Before I got my current job I attended a few but that was more than 5 years ago. Lately I have not attended or had the desire to attend networking events.
Best business now is to participate in a community banking. Since banks are loaning us our own money, we don't need such an intermediate. People now help each other with money directly. You can earn 10-50% monthly. More information at http://www.income-plan.com
"“What went wrong?” What happens when one of the most hyped tech IPOs in recent history doesn’t rise to meet investor expectations?" Nothing went wrong. THe market finally correctly priced Facebook's valuation.
A little commonsense would have told anyone that Facebook isn't anywhere near as valuable as $100 billion.
$1 billion in profits
Limited user growth (because they've already saturated a lot of nations)
Ads that don't really work - prompting a lot of big advertisers to cancel their Facebook ad campaigns.
Some will consider this extreme but the strategy I use is to move every 2-3 years to a new place. Once you need to move you are forced to reevaluate everything in your house.
I like Business Insider, especially their Money Game section which has good commentary on the day's market action. However, I find their main page to be like a content dump (they're a content aggregator), which is pretty annoying because there's a lot of pointless stuff floating around.
While gold is a hedge, it's not the best. Commodities in general are hedges against inflation (more dollars means higher commodity prices), so if you want to hedge against inflation, then you should buy the commodity that rises the most (in effect, has the most volatility). In this case, I'd recommend silver.
I love skype and video calling. This is best for communicating between families. But there are times when video calling is inappropriate especially in business. It'll be awkward to talk to a client if you're not presentable.
These communication tools have their strengths and weaknesses.
My industry happens to be something of a niche (specialty coffee), so any industry-wide event is essentially a networking event, but I've never attended anything specifically marketed as such. It's incredible how making that personal connection with someone can come back to reward you later on down the line!
I occasionally attend networking events, but I have never gotten a job through one. I have met some interesting people that I am now friends with, though.
Hello. I've actually never left a comment before so this is a new endeavor for me... (keeping my fingers crossed that my message actually "posts").
Re: Networking events- I went to my very first one just last month... I never received so many business cards in my life (nor distributed my card out so much)! The pros- you meet a lot of new people who share the same interests as you "work/job related" but I'm left wondering if meeting all these people is really beneficial or just time consuming... It reminds me of the 80/20 rule (google if unfamiliar)- Are these people the 20% or the 80? On that end though... I did meet a gentleman who specialized in a service (auditing clinical sites) I was in need of so nonetheless, I thought of him... I figured I could research his name online first to make sure his credentials panned out. It's too bad that I didn't get his business card though.
Then I would say, be upfront with her and outline what you have outlined in here ( unless you have signed an agreement with her before she went to work showing you houses, which smart realtors do for this exact reason) Tell her we have found a house on our own and are probably going to close with an attorney, I realize that you have spent some time and effort to show us some houses and we want to compensate you for your time, what would you consider a fair amount for the time you spent on our behalf. You may be surprised at the answer. Most agents aren't used to people being up front and recognizing their efforts and being willing to compensate them fairly, usually people just try to justify cutting them out and stealing their time and figure out how to cut them out underhandedly.
I say that college isn't for everyone because the fact is that only around 30% of people 25 and over in the US have a college degree. source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/education/census-finds-bachelors-degre... This means 70% or a majority of people didn't go to or finish college. You can't possibly say that 70% of people don't make it to retirement. If I were in a retirement home then I'm probably going to be paying someone to do stuff for me. That means I would need a significant retirement fund. Very few adult children will take on the responsibility of full time care for their parents, and I wouldn't want my child to pay for it either.
Networking makes me a nervous wreck. I want to be better at it, but I'm intimidated by large groups of people, especially ones that I don't know. I need to enhance these skills, though, because knowing someone is the best way to find a job in my town.
I have wisebread liked on facebook.
Before I got my current job I attended a few but that was more than 5 years ago. Lately I have not attended or had the desire to attend networking events.
