Do you know about these Online Events?

Featured Site: http://www.blitztime.com/ ....."How are you networking?"

So there you are!

You are at an event to meet people "business contacts" and here you are stuck in front of a guy, who just won't stop talking! He is going on and on about things that really don't interest you. Over in the corner next to the coffee table is someone that you know you have to speak to... what do you do?

You don't want to be rude, but you have to talk to this contact. Politely excuse yourself from the conversation by asking for their card and letting them know it was great meeting them and you have to meet this other person before he/she leaves. There is however another solution... how about scrapping that networking event all together and joining something that I found recently, it's called BlitzTime.com.

Now normally I wouldn't write an entire column on a company "site", but I found it to be incredibly resourceful with loads of potential. What if you could have those meetings from your office/home computer and phone with no traffic or "How's the weather conversations"? Here's how it works... You sign into blitztime.com and join "It's free.. plain and simple". You then have access to events whereby you will speak to several different people that pop onto your computer screen in 5 to 7 min increments. You dial into a number given to you and you will hear hold music letting you know that your blitztime is about to start. So now there you are, in front of your computer with the person that is about to speak to you in a matter of minutes or seconds. You have 5 minutes to tell what you do, what you can do for them and "vice versa". No weather conversations here! During the call within the last 20 seconds, get their phone number and email address if it's someone that has shown "interest" in what you do. Don't let the time run out before saying goodbye, but if you do, there are still ways to connect in the site.

It's a great way to polish, how you present your service or product and get you sharpened when speaking to others. I think this company is setting the future standard for how people will network online.

You may access them at http://www.blitztime.com/ "Check it out today and see what YOU think!"

----Jake Press Reporting.

How do you manage your contacts?

This is a question you should ask yourself on a daily basis. Evaluating how you handle your contacts will be a major determining factor into accomplishing your goals.
Just for a minute think about this... "The Phone Rings", you answer it, it's John. You know John is working hard and trying to meet new people and also get his business off the ground.

Is your first instinct, how can John fit into my business? How can I sell John my product? How much you are going to charge him?... Since after all "You do KNOW him". If this is you, I suggest one thing for starters. John didn't call you to ask you to sell him a product or service, or maybe he did. But maybe John just wanted to share about what is going on his world and wanting to know whats going on in yours.

Here is a very important fact: Friends do business with Friends. It has been this way for a very long time and I don't think that "rule of thumb" is going to change anytime soon. (Note: Make more friends). Here is something else to realize, John has something to say. People love to be heard and by you listening to John, he feels valued and important. If he feels important he will will be the guy you can call on late at night and answer the phone, like we talked about earlier.

What does John want? John wants assistance from you, he wants your advice, he wants your feedback on a situation. He has done something you have worked hard for "He is calling you" and YOU are the EXPERT! Giving John the expert feedback, will motivate him to make the necessary implementations and/or changes to his business. He will NOT forget that you were the one that helped him. You now have a powerful connection that knows people, that will get the message that you are the expert and how you helped him. Don't be surprised if you get calls from people he knows.

Here is another thought. "Don't wait for John to Call". Maybe, start off by giving John a call and asking him about his business and if their are any needs that he has, that you may be able to help him with your contacts/database/expertise/etc. "Whats the catch" he is thinking. There is no catch! When he knows there's no catch, he will reply with how can I help you. Let that linger to a follow-up conversation after you did what you said you would do, creates a powerful scenario where both of you WIN!

How many Johns do you know? What are you doing to help them! I promise the rewards are great!

Jake Press ----- Reporting.

Do you have a written plan? Step 2 in a series of Steps.

Hello again, We just finished talking about passion and motivation to "get out there" and start achieving your dream of doing what you love to do, on your track to making the millions of dollars. Passion will get you far places, but if you are anything like me, your passionate drive MUST drive you somewhere and that somewhere my friend, must be written down.

This is such an easy concept to write down an idea or concept for changing the world or revolutionizing that industry, but taking the necessary time to do is another issue. I am here to tell you that if you don't write down your vision the following things will happen:

1. You will lose focus and sight of your goals. Candidly, you will forget what you are going for..
2. You won't know the steps to get there.
3. You will be in a stagnant position.
4. You will be looking for people to help and not know what help you need.
5. You will begin to be weary and un focused, because you will not know when you are close to
getting there. Your starting point or milestone so to speak.

Now that we have outlined what we must NOT do, let’s talk about the steps to writing down the steps!

1. Right Now! You must grab a pen and paper and start writing down your ideas, start numbering them and jot them down, I don't care if it's on scraps, write it down!

2. After initially writing down the ideas, schedule some time, if now is not good, to organize your idea in sections of needs and wants. What do I need to be successful; a programmer, designer website, business cards, tools, utensils, just start listing them. This way, you will know what gaps you need to fill.

3. I am not going to overwhelm you with more steps; we will get to this later.

Let’s start here.

I really would appreciate your thoughts and feedback, therefore, please send your comments. I am writing this to help people out there that are serious about their dreams and just needing some guidelines, tips, and hints to helping them further... their BIG IDEA.

Jake Press --- Reporting.