Are you sitting comfortably?

21/11/09

Recently I was on a conference call, given by Area Director Phil Berg. Its subject was ‘getting more visitors to your chapter’, and I have to say that as a Gold Badge member (pretty good at bringing visitors) of BNI, the content was just outstanding.

In fact, however good you are at bringing visitors to your chapter, you could not have hung up at the end of the call and not be better still.

Members often say that it is difficult to think of who to invite to their chapters and Phil had at least twenty ideas on the subject; one of which was a visual interpretation of ‘Follow your money’. And, it’s so simple!

So, are you sitting comfortably?

It doesn’t matter if you are reading this at home or in the office, it will work. It will even work in your garden, in fact just about anywhere.

All you have to do is look around you and start taking notes. Where did you get the carpet? The picture frames? Who made the bookshelves? Who decorated the room? Who put in the central heating? Where did you buy the curtains? Who decided on the colour scheme? Who made the cushions?

Get the idea?

And, what’s great, each room of your house will give you a slightly different list, your garden another and your office yet another.

But, the best thing of all is that you know all of these people. Each one has supplied you, you know how good they are, and each would be more than happy to talk to you. After all, you are a customer of theirs.

So, make your list and start inviting all of those great suppliers you know.