Are you a great networker?
Do you have 500 or more connections on Linked In?
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Are your business contacts looking for new business opportunities and contacts?
Would they like to have opportunities delivered to their door?
We want you to get paid to deliver these opportunities to your network.

Creating a Win-Win-Win situation.

At www.8contacts.com genuine business people with genuine business opportunities are creating ‘shopping lists’ of the people they want to get connected to. It could be lawyers, accountants, property developers, advertising executives, restaurant owners, fishing boat captains – this possibilities are endless. As a professional networker we want you to evaluate these opportunities on behalf of your network. If you think your connections would like to be introduced to these people you facilitate the connection and get paid – it is that simple. We like to think of it as a Win-Win-Win situation.

The client meets new contacts – Win.
Your connections get new opportunities delivered to them – Win.
You get paid for facilitating this – Win.

What does it cost to sign up as a networker?
Nothing – it is free.

How do you sign up?

Go to www.8contacts.com and sign up. Once you have entered your details, the last question you will be asked is ‘Do you want to register as a Networker?’. Choose yes and then complete the additional information. Once your application is approved you will be able to start offering your services.

How much can you make?

Initially you will be able to charge AUD$100 per consultation. As you receive positive feedback your rank will improve and you could be charging AUD$200, AUD$500 or even AUD$1000 for a 90 minute consultation.

Why will a business person pay this?
Quite simply you are saving them a lot of time and effort. You are opening doors for them that they may have not been able to without your assistance.

How does 8 Contacts benefit from this?
At 8 Contacts we retain 20% of your consultation fee for running and maintaining the website and providing you with the opportunity.

How does a consultation work?

You visit the website. If you see a request that you think you can facilitate, you respond to the client via your Networker Profile. If the client agrees to hire you they pay the consultation fee to the site and set up the meeting with you. This meeting can be face to face or via phone. Your job is to get an appreciation for exactly what the client requires and why. You will then select the most appropriate people in your network for the client to connect with. Using your resources you then introduce the client to your connections. You will need to provide at least 8 connections.

How do I get paid?

Once the client has made the connections you have facilitated they will rate your service and instruct 8 Contacts to release the funds to you. In the event that the client fails to leave feedback, the funds will be released 27 days after your consultation (provided no complaint from the client has been received).

Do I need to be in a specific country?
No. We want Networkers from all over the world. The only qualification you need is a sizeable network of business people.

I have more questions.

Please respond to this email with any questions you have and we will be happy to answer them. concierge@8contacts.com

Many thanks

Derek Adam
Co-Founder at 8Contacts
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Bebup allows Families to help families in need this Easter

Bebup (bebup.com), an online parents community sharing network, has recently introduced a new platform to its members. In short, the Bebup.com connects users wishing to discard items they no longer need with those who may actually need them.

As Easter approaches, many parents are joining Bebup.com and donating gently used children stuff to help other families in the community.

If you’re thinking of being one of the senders for Easter, Bebup will help you and it is totally free. This should ensure that no toy gets left behind.

Bebup explains, “The opportunity to share for free instead of shop, and help each other by save both money and the environment – it doesn’t get any better than that.”

Here’s how it works: users register with the website and list items they want to clear out or share. Yes – it’s that simple.

Of course, privacy is a natural question since the issue has increasingly dominated headlines as a major concern, especially concerning social networks.

So how does Bebup handle it? “You can choose your privacy settings to share your items with your friends only, or friends of friends, or even all members of Bebup Community,” the website responds.

In conclusion, if you have old toys and clothes you plan to toss away this Easter, you may want to reconsider it. A better way might just be to list them at Bebup and donate them to children who will be happy to receive them.

Bebup.com
email:info@bebup.com
Sydney, Australia

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Cloud-Based Business Going on the Road Again

Small Business Owners Running Their Business From Mobile Devices Travelling Around the Globe

An increasing number of businesses are embracing the new technology, using cloud based systems and getting rid of out-dated methods that are expensive and weighing them down.

Especially in a time when small businesses are doing it tough, they are open to the internet and embracing opportunities to come.

Two business owners, Franziska Christo Iseli-Hall have not only put their business into the cloud, but taken this concept even further. They traded their office to spend a couple of months a year working from their iphones and laptops while travelling overseas.
Last year they spent 3 months travelling through Europe. This year they are off to Hawaii and the Trans-Siberian Railway through Russia, Mongolia and China taking their business on the road again.

