Int’l Assoc of Web Entrepreneurs (AWE) Member Event: Your Network Is Your Net Worth-Why Relationships Are The New Currency

You are invited to join me, Gina Bell, Resident Networking Expert for the AWE (International Association of Web) April Member Event: Your Network Is Your Net Worth-Why Relationships Are The New Currency.

Link for Event Page:
http://aweconnect.com/blog/networking

Date: Wednesday April 15, 2009
Time: 11 am (PST), Noon (MST), 1 (CST), 2 pm (EST)

On this special call, we’re going to:

• - Explore business networking and the concept of Social Capital.
  - Talk about myths and misconceptions surrounding “networking” and how you can avoid falling victim to them.
  - Discuss the “real” value of networking, how it relates to building high social capital.
  - Discover why every entrepreneur must develop effective networking skills to create a relevant and responsive network
  - Reveal how your network can actually become an insurance policy for success.
  - Identify at least two specific ways you can begin to build your social capital and finally get your networking working for you in new, more powerful ways.

Gina Bell is President and co-Founder of The Networking Masters, creator of Joint Venture Mavens; co-author to “The Power of Mentorship for the Home Based Business” and “The Networking Masters to the Rescue” series of books as well as forthcoming author to “Soulful Networking”.

For years, Gina has been teaching entrepreneurs how to effectively leverage their networks and accelerate their success thru purposeful networking and relationship building strategies. Her clients enjoy increased business thru face-to-face and online networking; finding referral partners; developing win-win strategic alliances and creating profitable joint ventures.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS AWE MEMBER EVENT:

If you are an AWE Member:
Call-in information for live call is on your member login page. Missed the live call? Get the audio download on your member login page within 48 hours. If you do not have your password, e-mail us at support@aweconnect.com

If you are not an AWE member yet, find out more about AWE Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://aweconnect.com/blog/membership-benefits

Gina Bell, co-Founder and four of our Resident Networking Experts Featured in New Book!

A quick note from me today… I am so excited that I had to share this information with you right away! I just got word that the book that I contributed to, The Official AWE Emerging Trends Guide 2009, is now ready for distribution!

Another cool thing about this book is it also features FOUR of our Resident Networking Experts: Sheri McConnell (President of the AWE), Mari Smith, Adam Urbanski and Wendy Weiss!

This book is the one book every entrepreneur must buy for 2009! Today is their very special launch date and, if you purchase TODAY, you’ll receive thousands of dollars in free bonuses!

Here is a sneak peek as to what is included in the book:

Build Your Business

• Top Business Networking Trends to Watch For in 2009 by Gina Bell
• Key Web Development Trends That Entrepreneurs Need to Know by Susan Daffron
• The Most Powerful Trend in the History of Business: The JV Explosion by Stefanie Hartman and Vickie Jimenez
• The Emerging Trends of the Virtual Membership-Based Business Model by Sheri McConnell
• Emerging Legal Business Trends and How They Affect Your Ability To Think Big by Alexis Martin Neely
• How The Ever-Changing Landscape of Internet Marketing Affects Your Message And Why You Must Adapt by Lisa Manyon
• Cold Calling in the 21st Century: The New Rules by Wendy Weiss

Grow Your Business

• Three Key Elements for Business Success in 2009 by Melanie Benson-Strick
• The Future of Virtual Assistance: Lifestyle, Mindset, and the Team-Based Business Model by Erin Blaskie
• Online Book Marketing Trends by Penny Sansevieri
• Emerging Trends in Social Networking for 2009 by Mari Smith
• Top Five Trends You Must Know to Continue Growing Your Info-Profit Business by Adam Urbanski
• Trends in 2009: Video, The Internet, and Your Bottom Line by Viki Viertel

Go Beyond Your Business

• How to Consciously Capitalize on the Biggest Trend in Business Ever by Christine Kloser
• Why Savvy Web Entrepreneurs Will Find Even More Opportunity In The Growing Cultural Creative Market by Christina Merkley
• The Intersection of Technology, Information, and Transformation: Using the Internet as a Tool for Change by Marilyn Schwader
• The New Solo Entrepreneur: The Secret to Business Success – Tapping Into Your Joy Energy! By Laura West

Purchase your copy TODAY through this link http://snipurl.com/a12nw and claim your bonuses – today only!

I’m going to go purchase a few copies now myself!

Sincerely,

Gina Bell,
The Networking Maven
co-Founder of Networking Masters International
A Signature of Success Consulting, Inc. Company
http://www.thenetworkingmasters.com

P.S. – Don’t forget… the bonuses that they are making available are only available during this initial launch phase. Afterward, you can still order the book but you won’t be eligible to receive all of those amazing bonuses!

My Favorite Entrepreneurial Tool – Deciding My SWOT

As the owner of four online companies, my job is to sit down every year and decide my SWOT for the next 12 months and then to consistently revisit my SWOT throughout each year and tweak as needed. I base my decisions on my experience and the emerging trends in the industries I serve.

I also network, engage in learning with mentors, and a lot of the time I simply go left when everyone else goes right. I am a rebel that way and it works simply because it helps my companies stand out in a crowded marketplace.

SWOT is my favorite tool to help me understand at the strategic level how to go left when others go right.

SWOT is a business acronym that stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

EVERY single company, no matter what size it is, has SWOT.

Success is achieved based on how you leverage this tool. Here is how I apply SWOT to my companies:

* I decide what my acceptable weaknesses will be
* I predict the threats to my business
* I capitalize my strengths
* and finally I seize opportunities!

I have been known to say “yes” quite a few times to risky opportunities even when I have no earthly idea how the pieces will ever fall into place. I know that if I don’t say “yes”, someone else will and that my simply saying “yes” allows me to move forward and signal the universe to send those “pieces” my way.

Your overall goal in business is to communicate your strengths to your current and potential customers via your website and all of the communication systems (newsletters, blogs, podcasts, etc.) you use.

Sheri McConnell is the President of the National Assn of Women Writers and the Assn of Web Entrepreneurs. She teaches online entrepreneurs how to discover, create, and profit from their intellectual knowledge. Get free reports and audios at http://www.nawwfreereport.com or http://www.awefreereport.com