Networking In Austin

By Peter Biadasz

U.S. Southern Plains Bureau Chief
(Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico)

When Scott Ingram, founder of NetworkinAustin.com, moved from California to Austin, Texas he found that there was no central networking resource for him to tap into. Being the self motivated networker that he is, he decided to form a resource that would connect the business networking community of Austin. Desiring to create an environment that would build relationships, generate referrals and create real business, for anyone involved. Thus, NetworkingInAustin.com was birthed.

NetworkInAustin.com was created to save networkers time and money by helping them choose the networking events that are right for them before they attend. Unlike more limited business journal listings, NetworkInAustin.com offers key details about a full range of networking opportunities, including small business networking events, referral/leads group meetings, meetings of civic organizations and associations, Chambers of Commerce events, social networking opportunities as well as career change/ job search events. Being the largest business events calendar in Central Texas, NetworkInAustin.com actively works to list every public business and networking event in Central Texas.

In addiction to its extensive calendar NetworkInAustin.com provides its members with an online, industry-specific directory that currently lists 371 individuals. There is a member’s only section in which all memberships are individual memberships, not company memberships. This is because real relationships are with people, not companies.

Other benefits that are made available include: insider tips from some of Austin’s top networkers, teaching on how to ask for (and give) referrals, how to turn lukewarm leads into red-hot referrals, keys to building long-lasting business relationships., how to create top-of-mind awareness and generate word-of-mouth advertising, an extensive list of networking resources, articles, blogs and books.

If this sounds like a lot, it is. Scott shared with me that NetrworkingInAustin.com is “the hub of networking activity and information in the greater Austin area”. He shared with me that the organization is quickly evolving and that there will be many exciting things happening in 2009 to make NetworkingInAusitn.com an even more valuable resource.

If you live in Austin, plan on traveling in Austin, or just want to learn form the networking professionals in Austin, I highly recommend NetworkingInAustin.com. ___________________________________________________

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