NETWORLDING

Networlding Group Now on LinkedIn

For those "socially responsible" LinkedIn connections and professionals who resonate with the concept of "doing well by doing good".  There is a networking group whose values are - making a difference and integrity.

To this end we have created a Networlding LinkedIn Group. We will share best practices for lifelong success in careers/business.

• Reach other members of Networlding

• Know more than a name in your Networld

• View rich professional profiles from fellow Networlders

Here's the Link to Join! http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/23817/106B1416835C

I am happy to announce that as of today, this group is up to 2000 members. In the next couple of weeks we are going to be developing a free tele-seminar, "Doing Well by Doing Good: How to Make it In These Tough Times."

Networlding Supports Jobs for Youth

For over twenty-seven years, Jobs For Youth has been the staffing agency to hundreds of Chicagoland companies looking to hire.

Jobs For Youth has made over 25,000 job placements since 1979 and over 900 young people have received their GED through Jobs For Youth. With over 100,000 youth ages 16-24 in Chicago out-of-school and not working, they say their job is not done.

“We want to serve more youth. We want give them hope in an otherwise hopeless situation. We want to prepare them to become self-sufficient.”

And they need our help.

Find out how you can help by checking out their website: Click Here

Support comes in many different forms. Find out how you can help Chicago’s Youth.

For further questions please contact Barbara Olson, Community & Volunteer Relations Director, at 312 – 499 -4778 x 129 or e-mail.

For information on Networlding and our services please call 312 – 421 – 4213 or click here.

Inspire my Kids

Here is another great resource.
Jamie Sargent and Nora Stewart have set up a great program to help inspire kids. To check out their website: Click Here
Networlding loves companies that strive to benefit the community at the same time as running a profitable business.  Inspire my business does this as they “pursue profits with purpose”
We love their website too.

re:invention

Great Blog for Women:

Kirsten Osolind, CEO of Re:invention Marketing has a #1 goggle ranked blog for and about enterprising women.

Re:invention is a full-service integrated marketing company for corporations that are looking to sell more of their products and services to enterprising women -- women entrepreneurs and executives.

For more information about their services please Click Here.

Kirsten’s blog is chalked full of information about women entrepreneurs, business statistics, business resources and more importantly fun. She has a great way of presenting information so that it is readily accessible, informative and interesting.

Every Saturday Kirsten posts “10 Tips for 10 Million Women”. These posts feature successful women entrepreneurs or executives. In addition to their current position and a brief bio, each entrepreneur or executive shares their list of 10 tips for women in business.

Kirsten also shares information about her business, the people she meets, and the companies she interacts with. She reviews professional women’s organizations, discussing their history, member benefits, programs, and networks. The blog delivers a tremendous amount of information about resources for women.

Always in tune with what women want, Kirsten does not ignore the importance of business fashion. One post reviewed the trend of handbags and the dangers of carrying a bag that is too large. Additionally, on the side bar there is a featured business shoe of the season. Included in the staff’s bios - their shoe of choice.

The amount of knowledge presented and the span of topics covered makes the re:invention blog one of our favorite resources.

Best Email Marketing Recommendation

Melissa recently discovered a better email marketing service called Email Transmit.

Email Transmit is a web-based service that helps companies deliver successful marketing campaigns via email.

They provide superior service at reasonable prices and they are quick and easy to use.
You don’t need to know HTML or other programming lingo because Email Transmit provides professional templates using your company’s brand identity. Every design is a web-based form so all you need to do is cut and paste. Your e-mail list is easily imported from any database and if you need advice or if you get stuck, they provide free phone and e-mail consulting.
In addition Email Transmit has great tracking and reporting features that allow you to track how many e-mail were opened, clicked through, forwarded, or bounced back.

Email Transmit does a great job of answering questions and you can receive a free demo of their services. For a free demo Click Here.

When signing up, use the code NETW in Step 3 of the sign up form to get $50 off your setup fee, which is very reasonable to begin with and gets you up and running with great email templates very quickly.

Click Here to see Networlding's most recent Email Transmit.