Being genuine to who you are helps build trust and personal knowledge faster than any other action or form of communication during a meeting. When given the chance to speak or when talking with other members, ask for what you want in a precise fashion, but try to do so in a relaxed and as genuine a way as you can. Keep yourself in the room, and leave the banker, lawyer or whatever profession you have for the office or workplace. In your meeting, it is always best to be relaxed and as open with other members as reasonably possible.

This attitude towards your group will help expedite the return you want which is to build a knowledge and trust between each other so other members care about your success. You do have to ask for business, but if you do it in a “personal way” the results will come faster and in increased amounts.

Jim McCullick, Founder ]]> http://networkingaustin.com/blog/networking-austin-tip-of-the-week-be-who-you-are/feed/ 0 http://networkingaustin.com/blog/weekly-report-may-13-2010/ http://networkingaustin.com/blog/weekly-report-may-13-2010/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 16:46:56 +0000 admin http://networkingaustin.com/blog/?p=282 WEEKLY REPORT – Downtown Austin Club May 13, 2010 • Leads Given – 8
• Leads Received – 8
• Person(s) giving most leads - TBA
• Dollars Generated This Week TBA
• Total For the Group ($83,734,043.00)

• This Week’s Speaker – Darin Davis – Captuity Investments

WELCOME NEWEST MEMBERS
• Marisue Mullins- REO Grande Properties
• Dr. Michele Moore Moore Chiropractic
• Sam Bassett Minton, Burton, Foster & Collins
• Mark Lester On the Mark Travel, Inc.
• Dr. Lee Stroud Northland Medical Clinic
• Paul Danna Eagle USA Roofing
• Karl Logue – web site design
• Bill Owen Oasis Pools
• Dewayne Naumann First American Title
• June Shepherd Ph.D.
• Matt Williams New York Life
• Matthew Channel Southern Outdoor Appeal
• Reva Guilian Univera
• Joey Wilson AXIS
• Chad Beardslee Minuteman Press
• Barbara Metzger Maximize

Click Here To View Our Blog ]]> http://networkingaustin.com/blog/weekly-report-may-13-2010/feed/ 0 http://networkingaustin.com/blog/networking-weekly-report/ http://networkingaustin.com/blog/networking-weekly-report/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:11:23 +0000 admin http://networkingaustin.com/blog/?p=280 WEEKLY REPORT – Downtown Austin Club April 8, 2010 • Leads Given – 9
• Leads Received – 13
• Person(s) giving most leads - Trinity O’Connell
• Dollars Generated This Week ($871,790)
• Total For the Group ($83,424,543.00)
• This Week’s Speaker – Matt Williams with New York Life

WELCOME NEWEST MEMBERS
• Dr. Michele Moore Moore Chiropractic
• Sam Bassett Minton, Burton, Foster & Collins
• Mark Lester On the Mark Travel, Inc.
• Dr. Lee Stroud Northland Medical Clinic
• Paul Danna Eagle USA Roofing
• Karl Logue CMIT Solutions of West Austin
• Bill Owen Oasis Pools
• Dewayne Naumann First American Title
• June Shepherd Ph.D.
• Scott Jenkins Yes Printing
• Matt Williams New York Life
• Matthew Channel Southern Outdoor Appeal
• Reva Guilian Univera
• Joey Wilson AXIS
• Chad Beardslee Minuteman Press
• Barbara Metzger Maximize
]]> http://networkingaustin.com/blog/networking-weekly-report/feed/ 0 http://networkingaustin.com/blog/networking-patience-success-story/ http://networkingaustin.com/blog/networking-patience-success-story/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:09:42 +0000 admin http://networkingaustin.com/blog/?p=278 Networking can save the day, and sometimes your business, if you remain in place and available to receive the leads you want. While some of our business suffers in this economy, others flourish. This is because new and innovative ideas will come to you if you’re in attendance and work the system by giving leads! One-on-ones are also so important for the process. Example: Our travel agent lost several large accounts due to market conditions in the last quarter. A gentleman who owns a phone company gave the travel agent a lead to an internationally based construction company that has turned into one of his largest accounts ever! This happened because over the years they have become business acquaintances as well as friends. Now, two things will happen. The phone company owner has a “salesman” on fire who, in earnest, will attempt to send him business. The Travel Company owner has a huge account! These two members have sat tight in hard times and both will benefit. Patience is the key during trying times. The business owners who don’t give up, keep trying and participating in the network system end up successful. You really can’t win the game if you don’t play! So, keep coming and give as many referrals as you can!

Example. A product was used for the benefit of a marathon runner. It changed her recovery time by more than 70%, and shaved ten minutes off her race time in the first marathon and 30 minutes in the second five days later. Amazing! So, instead of telling a person who asks the usual, “so what do you do?” and you typical response, “well, I have this product that does this, or works like this….”, you might say,” my product saved a runner three and a half days of recovery time between marathons as well as ten minutes off her time in the first race, and 30 minutes in her time in the second.” They will engage you then and ask “well, what is it? how does it do that?” and the rest is history! Great approach and really proves the story, it is not the explanation in the educational sense and is a powerful tool in to get the ball rolling in any sales experience.

First, it depends on what you do for a profession. Some businesses are easy to understand and supply leads to because their service is straight forward, auto repair for example.

A more difficult type of business for the club to service might be a consultant who helps businesses re –work management, or place strategic employees in certain positions. This would take longer to understand.

Another factor is the member themselves. How aggressive, open and gregarious they are in their personality and make up. Frankly, some people make friends faster than others for all kinds of different reasons. All of that is OK.

The main point is that the system will work for anyone doing anything as long as other members in the group get to know and trust you and understand, over time, the type of business or person you need to meet. I have seen it work for all kinds of businesses as long as the member devotes the time to the system, attends regularly on time, and makes the effort to meet outside the room when ever possible!