Howard's comments

Duh... from the restaurants in their neighborhood? Check out Lyles Co-Op. He has about 20 members and they bring in the used restaurant oil and relieve the local restaurants of sometimes having to pay to get rid of it.

Mark... Very important. I define my spirituality as a feeling I have within myself that I can't fully explain because it is far greater than I can comprehend. I feel it in everything I do, business or personal, and I let it guide my actions as best as I can.

I love the question: Am I a mortal being that periodically has spritual experiences or am I a spirtual being having a mortal experience? I tend to lean towards the latter.

Therefore, spirtuality is paramount in all my life decisions. I choose to follow my inner most feelings, and usually am not mislead. Although, I do not like to discuss dogma in business related relationships because of the strong feelings many have towards absolutes.

Rather I do express my spirituality through my enthusiasum and desire to always do good (according to that still small voice inside of me) regardless of the profit at stake. As a professional salesman, I try to sell from the "heart". ...Howard

Dan.. When you get to this, I would also like to know how. I need to do some housecleaning in my mailbox. Elizabeth recommends that I must be ORGANIZED and clutter free..... Howard

That's interesting. Because I would also do Elizabeth's #1 along with her #2 and then I would take action on the Big Idea's we created.

Thanks for hosting the happy hours on the Eastside. I will schedule a few Eastside lunch Greet & Meets... HH

Pamela... I am a member of an "author's group" that meets once a month for mutual support. Some members have published and others are still writing. Let me know if you want an invite...Howard

Lori.. I've been considering joining the NWEN so I will be very interested in your experience and advice.

Thank you for hosting this subject....Howard

Rossina...Your cards are quality and a good idea. Welcome to Biznik...Howard

Dan... On the "Members...Network Tab" and then the "referrals" subsection of that tab, the link to "view recent activity" on each of the members, does not list the appropriate member's activity BUT instead it is listing the Primary Member's activity. ...HH

Richard... You will have to check with Lyle on that, but I believe you get a gallon of fuel for every gallon of old restaurant oil processed. I've seen it in action, and it's pretty neat. ....HH

Pamela... I do biz all over Western Washington, although I live in Duvall (not to far from you). I have had very good success in meeting good contacts by hosting lunch time events.

I would join with you and host one in Monroe to get you going and show you how to build a regular group for your local area. Contact me if you are interested. With, myself, and another biznik I know in Monroe, we would already have 3 of us....HH

Brianna, I don't know if this is what your looking for but maybe it may help.

This is the logo link:

<img src="http://biznik.com/images/dingbats/biznik/biznik_small.png">

This is your link-back:

Brianna Young

I opine along the lines of Nancy and Viv, although most of my concerns have already been corrected by adjustments made by Dan and John already. Thank You.

I think Justin's suggestion that additional networking and activity info can be "tabbed" and I would add that the "landing" tab shoud be skewed toward the viewpoint of a new hit from outside the biznik community offering the personal profile info in the spirit of "radical self promotion" while the subsequent tabs expand on all the neat activity and networking info of that member.

I really liked Andrew's suggestions about designing towards humans as most important and would like to add that we should consider the landing pages of each major site tab is for our "guests" and that the subsequent member profile tabs are for "us bizniks".

I still must say that I love the improvements overall and feel confident that the site will evolve to the best yet.....HH

Paul.. I hosted an event on this subject about 6 weeks ago and the attendees were very interested. I would be happy to participate and help you in any way. Just let me know.

NOTE TO JOE.... Contact me if you are interested in an alt Banker to help you finance your biz. That is what I do.... HH

I thought I'd undress for Halloween instead of dressing up. I took my shirt off and posted a picture to share with fellow bizniks. ;) --HH

You know you're addicted to Biznik when you post a Halloween Day Trick or Treat photo on your profile and think anyone will even notice it.

Elizabeth...

Not nearly as horrible as watching the "test pattern" in the 50's while waiting for "Howdy Doody" to start..HH

Jan.. It was good to meet you. I think you will enjoy your biznik networking experience. I look forward to seeing you at other events to get to know you better. Remember, referrals usually come after we all become friends first. Keep attending the events, and keep that positive outlook...HH