Weekly BNI Meeting – May 02, 2012

by Lindsey on May 3, 2012

We had a good turnout today for our weekly BNI meeting at the Domain in north Austin. As can be seen by the accompanying photo, lunch is part of our routine.
After our officers got through reporting on business matters, we moved around the room for our one-minute presentations. A one-minute presentation is each member’s opportunity to give a quick synopsis of part of his or her business. When my turn came, I talked about Twitter as part of what I call a web presence, specifically how to compress a web link to conserve Tweet space.

My intention is present a different topic each week. After all, who wants to hear me say the say thing at the same time 52 times a year? My hope is to make my one minute presentations educational and interesting. I would encourage my fellow group members to do the same.

John Oberg - 10 minute presentation - 05/02/2012This was followed by John Oberg presenting the ten-minute presentation, a more in depth presentation presented by a member who has the right amount of longevity in the group as well as proper education, the Member Success Program (MSP).  John, a former president of the group, is a very inspirational speaker who specializes in “Raising Expectations, Elevating Performance” at http://www.ms-tx.com. But it looks to be an invitation-only site. Also shown in the picture is Luis Delgado, The Critical Update, Juan Mondragon, Liquid Capital Assets, Steve Benet, Sente Mortgage, Rodney Schwalbach, ESG Realty Advisors  and Ryan Connor’s head, State Farm Agency.


We are looking for a new member in the each of the following professions: lawyers (all types), photographer, residential landscaper, plumber, cleaning company, hairstylist, electrician, and painter. You also may have a skill not listed here. If you are interested in membership, contract me: Lindsey Allen at 512-921-2618, or lindsey@exploringnewmedia.com

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Weekly BNI Meeting – April 18, 2012

by Lindsey on April 19, 2012

Exploring new media is exploring what’s new to me. Well, for the past couple of months I’ve been getting oriented with Business Network International (BNI), a business networking organization with a chapter here in Austin called Business Builders Network. So far, networking has been working for me. I have been able to secure business from referrals in that organization that have more than paid for my enrollment fees.

So it was that I found myself at our weekly meeting place on April 18th to participate in our standard rituals of presenting individual 1-minute spiels about our business, listening to a 10 minute presentation by one of our members, giving and receiving referrals, and sharing individual conversations with other members.
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QR (Quick Response) Codes

April 14, 2012

Prior to the beginning of my weekly BNI network meeting last week, a fellow BNI member, Juan Mondragon expressed an interest in QR codes.  Like many of you, I have seen them in many places but had never used my smartphone to scan one and see what happened.

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If You Write It, Will They Come?

December 16, 2011

You can write the best blog possible and still get very little attention.  One way to gain attention is to write the blog then send an email to your list telling them that you just wrote the blog. Bad!! Or you could install an RSS Feed by going to http://feedburner.google.com.

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Who’s That Knocking At My Door? Find Out with Google Analytics

December 14, 2011

Ever wonder who visits your website? And when? And from where? Windows/Linux/Macintosh users? Browsers used? It’s easy to find out. The only slightly restrictive requirement is that you have or get a gmail account. Since Google provides so many nice features, it’s not really that restrictive. Think of the Google account as your club house [...]

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WordPress, Genesis Framework Applied to My Personal Blog

November 29, 2011

I created my personal website using WordPress. I am styling it using the Genesis Framework, which is really a super, but complex application for creating and modifying your theme, or the overall look and functionality of the website. As it came from Studiopress, it was pretty bland – black text on a white background, and [...]

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Not Rip Van Winkle

October 13, 2011

No, I haven’t been asleep for 20 years. Just been meandering through life. Sip a little from this glass. Eat a little from that plate. Check out this video. Read that book. Study this discipline. Bog down in that concept. But I’m coming back.  New client. New requirements. New advice from my talented friends. They [...]

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Creative Writing Class as New Media

September 6, 2011

I started an online class in Creative Writing today with the Gotham Writers Workshop. I’ve been writing since the first grade. That was in 1947. Although I think I’m a fair writer, I’d like to do better. This will be the second time I’ve concentrated on writing as an end result. My anticipation is great.

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Podcasting and Vidcasting and YouTube, oh my!

January 28, 2011

Starting to prepare for my Rise Austin 2011 presentation at 4PM on the 8th of March 2011.  I will be discussing and demonstrating the hardware, software, and procedures to creating a video cast/podcast for placement on your web site and at YouTube.

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150 Monkeys in Cyberspace

January 28, 2011

That was the title of our January Meetup and was presented by Chad Peevy of Peevy Media. Ten guests participated in Chad’s presentation and informal discussion regarding aspects of social networking. Thanks to Chad for his informative and entertaining presentation. And thanks to Jan Triplett of the Business Success Center for her hospitality.

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