“I was so impressed that pretty much all of our local clients were happy to work with us virtually. It really shows that people are more and more open to the online world of business and embracing it.” Franziska Iseli-Hall, co-founder of Basic Bananas.

“Working from anywhere is becoming more popular because of new technology and most of our team members are working from their own home office” says Christo Hall, an ex-professional surfer and co- founder of Basic Bananas.

“Even though it looks like we are just enjoying ourselves overseas, we are actually working, just not from our office”, Franziska says, “and we can only do this because we have the right systems in place for our business.”

Franziska and Christo have helped thousands of small business owners create a healthy business and grow it through low cost and free marketing strategies. Due to their unique and fresh approach to business they have been featured in publications such as the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Smart Company and Dynamic Business to name a few.
One of their most popular programs is the Marketing Mastermind where a group of business owners not only learns a new marketing strategy but also implements them straight away.

If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Franziska or Christo Iseli-Hall, please call Franziska on 0424 697 225.
Professional photos are available.

You can also submit your press release for FREE.

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Press Idols welcomes Sydney-based author and journalist, Georgia Rickard, to Pitch to media on 4th April.

She has reported for some of Australia’s leading media outlets – including Sunday magazine, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, CLEO, Body + Soul, GQ, and City Weekly.

At just 23 she became editor of Healthy Food Guide magazine, which became the nation’s fastest growing publication and earnt two nominations at the Australian Magazine Awards in the process (2009, 2010).

She has also worked as a producer at Channel Nine’s The Today Show and hosted various segments on radio including Sydney’s Classic Rock (95.3FM) and Melbourne’s LightFM.

WOW! Georgia brings years of experience across media several platforms to our Media Panel. She looks forward to sharing her experience on how Businesses can attract the interest of journalists and get more  media attention.

If you want to present your Press Release to Georgia Rickard or simply attend to learn from the media, then make sure you book soon, click here

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If you Vote for me I would BAN all public charity fundraising on the street.

Charities seeking donations on the street is what I can only describe as modern day white collar begging and pick-pocketing – it must be outlawed!

Charities professionally disguise and arm students (and other people in desperation need of a job) with colourful t-shirts and a badges that legally allows them to steal money from innocent and venerable working class person on their way to work.

You have all seen them sitting on the pavement with their fold out table or bouncing around in the centre of city as if you care about their pathetic tactics to strike up a conversation.

These unskilled students, who pretend to care, want to fleas you for your hard earn money so charities can show face, build a brand and compete with other NGO’s. The sad truth of the matter is that for many Charities this kind of fundraising is costly and does little to raise substantial funds to achieve their objectives of being an NGO.

While preying on middle classes citizens, this kind of activity does little to support the domestic spend, domestic retailers or charities effectiveness to produce results.

If you voted for me, I would BAN all public fleecing, begging or the asking for donations by all charities and NGO’s in public spaces.

Forcing Charities and NGO’s to build institutional structures that rely on their results for donations.

Encouraging them to focus on building from within their contact base, by producing results that make people want to invest more money.

I do have one exception; the Salvation army have always impressed me with their attitude to this matter. They have volunteers quietly sitting at train stations or walking around private venues that allow them to be there. A far cry from being harassed on the main street of most cities by a pommie that needs to pay rent. I find people are more than happy to pass on a few coins, without pressure, as they believe in what the Salvation Army does and strive to achieve.

While I would BAN Charities’ and NGO’s from public areas, harassing people to pay a monthly subscription otherwise they would be responsible for the death of child in Africa. Charities need to focus on building stronger membership bases that drive their donations. I would still allow them to act in a passive manner in approved private locations in an outlined manner with accredited volunteers. Volunteers, being unpaid members that actually care about the charities cause.

Because the last thing we want on a Saturday night are Charities giving us a guilty conscious for drinking beer at a pub when we could be giving a village in Laos running water for what we spent on the last round.

Vote for Me; and Charities will become stronger in nature by focusing on building their core membership and partnerships, rather than harassing you in the street.

Carolyn Barry covers all things digital as the online editor of Australian Geographic. Her work has appeared across newspapers and magazines in the US, including the Denver Post, National Geographic News, Natural Solutions magazine and Science News. Since 2005, she has taken a keen interest in all things digital, upskilling and keeping on top of emerging online trends and technologies.

