Comments on: Is networking online really that different?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:54:21 +0000

Social networks have also been used to examine how organizations interact with each other construction

By: CatherineL

CatherineL — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:18:00 +0000

Great post John. Networking online shouldn’t be different, but for many people it is.

I think part of the problem is that many people just don’t know how to network offline either.

Your campfire lunch is a great idea.

By: Michael Kreppein

Michael Kreppein — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:33:34 +0000

John,
Your #1 and #3rd comments are spot on – giving referrals to your customers is extremely powerful and helps you cement your relationship with them & become their trusted advisor. As for #3, I find my peers have the “referral” DNA embedded in them – no training them, no worrying about showing them how, they just get it. So I find it’s much easier to give & get referrals from my peers vs customers or family/friends. We even built a website specifically for giving & getting referrals in such an environment – readers, please check it out.

http://www.inquisix.com

Regards,
Michael Kreppein
http://www.inquisix.com/blog

By: The Convergence of Online and Offline Networking - SiteLogic - Marketing Logic

The Convergence of Online and Offline Networking - SiteLogic - Marketing Logic — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:05:55 +0000

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By: Laura Newman

Laura Newman — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:43:02 +0000

John,
BINGO!! Thank you for a great post. As I still continually enounter many people in my industry who don’t get it, or don’t(which relaly means won’t) have the time, this is the one idea I bring up. It’s like being at a networking event and giving people the chance to get to know you on a different level.
Love the idea about Campfire too! Thanks for sharing your creativity!

By: Kelly Andrew Brown

Kelly Andrew Brown — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:19:42 +0000

John,
I couldn’t agree more. It’s almost funny how people will credit the technology with having such a reveolutionary effect on the way business & marketing is done – when in reality the most powerful technology just acts as an extension of how we interact with one another.

By: Chessia

Chessia — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:53:46 +0000

oh yeah, i forgot to mention, but ooVoo is completely free

By: Chessia

Chessia — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:52:07 +0000

I think your ideas are spot-on. If we are lucky enough to have the incredibly convenient medium of internet, it would not only be sad not to use it, but not cost effective. Those small businesses that use it to their advantage will pull ahead in the market. I've never heard of campfire, but I have recently been working for a video-chat server called ooVoo which has proven successful for many samll businesses. It allows up to 6 people to video-conference at the same time, using very low bandwidth (this is because it is server based rather than peer-2-peer). You can also use it for instant-messaging, just audio chat, text messaging, and sending video messages. It is also, according to the blog-world, VERY easy to use. Get online and start making more money!