Best business now is to participate in a community banking. Since banks are loaning us our own money, we don't need such an intermediate. People now help each other with money directly. You can earn 10-50% monthly. More information at http://www.income-plan.com
"“What went wrong?” What happens when one of the most hyped tech IPOs in recent history doesn’t rise to meet investor expectations?" Nothing went wrong. THe market finally correctly priced Facebook's valuation.
A little commonsense would have told anyone that Facebook isn't anywhere near as valuable as $100 billion.
$1 billion in profits
Limited user growth (because they've already saturated a lot of nations)
Ads that don't really work - prompting a lot of big advertisers to cancel their Facebook ad campaigns.
Some will consider this extreme but the strategy I use is to move every 2-3 years to a new place. Once you need to move you are forced to reevaluate everything in your house.
I like Business Insider, especially their Money Game section which has good commentary on the day's market action. However, I find their main page to be like a content dump (they're a content aggregator), which is pretty annoying because there's a lot of pointless stuff floating around.
No offence or anything, but this is typical journalist stuff. Just repeating the same things that we already know.
While gold is a hedge, it's not the best. Commodities in general are hedges against inflation (more dollars means higher commodity prices), so if you want to hedge against inflation, then you should buy the commodity that rises the most (in effect, has the most volatility). In this case, I'd recommend silver.
I love skype and video calling. This is best for communicating between families. But there are times when video calling is inappropriate especially in business. It'll be awkward to talk to a client if you're not presentable.
These communication tools have their strengths and weaknesses.
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Belinda
No, I have not attended any networking events.
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My industry happens to be something of a niche (specialty coffee), so any industry-wide event is essentially a networking event, but I've never attended anything specifically marketed as such. It's incredible how making that personal connection with someone can come back to reward you later on down the line!
I like you on Facebook.
I don't. I work for a very large agency, so I network right at work.
Liked you on FB!
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I occasionally attend networking events, but I have never gotten a job through one. I have met some interesting people that I am now friends with, though.
Hello. I've actually never left a comment before so this is a new endeavor for me... (keeping my fingers crossed that my message actually "posts").
Re: Networking events- I went to my very first one just last month... I never received so many business cards in my life (nor distributed my card out so much)! The pros- you meet a lot of new people who share the same interests as you "work/job related" but I'm left wondering if meeting all these people is really beneficial or just time consuming... It reminds me of the 80/20 rule (google if unfamiliar)- Are these people the 20% or the 80? On that end though... I did meet a gentleman who specialized in a service (auditing clinical sites) I was in need of so nonetheless, I thought of him... I figured I could research his name online first to make sure his credentials panned out. It's too bad that I didn't get his business card though.
Nah, networking events intimidate me for some reason!
Then I would say, be upfront with her and outline what you have outlined in here ( unless you have signed an agreement with her before she went to work showing you houses, which smart realtors do for this exact reason) Tell her we have found a house on our own and are probably going to close with an attorney, I realize that you have spent some time and effort to show us some houses and we want to compensate you for your time, what would you consider a fair amount for the time you spent on our behalf. You may be surprised at the answer. Most agents aren't used to people being up front and recognizing their efforts and being willing to compensate them fairly, usually people just try to justify cutting them out and stealing their time and figure out how to cut them out underhandedly.
Liked and posted on facebook too! :)
I attend a yearly convention in person and I have found many contacts and some new friends by doing so!
Liked on Facebook. Thank you!
I say that college isn't for everyone because the fact is that only around 30% of people 25 and over in the US have a college degree. source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/education/census-finds-bachelors-degre... This means 70% or a majority of people didn't go to or finish college. You can't possibly say that 70% of people don't make it to retirement. If I were in a retirement home then I'm probably going to be paying someone to do stuff for me. That means I would need a significant retirement fund. Very few adult children will take on the responsibility of full time care for their parents, and I wouldn't want my child to pay for it either.
Networking makes me a nervous wreck. I want to be better at it, but I'm intimidated by large groups of people, especially ones that I don't know. I need to enhance these skills, though, because knowing someone is the best way to find a job in my town.