Well the networking platform has been some hard work ovr the last 12 months or so. What was to be a positive step in increasing communication throughout the businesses in the North East has been more like a spammers paradise.
The built in anti spam defence system just did not work against the modern software they use. We have got around this by adding another password, which as soon as the spammers get to know we can change again. (more…)
Believe it or not, up until last month I was not on the One North east register for service providers, it has never been necessary.
But wanted to be included within the Catalyst2 register, which requires to be to be on the One North east register. I was surprised of how quick it was, I think it took about 7 days, from receiving the forms, to contacting the referees, to being accepted. (more…)
Last month I out together SEO workshop for dewentside council that went really well. In fact many have asked for a return visit, to go over what they have learned and achieved.
I have presented workshops before, but not full days, so it was good to discover my allocated times for each part, worked pretty well. (more…)
As I sit here and reflect on March an how little time I have been able to dedicate to the forum, I now realise how slow things have been.
Very few new real members, but I have to say I am getting at least 2 to 3 spam members a day, that do not seem to understand my return emails telling them to keep away. (more…)
Well as you can see the membership is growing steadily and now has reached our 50th member, which is half way through the soft launch. When we get to 100 members, then NENO will contact larger organisations and the local press, to really get the free online networking platform moving.
We still have over 100 visitors a day visiting the site, but because there is still a lack of interaction between business with only a small amount of posts still, most are looking at the dates of last post and then moving out of the site. We have yet to give them a reason to stay. (more…)
I remember as a young man and being promoted to supervisor, that allowed me to wear a white shirt and a tie rather than the red ones the general staff wore, it made me feel pretty good and important. Eventually if I got promoted to assistant manager, I would be allowed to wear a suit and a tie. (more…)
Well myself and a collegue Julian have decided to get involved in the “Meet The Buyers Seminar” next Thursday at Gisbrough Hall.
It has meant turning up at a pre meeting to discuss our stand and what to do on the day. Malcolm Gallagher was there as usual giving out tips to get the most from the event. (more…)
The networking scene has slowed down over this last week with very few members comming on board and a couple from the States we don’t need, spamming the site. It’s partly my fault, with tax returns, IBD meetings, seminars and oh yes, a business to run and a family to see. This has meant no emails have been sent out, to promote the site and get yours and my message out there. (more…)
I had a good day today, first a great seminar by Malcolm Gallagher on “Winning Business”, but also that I got the chance to stand up and tell the audience about NENO. When I got home about 4.30pm, there were another 3 members added.
Malcolm talked about e tendering; procurement and explaining that public sector organisation are actively looking for the smaller businesses, because in many cases they can get better value for money. To some small businesses, it can be a scary concept selling themselves to a huge organisation such as the NHS or other public service sectors, but when you understand that 37% of all our economy is public sector money, you realise not to tender takes away 1/3 of your business opportunities. (more…)
Well the membership is growing slowly, but it is growing.
This is still a soft launch with the only promotion being 20 emails a day or so being sent out.
I have tried to inform businesses of this great idea with it being spam and I hope no one is offended by recieving yet another email. (more…)