Sick of SPAM emails

October 21st, 2008 Grant Posted in Uncategorized No Comments »

It doesn’t take a clairvoyant to realise that most people don’t like SPAM. It is a common problem that plagues email recipients everywhere. If you log into an account with any of the major free servers it is only a matter of time before spam emails start filtering through. A common solution is raising the security filter on the email account which should send those unwanted emails hurtling down the cyber gurgler into a junk mail folder which you don’t have to worry about. Although of course there can be a problem when the security filters are set too high and emails which are relevant and from known contacts start filtering through to the junk mail folder which you aren’t supposed to have to look through. What could be more annoying?

A user celebrates after finding a spam free inbox

News this week was that the largest spam gang in the world has been caught by authorities and had their assets seized. Even so the anticipated level of spam is not expected to decrease by much. I think the spam factor is one of the reasons why social and business networking sites have become more popular. There is something comforting about knowing the other people on your business networking site of choice have a real profile, real name and are there for the same reason you are, to network. Thankfully spammers have not yet regularly gone to the effort of creating fake profiles in order to spam people. Even more fortunately if that were to happen business networking sites have people on hand to monitor such problems and deal with them swiftly.

This leaves more time for networkers to filter through the messages they have relating to business opportunities, job offers and upcoming events rather than sorting through junk about weight loss pills and enlargements to bodily appendages.

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ZaaBiz Business Networking Event - Sydney CBD - Mint Bar: Interviews Attendees

June 6th, 2008 Andreas Posted in Uncategorized No Comments »

INFUSION NETWORKING NIGHTS ~ New 2008 Series:
Interviews with some of the attendees last night.
Karin Slade, Catering by Design
Karl Allan-Muncey, CuteGecko.com.au
Emmaline Waclik, 72Erskine
Alex Carver, NSA National Sales Academy

Infusion Networking Night
Thursday 5th June 2008
Sponsored by Zaabiz.Com.Au – Empowering Business Networks
GUEST SPEAKER: Mike O’Hagan, Founder and Sole Owner, MiniMovers
TOPIC: “Practical Strategies to Grow and Systemise your business”
Time: Doors opened 6:30pm for networking, speaker action at 7:15pm - 7:50pm (networking resumes till 9:30pm)
Venue: Mint Bar (Hotel Intercontinental), 62 Bridge St, Sydney
Cost: $15 when you pre-register online OR $20 at door
RSVP By: Wednesday 4th June, 2008

What: Quality guest speaker, relaxed welcoming atmosphere, first drink free on arrival and the opportunity to make new contacts and build new relationships.

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Mike O’Hagan Interview on ZaaBiz Business Networking Event

June 6th, 2008 Andreas Posted in Uncategorized No Comments »

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Fill your pockets…

June 5th, 2008 Sarah Posted in Inside ZaaBiz, Interviews, Networking, Uncategorized, Using ZaaBiz No Comments »

Remember: the key to networking is to be prepared!

You cannot just turn up to a networking event without a purpose and without a bit of preparation.

For those who are unsure, your purpose is to make new business connections and your preparation is your “15 second info-mercial” and a pocketful of business cards!

Even when you are going to a social gathering, always have some cards in your pocket! This is exactly what happened to me the other day. I was at a birthday party and met a great contact and we wanted to swap details; however they did not have any business cards on them. Luckily, I had mine! ;-)

The best thing to do is put a few cards in your wallet, next to your driver’s license or creditcards (they are 2 things that we always have on us!) and then you won’t be fumbling for a pen to write your details on the back of a napkin.

Take YOUR pocketful of business cards to the ZaaBiz & Infusion networking event in Sydney tonight and make some new connections!

6.30pm at the Mint Bar, Intercontinental Hotel, CBD

More details here

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Win a brandnew iPod Touch with business networking

May 29th, 2008 Andreas Posted in Uncategorized No Comments »

Start networking now

Join ZaaBiz’ passion for business networking and gain new business.

To give you a flying start, we are offering you the following Special Promotion:

Fill out your haves’ and ‘wants’ in your business profile and gain a chance to win an iPod touch. It’s that easy… Valid until 30 June 2008

Win an iPod touch with ZaaBiz

The prize for the winner is an Apple iPod Touch with a retail price of $399 AUD, it has the following specifications:

  • Height: 110 mm (4.3 inches) , iPod touch, Earphones, USB 2.0 cable, Dock adapter, Polishing cloth, Capacity: 8GB, 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display, Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz, H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz, Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV and many more

NSW PERMIT NUMBER:LTPS/08/05134

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What women want…

May 6th, 2008 Sarah Posted in Inside ZaaBiz, Interviews, Networking, Uncategorized, Using ZaaBiz No Comments »

What do women want? This is an “age-old” question!

