Comments on: BNI – All Gong and No Dinner? http://jeremylockyer.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/bni-%e2%80%93-all-gong-and-no-dinner/ A Wordsmith's Portfolio Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Jessica http://jeremylockyer.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/bni-%e2%80%93-all-gong-and-no-dinner/#comment-32 Jessica Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:10:32 +0000 http://jeremylockyer.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/bni-%e2%80%93-all-gong-and-no-dinner/#comment-32 I understand your frustration Jeremy. My personal thoughts on BNI are not unlike yours. I also think that BNI is a bit dated. The investment they require in time and money does not sit well with my schedule and goals. I think that the concept is great but I find the end results tend to be insufficient. Visitor sit-ins, high membership fees and meet-ups seem unnecessary when new tools like http://www.referralkey.com/ offer similar benefits at a fraction of the money and aggravation. Unlike BNI, you will add associates you already know and trust during sign up. The Referral Key system promotes growth through those relationships, expanding your network and ultimately leading to new revenue opportunities. Instead of sitting around for a year and waiting for an ever-changing group to make good on an expensive investment I started building my trusted network right away. I understand your frustration Jeremy. My personal thoughts on BNI are not unlike yours. I also think that BNI is a bit dated. The investment they require in time and money does not sit well with my schedule and goals. I think that the concept is great but I find the end results tend to be insufficient.

Visitor sit-ins, high membership fees and meet-ups seem unnecessary when new tools like http://www.referralkey.com/ offer similar benefits at a fraction of the money and aggravation.

Unlike BNI, you will add associates you already know and trust during sign up. The Referral Key system promotes growth through those relationships, expanding your network and ultimately leading to new revenue opportunities.

Instead of sitting around for a year and waiting for an ever-changing group to make good on an expensive investment I started building my trusted network right away.

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