Great Blog Off Guest Post – Terri Brooks

Virtual Networker

I love to network. Well, I love to talk and meet new people, so I guess you could say I’m a networker! I have joined several great networking groups locally as well as on the Internet while I have been building my Virtual Assistant business. I have met an incredible amount of people within the last year through networking and the best part is that I have more than doubled my business through referrals that I have received from networking.

Because of the sky-rocketing gas prices, I have been trying to stay in the “virtual” office and save on my gas usage. However, by doing that I have been missing out on my local networking opportunities. So one day I starting thing…I’m virtual, why not do a virtual networking session. Well, that’s just what I did. I called my local group, asked them if they would conference me in to the meetings each week and let me have my 1 minute of fame. Of course, they agreed and the rest is history. Every week at3:30 pm on Wednesdays, I settle in my home office, for my Women In Networking meeting over the phone. It’s a great group of women that I have come to know and love and know I can continue to share with them, help them build their businesses and build relationships that will last, I hope, for a long time.

There’s always a creative way to work around problems, all you have to do is look for them. It just might be a “virtual solution.”

Terri Brooks – General Administrative and Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant

Chief Virtual Officer, A Virtual Business Solution

http://avirtualbiz.wordpress.com/

www.avirtualbiz.com

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