My Recommendation

Okay, this post is not truly about networking, but it is about word-of-mouth marketing. And it is my word!

Here's the confession. I have never been able to and truthfully never had an interest in understanding our investments. I just let Steve do it knowing that was probably not the best scenario. I don't mean that he's doing a bad job -- to the contrary, he does quite well. But I should really understand, too. Right?

Along comes Joy MacLeod, who recently invited me to join an investment group. I agreed figuring that the $50 a month dues will be the tuition for learning more. We're the Money Magnets!

I did some research online for investing and particularly women investing. As a result I happened on to a website called www.chickslayingnesteggs.com.

All I can say is go there!

All I can say is sign up for the $29.95 online seminar.

All I can say is just do it.

The "chicks" as they call themselves make it so easy to unlock all the mystery surrounding the investment world.

Go visit the site and then tell me what you think.

Guy's Advice

Okay, I'm frustrated. I still can't trackback to make comments. Okay, I have that out of my system.

I just read Guy Kawasaki's most recent post about getting the attention of venture capitalists.

IT IS A MUST READ, NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO.

The advice Guy gives can be used in most sales situations, especially where the sales person is trying to get an audience with those in power of a large company. Just as the inventor is wanting the venture capitalist to invest their money in an idea, the sales person is trying to get the purchasing agent to invest the money in the product or service of the the company she represents.

Guy's information is brilliantly simple: introductions, introductions, introductions. And please make the introduction a first-generation introduction. So if you don't know the people you need to know, then work on that first!

I don't want to paraphrase what Guy has already written, just go there and read it for yourself.

Then come back and tell me how you will adapt his stuff for your career.