So if you have a Technology Startup that you want to get MEDIA COVERAGE for today, you want to get brutual honest feedback from Carolyn on how to attract the interest of online editors who get hundreds of press releases every day.

Before you pitch your business to Carolyn at Pitch to Media, here are her suggestions to get you started on preparing a great press release:

Q1: What makes you take notice of a good media release?

I prefer to receive email press releases, so a catchy, but short email subject will pique my interest. As I’m looking for news angles, if something is written in a news headline style, with a clear angle, then I can make a quick judgement about its relevance and potential use. As my time is tight (whose isn’t?!), I quickly skim emails, so will only spend a couple of seconds to decide if it’s worth opening the email.

Q2: How would you like Small Businesses to write a press release?

The press releases I find are most effective in terms of the chances of their being of use are the ones written like a news story, but that are still pretty brief – the equivalent of one printed A4 page or less. If I’m interested, then I will follow up. Contact details for the main person to interview is great. Ane related images are great, as long as they’re sent only in the small size, or via a link to see images; otherwise it clogs up the inbox.

Q3: During your time as journalist, what is the best press pitch you have seen?

I’ve seen hundreds in my time, so can’t think of one that stands out above all others. But as I mentioned before, the ones that stand out for me are the ones related to the type of content I produce for the website, and which are portrayed in a newsy way – ones that help me immediately see a good angle.

Q4: What is your pet hate about people submitting press releases?

There’s a few pet hates!

• Press releases that are too long
• Releases that sent to me that are clearly not relevant (being put on a list for women’s beauty products, when the content and focus of Australian Geographic is clearly not related to that!)
•  Releases that oversells its message, or misrepresents the message. If the release makes big claims in the heading that don’t deliver on the content, then I feel I’ve wasted my time opening the email.
•  Releases that have big attachments or large images (small images, or links to an index page are good, but large files clog the inbox). This is more about the behaviour related to the release, but it’s quite irritating when a PR person calls to ask if I received a press release. If I find something interesting, then I’ll take action.

Q5: What’s your TOP 3 tips for small businesses looking to get media coverage for their business through your media outlet?

1. Develop a good media list. Target specific media rather than doing a general blast. If you’re aiming for newspapers/mass media, still think about what sections your news could fit into. Is it lifestyle or travel? Is it science or finance? You’re wasting your time by just sending to anyone working at a newspaper or magazine, as the journalists will just send it straight to the trash if it’s not relevant – and they may even identify your stuff as spam, which means they’ll never open subsequent releases.

2. Do try to develop a more personal relationship with journalists of your optimal target media. I’m much more likely to read and consider a press release if I know the person sending it – whether that’s from a previous famil or event, etc

3. Write the press release in a succinct, headline-grabbing (though not sensationalised) newsy style, rather than fluffy, promotional language.

Q6: How can people follow you?

www.australiangeographic.com.au

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You are invited to attend WE WIN, a celebration of International Women’s Day presented by Women as Entrepreneurs (WomenAsEntrepreneurs.com.au).

This is an awareness event – a celebration of successes of women with a focus on enabling change for women as entrepreneurs, both here and in the third world. Profit will go towards empowering women living in poverty in developing countries.

We would like to extend our offer to you to join us for drinks and light refreshments for our event. Both the ladies and the gentlemen are welcome to attend WE WIN, so feel free to bring your partner along!

In addition to the generosity of the speakers, our sponsors have arranged to put together a gift bag for all attendees to ensure that they can take a little bit of the WE WIN event home with them.

 Tickets at http://we-win-sydney-08-03-2012.eventbrite.com/

MC: Angela Vithoulkas – CEO VIVO Cafe Group / CEO Eagle Waves Radio (@AngBizMix)

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

1) Orsi Parkanyi – Women As Entrepreneurs

2) Hannah Schwartz – Ninefold

3) Maria Padisetti – Digital Armour and RedHands non-profit  Topic: empowerment of women entrepreneurs in developing countries.

PANEL DISCUSSION

1) Catriona Pollard – CP Communications and Social Media Women (@CatrionaPollard)

2) Kim McGuinness – Network Central and The Businesswomen’s Breakfast Series (@kimmcguinness)

3) Nicole Kersh – 4Cabling (@4Cabling)

4) Lisa Messenger – The Messenger Group (@LisaMessenger)

Twitter handle: @We_Sydney / event Twitter# is #WE_WIN 

Note that $10 flat rate evening parking is available on Kent street from 5pm.

