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Have you heard about BlitzTime?

If you haven't, then you're missing out on some fantastic networking.  Blitztime is a networking platform designed to bring people together on the phone for targeted conversations.  Here's how it works:

Sign Up For Free Trial
You'll get your first two events for free, so that's plenty of time to get the hang of things. 

Set-up
You sign up and fill out your profile (you will definitely want to fill out a profile because the other callers see it when they are on the phone with you). In it, you should include anything that would be a good thing to talk to people about. 

Register for an Event
Once you're all set up, it's time to register for an event.  Don't wait to do this because you'll forget you signed up and it will roll off your consciousness and you'll miss out on a great opportunity. In fact, while you're there, sign up for two events.  It doesn't matter which two, just pick something.  These first two events are about getting the hang of it.

Put Your Events in Your Calendar
Treat this like an appointment like anything else.  Once you sign up, it's not optional - you go.  You can't make new contacts if you don't attend. 

Pick Who You Want To Talk To
This is an important piece that a lot of people miss.  There are going to be people on the call you don't want to talk to.  (I'm thinking of the people trying to sell you Acai juice and whatnot here.)  There will also be people in a position to be good referral sources for you (financial planners, insurance agents, attorneys, CPAs), you will want to preferentially talk to them.  If you go into the back end of your system into the event that you're attending, you can mark people as "Prefer to Speak" to this person or "Don't Connect Me With" that person or "No Preference" which is the default if you do nothing.  The system will do its best to connect you with the right people in the time allotted.

Sign into the Call
Then you have to actually attend.  I know, this seems obvious, but you'd be surprised how often it happens, people sign up and then don't go.  Look at it this way - you could cold call some prospects, or you can get online and talk to people who want to talk to you.  Got it?  Good!

Here's the Best Part!
When you get on the call, the system will hook you up with the people you've requested who didn't say that they don't want to talk to you.  Then, you get 5-8 minutes (depending on how the person hosting the call set it up) to network with that person.  There is a timer in the corner of the screen that counts down letting you know how much time you have left.  Talk about being efficient!  No more getting stuck in long unproductive conversations!  You get to the heart of the matter quickly because there isn't time for anything else!

In Your Pajamas - No Parking Costs - No Weather Issues
OK - so I lied - THIS is actually the best part.  You're talking to people in real time about actual business and you're doing it from the comfort of your own home (or office).  You could be in jeans, or your underwear or, yes, your pajamas.  You didn't have to get in your car, drive into the city, find and pay for parking, pay $40 for the event, and hope that you meet someone useful.  You know who's going to be there before you go.  You don't have to get dressed up - you don't even have to get dressed!  And the cost, even if you subscribe, is lower than the average networking event for a SINGLE event and that's not even counting gas and parking. What could be better?

Getting Business
I talk to people on the system all the time who get TONS of business from it (and, yes, I've gotten some great connections as well).  So it works.  And you can make it work for you too - but only if you show up.  And, yes, you might even run into me in one of your events.  Who knows?  It could happen.

Try it - it's free for the first couple of events.  There's no risk except in your time and that's true for any event. 

If your New Year's Resolution is to do more prospecting,
then this is a great way to get started!

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