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Arden... Thank you for a great article. You are so right that "sales done well is an art". Thank you for helping educate us about proper sales etiquette.

I would like to collaborate with you sometime and direct people towards your seminars and services. I know I could surely use your help. I hope to meet you at a live event soon. I promise to mind my manners. ...Howard

John... I love to talk about Scott Ginsberg, author of 8 books (I've read 2) who is still wearing his name-tag (3,298 days currently) that has made him famous as That Nametag Guy.

His URL is www.HelloMyNameIsScott.com

His Blog is www.HelloMyNameIsScott.blogspot.com

Although I have not met him yet, he inspired me to start my sales consultancy career as That Sales Guy after reading his book, How To Be That Guy and later The Power Of Approachability.

You may already know him as he is based only 234 miles east of you in St. Louis. I think his small company is worth mentioning because of his books and the impact he has on his audiences.

After I add Duct Tape Marketing to my library, I may find another mention to add to the Marketing Category.

Jeffrey Gitomer of www.Gitomer.com comes to mind immediately in the Sales Training Category. He replaced Zig Ziglar in my coral of mentors a few years back. I highly recommend his Little Red Book of Selling.

In the Quick Service Restaurant Category, I've been a fan of In-N-Out Burger since the early 1960's. So much so, that I opened my own clone of one in 1966. You can only find them in the Southwest, but if you've never experienced them, you must.

During a 2 hour flight lay-over in Las Vegas once, I hired a taxi to take me through the nearest In-N-Out Burger Drive-Thru because I had not had a "Double-Double" in over a year. The driver was pleasantly surprised that he was un-aware of such a great place in his own back yard.

BTW. I picked that particular cross-country flight because of the opportunity to have lunch at in-n-out.

You can find them at www.in-n-out.com

I could go on and on because I love to observe the small things that make such a big difference in the success of various businesses, but I've already hi-jacked your post, so I'll get off for others to voice their favorites.

...Howard

Zita... Thank you for putting together a quality event for this group and introducing us to Vanna. She was fantastic and I'm sure she helped all the attendees with not only helpful ideas but with new inspiration. I sure learned a lot.

What also made the event so enjoyable and worth-while was your facilitation which I am grateful for your friendship. I'm an ardent fan and will promote your services every chance I get. I hope this is a taste of things to come from you new venture.

...Howard

Kate... Thank you for creating such an informative, entertaining, and well-run event. I learn something new every time I encounter you and Patrick.

I can honestly tell others they should never pass up one of your presentations. Thanks again. ...Howard

Renate... Welcome to Biznik. We missed you this morning at the Home Pros Greet and Meet. There were a couple of people asking for you that came just to meet you and network with you. ...Howard

@Christian... Yup, no more forgiveness for past mistakes when we "put our foot in our mouths", huh? So many past statements that I wish I could delete. Am I the only one? ...Howard

Bob... I sort of like seeing the blatant self-promos and comments that have absolutely nothing to do with the discussion. Sometimes I'll make a personal note of the poster who so clearly shows his/her ignorance.

This is a great way to discover who I DON'T want to do business with or associate with. ...Howard

Andrew... I like the new placement. Seems to fit nice between the map and promotions. ...Howard

Sharon... Please attend with us. I have added another event (same time and same place) for you to RSVP. You will find it at this link.

http://biznik.com/groups/entrepreneurial-junkies/events/seattle-greet-and-meet

Hope to see you and anyone else that wants to join us. ...Howard

Duke... Great ideas in the article. I took immediate action on one of them. Thanks for the suggestions. ...Howard

Duke... Thanks for joining me on the call last week. You have shown by example a "relevant" connection via an online social network platform. The value of our connection has a potential for future collaboration, all because of a "real" connection, not an auto-responder. I look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship. ...Howard

Angel... Thanks for the great event. I really appreciate all the information and experience that you shared with us. And, your space was really comfortable. Kudo's to Amy Woidke. ...Howard

Andrew... Works great now. It now even "counts-down". Thanks. ...Howard

Andrew... I just tried to tweet from a couple of different pages, and the "update" button does not seem to work. The "cancel" button is still functional. ...Howard

P.S. Did you mean a "character count-up"? because that's what it does when I try it.

Last week - this group meeting had some great information from Brad about some new laws affecting independent contractors.

Join with us and share your knowledge.

John... I'm sorry but I will be in Seattle all day Thursday and cannot make this date. ...Howard

Carolyn... Welcome to Biznik. If you want to do a little long-distance networking and visiting about business related challenges, your invited to my Biznik tele-conference Monday 11/2/09 at 12PM PST.

http://biznik.com/members/howard-howell/events/bizchatz-online-how-do-i-

...Howard

Diana... Great Article. I whole-heartedly agree with each of your points. Your #1 reason has been a hard one for me to learn. I still have difficulty with it.

But, that is probably because I am from the old-school. The New Media Reality is taking some time to sink-in. But every day, I get a little closer to "getting-it".

Your article prompted me to check out your blog and I like what I read. You now have a new follower. Thanks for posting. ...Howard

Duke... Interesting observation. I enjoyed your micro-survey.

Additionally, I find it strange the number of people that want to join your network and then when you attempt to engage with them sincerely by offering them some useful information, they accuse you of spamming them.

Why did they want to connect with you in the first place?

The technology has enabled us to connect easier, but there seems to be a race on for quantity of connections over quality of engagement. I agree, a lot of opportunities are being lost.

BTW. I don't have any miles to trade, but I may follow you because I like your viewpoint. Don't feel compelled to follow back. Keep posting good thoughts. ...Howard

Andrew... May I echo Christian's suggestion about the placement seems better in the right hand column and how exactly does the word count work in the little entry box?

I guess I could try editing it over the limit to learn myself, but I really wanted to hear it from you.

Thanks. ...Howard

Alexander... The advice from Amanda about a weekly date night is great wisdom.

While we had children at home, every Friday night we had a baby-sitter and I took my wife (of 43 years now) out on a date.

Sometimes it was very simple. Maybe just a fast-food restaurant and a movie. But, it gave her a break and helped nurture our relationship.

It also gave us time alone to discuss our daily challenges with the children and to get in sync with the way we handled them so they couldn't play each of us against the other.

Now that we are "empty-nest-ers", we still continue our date night. ...Howard

@Judith... When you are logged-on your Biznik profile page, look directly to the right of your Name for the word "EDIT". It may be a little hard to see because the text is a lighter color.

Click on it and you will be able to edit your Business name. ...Howard