Jess, I totally agree with the "Law of Reciprocity" here and once again this reinforces my believe how a slow and steady (patience and persistent) can win the race! Great article, indeed!

Great event! I'd try my best to be there.

What an innovative idea! This sounds real fun way of networking, I'd certainly try my best to be there.

Well said, Nick - It's not just good enough to just have a website, you must reflect your desired brand image.

Branding is the key to successful marketing if deliver real value to the marketplace and build a reputation among users for reliability and value which, I guess you could call branding as well.

Kumar, http://www.abasys.us

Brilliant... indeed ! I am really impressed. I will try to make it for this event.

Howard, I am genuinely impressed. Very true about welcoming new connections always. After all the name of the game is "Networking" :)

Hsuan and Bob,

I think this was very good topic and the event was very well organized as well. It is true that "elevator speech" is very important to convey the right marketing message and Michael Port's model is indeed subtle. You and Bob have done a great job conveying and practicing this model!

Thanks for hosting the great event!

Lets meet up yet again for some good-tasting dim-sum and networking with our Biznik folks. Can't wait, indeed!

Great event, indeed! I look forward to attend this. I will like to learn more about MYBIA/Business Insurance and to network with Eastside folks.

• Kumar

Sounds exciting! I am really looking forward to it. Good to see the list of the attendees growing and thanks to organizers and sponsors for arranging such a wonderful event.

Not even 20 years ago – in 1996, according to the National Association of Realtors – barely 2 percent of homebuyers used the Internet for any portion of their search. Today the number is nearly 80 percent – 6.02 million of the 7.53 million annual homebuyers. We as a web service provider want to make sure this remains a tool for building relationships – not replacing them.

Fiona is doing a great job here by continuously networking and providing a sincere guidance on home mortgage.