I’m sure many books have been written about it and even movies made; however I believe this is an evolving answer!

More and more often we see women as the “bread-winner”, “mortgage-payer”, “wife, mother & nurse” and the overall “glue” keeping life together! But what is it we really want?

Because we are all of the above, we are also known as the great communicators, which is why we make great networkers. There is always someone who knows another someone who knows another someone who can help, and women are great at remembering these connections.

Join our “Women in Business” group and make connections with other like-minded women.

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Infusion Networking Event & ZaaBiz

April 15th, 2008 Sarah Posted in Inside ZaaBiz, Interviews, Networking, News, Uncategorized, Using ZaaBiz No Comments »

Wow! What a great crowd at Infusion’s networking event last Thursday night!

Networking Crowd

Guest Speaker Michael Brecht, CEO of ZaaBiz, enjoyed meeting everyone and having the opportunity to talk to them about “How to be an effective business networker”. Michael gave an update of the latest developments in the social networking industry. he then focussed on giving concrete recommendations on how to utilise networking sites on a daily business scale.

The event was well organised and fun. After the speech there was plenty of time to chat and expand each others networks. Michael says, “Business networking is not only a trend, it is here to stay. The successful professional will understand how to utilise and increase his own business network through networking sites and networking events. 2008 is the year of effective business networking and more integrated networkers.”

organised & fun

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How do I promote my business on LinkYa?

November 16th, 2007 Michael Posted in Inside ZaaBiz, Uncategorized, Using ZaaBiz No Comments »

In the past days numerous members have asked us the best way to promote their business using the LinkYa network. The answer is simple. Complete your Profile & Create a Group.

Your Profile:
We have mentioned before the importance of your profile. It is incredible the number of clicks a complete profile gets compared with a sparsely filled in one. The key is your photo and your “haves” & “wants”. It’s that simple.

Create a Group:
As a Premium Member, you are able to create a Group and be the Moderator for that Group. Creating a Group is a great way to manage your contacts, friends and colleagues, quickly and easily. As the Moderator of a Group, you are able to create and send out Newsletters specifically for your LinkYa Group members.

This is great news for businesses, especially if you invite your customers to join your LinkYa Group to receive the latest news & specials you have on offer. One newsletter, one click. More business. Easy!

Follow the instructions below to create your own Group.
Log in > Click Groups > Click the Category you would like your group to be in > click Suggest New Group
and follow the prompts.

Your suggestion will be sent to LinkYa for approval and then you can start inviting your colleagues, business partners and friends to join your Group.

Happy Networking!

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LinkYa’s Search functions - a MUST for the busy networker

November 6th, 2007 Michael Posted in Inside ZaaBiz, Networking, Uncategorized, Using ZaaBiz 1 Comment »

You are a busy networker and enjoy getting in contact with new business people! Well, in LinkYa’s Member section we offer you two ways to Search the network: the Advanced Search and the Power Search.

At the top of the Advanced Search functionality you determine whether you would like to search your own contacts, your contacts up to the 2nd degree or within all of LinkYa’s members (default setting).

Simply enter details in any field; name, business, location, wants or haves, and click search. The more fields you fill in, the narrower the search. Use a comma when entering more than one term in each search field to find people matching these criteria. For example, by entering “golf, tennis” in the “Interests” field you will find members who play one or both sports. Click on the ‘Search’ button at the bottom of the page and members matching your search criteria are displayed.

If you are a Premium Member you will be able to see all the names in the search results and you’ll be able to start adding them as a contact immediately. However, as a Basic Member you won’t have access to the names and the direct contact is not available. And the best thing is: up to the 31st of December 2007, every new member joining LinkYa will be upgraded to a Premium Membership for FREE.

An alternative is LinkYa’s Power Search, which is a fast and effective way to search without typing! Power Search allows you to search for matches, contacts, members and colleagues quickly and easily. Try the Power Search, “Members whose “haves” match my “wants”, and see what business opportunities arise. Link with other members in your area or get connected to current or former colleagues through LinkYa.

LinkYa Empowering Human Networks

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