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Category: networking

  • Why finding referrals is like a game of tennis. (Almost.)

    Some of us find it easy to generate meaningful referrals. Others? Well, they find this not quite so easy. Take your game of tennis. It’s booked well in advance, you know your opponent and so in the interests of a good competitive match you study the form, watch his/her game and assess your chances come…

  • It’s on the nose!

    think of others, be accountable

  • Reputable, reliable = referrable

    Is he reliable Charlie? Ben asks. Do you know our new connection well enough to refer him?? Fair questions. I thought for a single moment and realised that this time, I just wasn’t sure of my answer… All in business have had times of dilemma, finding the reliable trading partners, co-workers and suppliers are part of…

  • All I’m looking for …

    All I’m looking for is the same as everyone else Charlie. More business, I’m looking for more interest in what I have to offer. So what are you doing about that Ben? OK, I’m online, I’m so social it’s become anti-social! I’m taking pics with my right hand and posting with my left. Likes, retweets,…

  • Our fair weather friend(s)

      “Hey, c’mon we’ll be late for kick-off!” It’s Saturday morning and I’d called by to collect one or two lads for the local rugby meet, the regular transport being unable to support us this time around … As the boys clamoured into the back of the wagon, there was the usual hubbub, high spirits…

  • Dream on

    So Doug said that I was only looking out for myself, lining my own pockets and that I really only make ‘it’ all up as I go along … There are times when hearing a declaration such as this that I deny all knowledge, refute the evidence and argue until I was almost ‘blue in…

  • Embrace the Process

    The trouble with the process? Here’s the deal … a friend of mine has just found a certain amount of recognition with a rock band he is working with. See Nervus. I’ve known him a while, since he was a youngster and when catching up recently I was pleasantly surprised to see the confident young fella…

  • Stop the car!

    same old routine, same results

  • Risk and the dogsbody

    “Chief, cook and bottle washer. Risk taker, dogsbody, that’s me, Charlie …” That’s just the way it goes when you are working as a sole trader Ben, we start and go forward with ‘the plan,’ right? Look at it this way … Every big business started as a smaller business. There is always a time…

  • Why choose one over another?

    Remember? Why do clients choose one business over another? Here’s a valuable reminder … Consider the following research by The Forum Research Corp: After analysing 14 major service companies in terms of customer satisfaction, they were able to offer the following results: *15% of customers switched to another business because of poor quality *15% left because price was…