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Waylin Teas June Specials

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Visit our web site at: www.waylinenterprise.com for our excellent tea specials each month or our online ecommerce site at www.waylinteas.com to see our complete line of gourmet and specialty teas.

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SCS Training Centre, Summer Training Schedule,

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

SUMMER 2008 SEMINAR SCHEDULE   

 

DATE

TIME

COURSE

COST

July 8 & 10, July 22 & 24/08

9:00  a. m. –1:00 p.m.

QuickBooks Level I & II

$300.00

Aug. 5 & 7, Aug. 12 & 14/08

9:00  a .m. –1:00 p.m.

Simply Accounting Level I & II

$300.00

Please feel free to contact us at 905-628-3208 or email us at sandra@scstrainingcentre.com or visit our website at www.scstrainingcentre.com to get more information and to register.

 

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People in Connection Special Offer LIMITED TIME

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Join People in Connection this summer and get 2 months free! This offer is valid until September 30th only and WON”T BE REPEATED! VISIT OUR SITE AT People in Connection and click on our Get Connected button!

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July Cambridge Network Events

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

The July Cambridge event will be held on Tuesday July 15 hosted by Wayne Baker

Galt View Restaurant
8:00 a.m - 9:30 a.m.
Discussion topic: Managing your Marketing Strategies
Please check our site at: www.peopleinconnection.com events tab to learn more and to register

 

 

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July Oakville Network Event Announcement

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

We are very pleased to announce that we will be starting network events in Oakville beginning July 16th at 8:00 a.m.  Location to be announced shortly. We are pleased to welcome Terry Buschler of Coffee News as our chapter leader for the Oakville group. If you would like to attend this event, please click on our events button on www.peopleinconnection.com

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Newest Members

June 5th, 2008 · No Comments

We are pleased to announce the newest members of People in Connection in June!

Mountaineer Movers… find their listing under Moving and Storage Companies in our online Video Directory!

Lions Club of Stoney Creek … find their listing under Charities and Non Profit organizations

TMJ Medical, Tracy Desjardins … find Tracy’s listing under Aesthetics and Medical Aesthetics in our business directory

Watch for their apprearance on our show as well within the next few weeks!  

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New information videos online

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

One of our members Shobha Ahuja from Freedom 55 and Quadrus Investment Services has submitted some excellent information videos that we have placed on the site.

Retirement, Is it a Challenge? Click here
Money - Money - Money! It’s a Rich Woman’s World! Click here
Professional Financial Solutions for Business Owners. Click here

These are some excellent little financial exercises for your personal consideration. Thank you Shobha!

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New Chapter of People in Connection in Cambridge ready to launch!

May 25th, 2008 · No Comments

We are pleased to announce that the Cambridge chapter of People in Connection is getting a jump start on our expansion with events beginning on Tuesday June 17 at the Galt View Restaurant at 8:00 a.m - 9:30 a.m . Introductory admission fee for all guests at $10 each. 693 Coronation Blvd. Cambridge.  Click on the large events button at www.peopleinconnection.com to learn more and to register online.

This includes an excellent full breakfast, excellent networking, door prize and more.  Guests that join the network now, get more than two months free! Your renewal will be August 31, 2009 and you will be entered into a draw for your first breakfast free in September!

Your Chapter leader for the Cambridge Business Network events is Wayne Baker who runs a business called Cooking is Fun and Easy.  (www.cookingisfunandeasy.ca) Wayne will cook for your group or join him monthly for one of his excellent dinners in your area. We are very pleased to have Wayne as part of the People in Connection family. If you have any questions, please contact our office.

 

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People in Connection Network Event May 14th

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments

We had an excellent turnout at the People in Connection event this month! Our discussion period was excellent and we got some excellent feedback from the people there.  Our Topic for this month was Online Promotions, Increasing Your Exposure.
The Internet is becoming the main place that people in Business need to promote themselves and be seen.  The competition for top positions is huge and and the main hurdle for most people is that they don’t know where to start.