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Looking forward to seeing you there!

Orsi Parkanyi

Women As Entrepreneurs

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This government wants to make you fat

The hypocritical government you vote for has no real plans to make this nation safer, fitter and healthier.

If you vote for me I would implement real changes to give you every opportunity to be healthy.

I am not sure if our political parties are hypocrites or just plain ignorant. They continue spend millions of dollars on ideas, platforms and institutions that will not get the overweight individual person into action. Building a website on weight loss, offering a phone number for a chat and activating lobbyists will not reduce the obesity in this nation.

Your government’s actions are just pure rhetoric, media spins and blatant short term action to get media attention. Who are they kidding? This nation deserves better from its government.

Here are 5 ways the Government can truly take action on getting people into shape, and I will not overspend on the budget.

1. Make it cheaper to play sport and be a part of a club.
2. Make gym membership, sports clubs and sporting equipment tax deductible
3. Make driving to work bloody expensive.
4. Make it illegal to have children if you are too fat
5. Make vegetables and fruit extremely cheap, by over taxing fat food!

We need to hurt people where it counts and reward them for being active.

Forking out $400 to play a sport each new season is ridiculous. Especially when you are parents with a family with active kids. When need to ensure sporting clubs get sufficient local government support and reduce the cost of insurance on clubs. We are willing to put up government officials in five star hotels but we will not make sport accessible for our children and parents.

I think $500 worth of sporting equipment a year should be tax deductible. Our government makes Christmas parties and staff drinks tax deductible. They want you to get drunk and over eat, but your health is your cost. Give people the incentive to buy a good pair of runners, start a gym membership or buy a new cricket bat, but still not enough that its for free.

It should feel like you are getting paid to cycle or walk to work that’s how good the reward must be. We must incentivize our nation to be active before and after work. Even when you catch public transport you always end up walking a bit. I want those driving to work to pay those who are exercising on their way to work. This will also reduce numbers on the road, reduce road erosion and help to towards reducing green house emissions

We need to get serious about breeding a nation of health people. If you are extremely over weight your children are only more than likely to be a burden on the national health. We want to encourage people to get fit before they have kids and stay fit for their kids.

It’s cheaper to eat Fast Food than eat fresh fruit and vegetables.

A government website and call line is a joke; when we make it expensive and difficult to buy good quality fruit and vegetables to eat. Independent fruit and veg stores are being squeezed out by mass producing hormone filled product at the big 2 centres. Your government must tax fast food, junk food and sweats to supplement the price of fruit and veg.

Having a big salad should be half the price of ordering a big mac!

Incentivising people to eat right and exercise will reduce the cost on the health sector, stimulate the health food industry, reduce carbon emissions and reduce the cost of maintain roads.

If your member of government is not willing to address this issue in a meaningful way that will actually activate people to live a healthier life, vote for me I will.

How do you believe the government can reward you for being fit?

Press Idols will welcome Liam Phillips, Breaking News Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald to our event Pitch to Media on April 4th – Learn How Your Business Can Be Breaking News!

If you want to pitch your business or just attend to learn how to pitch your business to the media, than you better book early at

A little about Liam Phillips

Liam Phillips began his media career as a cadet on the Kalgoorlie Miner regional newspaper in Western Australia. During his cadet year he won the Best Regional News Story award at the WA Media Awards and Best News Story at the WA Country Press Association awards for uncovering corruption at a regional Aboriginal health service.

He then transferred to The West Australian newspaper in Perth, where he worked as a general news and features reporter and sections editor. In this time he won the AH Kornweibel Arts Prize and Tourism Prize for feature writing at the WA Media Awards.

Liam then moved to London where he worked as an online producer for The Evening Standard and as deputy travel editor for The Daily Mail.

He returned to Perth to take up a position as deputy online editor to help re-launch the website of The West Australian.

Following this successful launch, he moved to Fairfax Media to help launch the company’s first foray into Western Australia with the establishment of its new online-only newsroom – WAtoday.com.au. He spent three and a half years as Chief of Staff and News Editor, helping establish WAtoday as the first new media brand in WA for more than 25 years.

He then moved to Sydney to take up a position as Breaking News Editor for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Discover what Liam looks for in a press release, which press release catch his attention and how you can write a press release that will get media coverage at PITCH TO MEDIA on April 4th from 6pm at The City Hotel, click here

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