Comments on: Networking: It Does Motivate You

By: Xpertd Logos

Xpertd Logos — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:53:29 +0000

I always find myself far more motivated after conference or networking session, where I talk with others in the industry.

By: Fred Barber

Fred Barber — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:51:09 +0000

Advertising and marketing your company is not just about getting a website online and running a $200.00 ad in the local paper. If customers can’t find your website and their friends are all talking about your competitions sales and their websites then having your site is useless. With today’s technology there are many ways to advertise your website or your company without investing a small fortune that most small businesses can’t afford to begin with. You can begin by visiting websites just like this one and many more just like it and reading their ideas that they have on survival of Small Businesses. Then you can take what you have learned and apply it to your specific needs. There’s no sure fire way to advertise your company because every one of them have different needs what works for one may not work for the other. What one business can afford to spend the other may have to wait for a big sale or something to have the revenue to do. You have to be willing to invest your time into researching yourself what will be the best strategy for your small business.
With today’s slow economy small business are hurting everywhere. I heard about a statement made from a noted Financial Adviser and he stated that most small businesses are cutting back and the first thing they cut back on is advertising. Wrong! That could prove to be a fatal mistake! Most businesses are offering bigger and better deals every day because they too are hurting and the best way to survive is to keep your name in the public eye. So therefore advertising should be one of the last items to scale down. Make sense to me.

By: Michael Delpierre

Michael Delpierre — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:56:22 +0000

I find that in some cases attending networking events can be a HUGE waste of time…..BUT if you target the right networking group, you can meet good leads. In Northern VA we have BNI groups and they seem to always keep busy. I have attended several functions but I haven’t had much luck. So I ended up hosting my own networking events with the people that I know and they always end up bringing people with them which helps in the lead sharing.

By: Business Photographers Seattle

Business Photographers Seattle — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:05:57 +0000

Expanding the circle brings new ideas and ways of thinking, keeps us fresh and challenged. Thanks for your post.

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By: industrial pumps

industrial pumps — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:38:21 +0000

You’re absolutely right about this and it’s something I hadn’t really thought about. But when I do think about it I realize that most of my peak moments of motivation have happened right after I saw someone else being successful at something that I think I could do too. Just talking to people about what they’re doing and how they’re doing it is sometimes enough to say to yourself “Hey, I could do that too and I could probably do it better!” and that’s when I really spring to action. Thanks for making me realize that. -Josh

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:58:32 +0000

Yes, and it keeps your mind on/in your business. Networking can’t be over-estimated.

By: Blumenversand

Blumenversand — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:47:12 +0000

You are right in sofar that networking is useful to get new ideas and make use of others resources (and being of use to them).
I think that you shouldn’t limit it to industry events because this only limits your view on things – you see what the competition does and probably jump onto the same waggon.
What i like to do is contrarian in sofar as i go for investigating trends that are not directly related to my business and then integrate my findings into my business.
Don’t do what the competition is doing – be contrarian

Hope i made myself clear – a little difficult to explain

By: Business Logos

Business Logos — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:27:48 +0000

I always find myself far more motivated after conference or networking session, where I talk with others in the industry.

By: Ed Roach

Ed Roach — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:29:15 +0000

I find that networking also helps to keep you connected with your physical community. ie: Chamber events. It’s important to keeps the home fires burning.