Thanksgiving 2010

Friends:

I am amazed that more people do not take advantage of the opportunity to speak about their passion. There are many groups hungry for a new speaker or a new topic. I speak as often as I can on networking. 75% of the speeches are "free" but I do get paid from time to time. I do the same amount of work for either speech. I love sharing what I have learned over the past 30 years. And as far as free speeches, some of my largest clients at Hunter Technical Resources were met at a "free" speaking engagement. I do not sell or promote my company but if people feel connected from my presentation, a number of them will come up after my speech to chat. Many of these folks want me to help them in some way and I do my best to help them. Many of those conversations have turned into great friendships. Many have turned into clients. I will share more on this subject when the second edition of The Heart of Networking is published later this year.

I love to read as much as I can about most any subject. While writing my second edition of The Heart of Networking, I have focused on social media content. In the last week I have read three books I would like to share with you.

As I begin writing the addition to The Heart of Networking, I am going to focus on the social media tools that were not available when I first wrote my book. I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas that you think should be included.

I am in Orange Beach, Alabama beginning the process of writing an update to my 2004 book, The Heart of Networking. My initial purchase of 5,000 copies have been sold or given away to clients and friends. I am going to add a few chapters on social networking which was not as important in 2004 as it is today. I am not going to write a detailed explanation of every one of the social networking tools since there are already many books on each of them. I am going to write about my usage of social networking platforms.

I want to thank my good friend, Urvaksh Karkari, for his kind words about Hunter Technical Resources and me personally. I am blessed beyond measure with friends like Urvaksh.

May 8th, 2010 was the 10th anniversary of the Digital Ball which is the Black Tie extravaganza benefiting TechBridge. This was one of the finest of them all. A stellar crowd of Atlanta's technology who's who were present. To learn more about TechBridge and the great work they are doing in our community, go to www.techbridge.org.

Welcome to my new and improved website created by my friends Tom and Alexa Ellis at AquaBlueWeb. I appreciate their hard work, dedication, and personal commitment to their every client. Please go to their website to see how they can help your business grow on line.