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I recently went to a local networking 101 and social media seminar that helped pull everything together that I had been learning the last 5 years.  These are basic elements of online or offline business people forget or never learned.

When people go out to network they may believe it will rain customers on them became they were ‘networking’.   They go to pitch their business and what you should do is share information to be credible.  The goal in networking for business is to get one on one’s so you can share your business and grow.

It is good to have a plan and try out several networking groups until you can find one that fits you.  It also need s to fit into your time schedule and make sure you know how much time you can devote. There are groups for moms, business, leads, and many more so find the right group the fits your business.   I recommend going a couple times to see if the fit works.  The first time you are new and uncertain. The second time you have and idea and can have more of a plan.  As you go to several you will get a feel for what is right to you.

You also want to prepare an elevator speech, even if it is online marketing because you may find someone looking for online help.  It may take time to get the speech that fits you so play around until you find it.  The same thing goes for your brand or USP (Unique Selling Position). Narrowing your brand will help identify your elevator speech.

These same techniques apply to social media as well.  The only difference is you will make profiles on various sites with your brand.  People connect with you and you connect with them through the internet to create a web or funnel to build relationships.

Once contact is made at a networking event you want to follow up with the person 24-48 hours after.  Any longer than that and they forget what you talked about.  You want to remind them of what you talked about and propose a place to meet one on one.

In time you will become a seasoned networker showing others how to do the same in their network marketing business.

“The way of the world is meeting people through other people. “ ~  Robert Kerrigan

I know we all love having the day off of work for Labor day.  We all love the 3 day weekend to camp, fish, BBQ, spend time with family and friends.  What is labor day all about and how did it get started?

Many of us know the day was dedicated to the labor people that worked hard days and hours. I did not know it also saved children laborers, created the weekend and the holiday Labor Day we all know today.

The history channel has a great video series on Labor Day.  It is worth the 5 minutes to listen to the one on The History of Labor Day.  I provided it below.

Labor Day: History of Labor Day

Many people came to this country to follow their dreams, be entrepreneur, and create a better life then the one they came from.  That is still the reason so many people come to this country today and why so many people are looking to work on the internet from home.

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My dad came to me and asked what is twitter about? Why do you use it? Who uses it? How do you use it? I realized maybe a little explanation would help others out there as well. I also talked to a coworker about it and they had the same questions.

Twitter is a platform on the computer or internet to make people aware of what you are doing. It is kind of like texting on the computer to the world called a tweet. A question comes up to why would you want to txt the world?

Hollywood stars use it to let fans know what they are doing. Organizations like CNN, WWF, Earthhour use it to get the word out about petitions or other environmental happenings. I have found Veterinary clinics posting jobs.

I learned to use twitter as part of my business marketing plan. At first it seemed very strange and pointless. As I started using it I realized it was a great tool to reach like minded people interested in the same business ideas.

As a social tool on a personal level I don’t see the real value and feel the phone or email is great for keeping in touch with friends. I have a few friends on twitter socially and they don’t use it anymore. Facebook and Myspace are places friends connect regularly. I could see twitter used for a wedding to keep guest and party up to date on what is going on in the planning. A family reunion may be a good thing to start on twitter to keep people posted on happenings up to the event.

I know there are speculations that it is not going to be around much longer. I will use it for business for however long it is around. I am amazed how many people follow me and what I do. Although I have not been on much the last few month people can see what I have done in the past. I hope this helps answer questions about twitter.