One of the main places I always recommend to start is by having your own web site. Even just a one page microsite (www.microsites.ca) will get you exposure if it is built so that the search engines can pick it up. Of course it is always good to get links back to your site from as many other places on the internet that are visible to the search engines. There are many free and pay directories locally. Usually your own city has its own online business directory, which should be free. You can list your business on our Canada/USA business directory at: www.bigconnections.biz and you can list for free, your business products and services on our associate site at: www.ghclassified.com ! The online network and directory  at www.peopleinconnection.com and being a member gives you lots of advantages with search engine friendly listings and the opportunity to submit articles, and to participate online.  Every time you get a link back to your site from another, it helps.. each time it should be for a new article, resource, news etc.. but it keeps the search engines looking at your site.

We talked alot about blogging at the event as well as an excellent way to increase your exposure and to get links to your site.  Sandy King, a People in Connection member (www.sandyking.ca) has been using a blog and is very excited about how much more traffic she is getting as a result. Sandy was kind enough to share some insight into blogging with the group and you can read her blog by linking to it from her site.

Sandy Writes:

To achieve extra exposure on the internet add a blog link to your website. This will not only allow you to add even more information about yourself, it will help bring more people to your website.
 
The serrendipitous addition of new demographics will occur automatically as search engines pick up on all of your blogs. Other websites can also link to a particular blog post, and you will also be accessible via the blog provider, which in my case, is WordPress.com.
 
Here are some tips to successful blogging:
1. Keep your posts current
2. Regularly add new posts
3. Add seasonal posts
4. Cover as many topics as you can and offer tips
5. Keep your posts concise. This doesn’t have to mean short, just to the point - don’t ramble
6. Add good quality pictures whenever possible
7. Use your blog as a newsletter
8. Add your name and website to each post
If writing is really not your thing, then employ the services of a writer. I can offer exremely reasonable rates for People in Connection members. Whatever you need - proof reading and minor editing to full writing services (give me the info and I’ll do the work for you) - I can help you look and sound your best on the web.
Sandy King, Photographer, Writer
www.sandyking.ca
  
Some other great ways to promote yourself is by submitting articles to other sites that accept them gladly for free.
Janet from www.organizedassistant.com has a site at: http://www.organizedarticles.com/
which allows you to do this and there are many other free article sites that you can find online!
Here are some other local directories that you can list your site on:
www.hamilton.ca
www.foundlocally.com
www.listingsca.com
www.hamiltondirect.info
www.411.ca
Google Local Directory
www.servepro.ca
www.goldbook.com (free one line) or pay for full page with link to your site) I can give you the contact information if you call me at: 905-387-1883. I was told that all businesses are entitled to a basic listing at no charge, so if your business isn’t in the Goldbook, you should do this. You just don’t get a link for this price)

Another great resource are online networks! There are online social and business networks. Some are free, some you have to pay to use.  I have found that the pay ones are better for actually getting more buisness, I think because if a person pays for this privilege, they are more likely to use it so they get their value out of it. Of course, any online network is just like a physical network event, the more you use it, the more you get back!
Here are some online social and business networks that you can access:
www.peopleinconnection.com
www.facebook.com
www.beehivegameonline.com
Here are more that have been sent to us from Janet at Organized Assistant. Thanks Janet!
MySpacewww.myspace.com
Naymzwww.naymz.com
Spockwww.spock.com
Plaxo Pulsewww.plaxo.com
Ryzewww.ryze.com
Fast Pitchwww.fastpitchnetworking.com

There are so many resources online that you could do this forever if you searched the internet! Just by setting aside one or two hours a week for online marketing of your business would increase your “web awareness” and help you gain more exposure for your business. We hope you find this information useful!
Check back regularly for lots more great resources and information!
Have an awesome day! Marie and Chris at www.peopleinconnection.com

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Welcome to the New People In Connection Blog

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Welcome! Well, we finally have a blog for our site! Watch this page regularly for up to the minute additons to the site, news, our latest newsletters and much more! If you would like to know more about People in Connection, please visit our profile page or if you want to get involved and become a member, please visit our page about membership. We will be starting chapters of People in Connection in Hamilton, Halton, Niagara London and Brant regions this year so watch for more news and if you would be interested in having a chapter of our network start up in your area, contact us! Thanks and enjoy our network sites.

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