Comments on: Protect Your Reputation Vigilantly http://www.smallbusinessmavericks.com/internetmarketing/branding/protect-your-reputation-vigilantly/07/01/2008/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Caroline Melberg http://www.smallbusinessmavericks.com/internetmarketing/branding/protect-your-reputation-vigilantly/07/01/2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1698 Caroline Melberg Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:53:49 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessmavericks.com/internetmarketing/branding/protect-your-reputation-vigilantly/07/01/2008/#comment-1698 Thanks Lisa! Sometimes the popular choice isn't for everyone. I will definitely check out the site you use to evaluate its value. Thank you for sharing. Thanks Lisa!

Sometimes the popular choice isn’t for everyone. I will definitely check out the site you use to evaluate its value. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Lisa Katz http://www.smallbusinessmavericks.com/internetmarketing/branding/protect-your-reputation-vigilantly/07/01/2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1697 Lisa Katz Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:16:09 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessmavericks.com/internetmarketing/branding/protect-your-reputation-vigilantly/07/01/2008/#comment-1697 I find it interesting that many of my corporate buddies love Linked In. As a Financial Planner I found it ...... well to be honest.... quite useless. As a small business professional I rely on trusted associates and strong relationships to generate new business. My reputation is important and having befriended 400 online strangers means very little to my bottom line. I have been using an online tool, http://www.referralkey.com/ I invite the people I know and trust to join my referral network. I can then get quarterly reports to analyze and ensure those relationships are reciprocal. I also have access to my associate's circle so I can exchange referrals with new prospects with only one degree of separation. I highly suggest it for small businesses looking to see actual results from networking. I find it interesting that many of my corporate buddies love Linked In. As a Financial Planner I found it …… well to be honest…. quite useless. As a small business professional I rely on trusted associates and strong relationships to generate new business. My reputation is important and having befriended 400 online strangers means very little to my bottom line.

I have been using an online tool, http://www.referralkey.com/ I invite the people I know and trust to join my referral network. I can then get quarterly reports to analyze and ensure those relationships are reciprocal. I also have access to my associate’s circle so I can exchange referrals with new prospects with only one degree of separation. I highly suggest it for small businesses looking to see actual results from networking.

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