friends, unless they are with someone you don't know. Remember the "5 Minute Rule."

7. Don't sit down. It is too difficult to extricate yourself and move on to a different group. Keep moving. There is usually a lively crowd at the bar or in the food line.

8. Invest in a custom a nametag that states Your Company Name in large font with your name below. (Your industry or business is what is of initial interest to others.) Custom name tags are less than $10 and will increase your networking results 500%. Guaranteed!

9. Act as host/hostess. Approach the person standing alone and introduce them to others.

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What is a Ponzi Scheme?
This is for those who don't believe me when I talk about the dangers of "mystery money" schemes.The terms "pyramid scheme" and "Ponzi scheme" are used almost interchangeably. However, the scheme for which Charles Ponzi is most remembered was not a pyramid.If you aren't aware of the story of Ponzi, you'll likely find it familiar. This man promised to double your money in 90 days, and he kept his promise -- until the day he was arrested for fraud. He had created such a personal mystique that he continued to receive money from new inv

t points", so you can be concise and exact. If it is not provocative enough to raise their curiosity and request more information, either it's not good enough, or they are not interested. You're done there.

6. Ignore your friends, unless they are with someone you don't know. Remember the "5 Minute Rule."

7. Don't sit down. It is too difficult to extricate yourself and move on to a different group. Keep moving. There is usually a lively crowd at the bar or in the food line.

8. Invest in a custom a nametag that states Your Company Name in large font with your name below. (Your industry or business is what is of initial interest to others.) Custom name tags are less than $10 and will increase your networking results 500%. Guaranteed!

9. Act as host/hostess. Approach the person standing alone and introduce them to others.

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7 Tips to Attract Advertisers
- The More Affordable you are the better. It doesn't matter if you are a PR2 or a PR6, with 100 visitors or a 100,000 visitors. If you have options for every buyers wallet, then you will attract more advertisers. Do not limit yourself to only those with the big bucks...or the tight budget. Be versatile in your advertising options!- When you want to Increase, do it gradually. Don't just spike your prices over night. Make it a gradual progression as your site gains popularity. And make sure you keep several affordable advertising options, as

oving. There is usually a lively crowd at the bar or in the food line.

8. Invest in a custom a nametag that states Your Company Name in large font with your name below. (Your industry or business is what is of initial interest to others.) Custom name tags are less than $10 and will increase your networking results 500%. Guaranteed!

9. Act as host/hostess. Approach the person standing alone and introduce them to others.

10. Ask people about their business and what type of customers and connections they are looking for. If you know of a contact for them, offer it. Take their card and write down the information and promise to get back to them. Then do it! They will be impressed and they will want to return the favor.

11. Take plenty of business cards. But do not offer your card unless they request it!! (Foisting cards on people who don't want them is the #1 wrong thing people do!) Keep them in your right-hand jacket pocket along with a pen, and put the cards you receive in your left. I do not take a purse. Business cards, money, lipstick, & a pen are all I need for a 2-hour event.

12. Follow-up the next day with a phone call. With a strategic partner potential, no selling! Instead, start building a relationship. Hint: You cannot build a relationship with someone if your first agenda is to sell to them. Instead, suggest that you can help each other build business. Very few people do this! They will remember you.

You can build a very good database by attending just 2 or 3 events per month. Remember, you are not there to sell. You are there to learn about others and to pre-qualify them for future business relationships. Please take advantage of the free networking resources available at http://thelinksystem.com

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