One of your fellow members is holding an event

1/06/08

I happened to be talking with four members this week who had all had the same experience. I met with them on different days by the way!

They had each held an event, were in chapters of over twenty members, and each event was free. Two of these events were evening sessions, one spread over three days and the other one was in fact online. The number of members from their chapters who chose to support them ranged from none (on two occasions) to about five!

Amazed? Well, I was!

Why? Well, let's start with building a supportive relationship. How about it's just a friendly thing to do, or how about the fact that you might just learn something (two of the events were about growing your business), or a bit selfish - for the networking possibilities, then again how about the fact that there can be no better way to learn about a person's business than watching them work - what a great way to get an insight into how they work, understanding what they do, and so increase the chance of getting referrals for them, or how about just because you may get to know them a little more?

Something that is very important in our groups, which also effects directly how many referrals we receive, is how much we know, like and trust our fellow members.

How do you think those four members feel? Deep down - do you really think they like us? Do you really think that they will go out of their way to find us referrals?

Next time one of your fellow members is holding an event, posts something on the web for you to look at, or even asks you just to have a look at their web site, please really try to find the time to do whatever it is. I guarantee that, at the very least, you will make a member happy and by doing that, you will certainly increase the odds of a referral or two from them.