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		<title>MLM- What&#8217;s wrong with friends and Family?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 09:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristiana Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like any other business, over 90% of everybody fails. You and your friends &#38; family are no different. And when your friends &#38; family fail, WHO are they going to blame?
(You should now have your hand raised.)
Once you have your business working and cranking out leads and paychecks, THEN I am 100% in favor of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like any other business, over 90% of everybody fails. You and your friends &amp; family are no different. And when your friends &amp; family fail, WHO are they going to blame?</p>
<p>(You should now have your hand raised.)</p>
<p>Once you have your business working and cranking out leads and paychecks, THEN I am 100% in favor of talking to friends &amp; family. In fact, you won&#8217;t have to call them &#8211; they will hear the good news, and they will call you. They will want you to tell them how you did it. And then you can teach them exactly how you used &#8220;Success In 10 Steps&#8221; by Michael Dlouhy to find the strongest leads in the business to build your network marketing income.</p>
<p>So don&#8217;t join the NFL (No Friends Left) club. You can use &#8220;Success In 10 Steps&#8221; and get good training and get good at building your business. Make your mistakes with the people you don&#8217;t know. THEN turn around and pick up your friends &amp; family.</p>
<p>That will result in a much happier Thanksgiving dinner family gathering, I can assure you.</p>
<p>To build your own big income in M-L-M, the people you sponsor will need a constant stream of hot prospects. I can help you do that for them, and for yourself. For details, call me at 908-337-3160 or email me with your name, phone number, and the best time to call.</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p>Cristiana Martinez<br />
908-337-3160</p>
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		<title>Questions your Prospects Ask</title>
		<link>http://cristianamartinez.com/2010/02/question-your-prospects-ask/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristiana Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is key to make your network marketing business as duplicatable as possible. And the less you have to talk, the more duplicatable it gets. The ability to use the Success In 10 Steps ebook and just point to sections that answer certain questions or to sections that would be valuable to people makes your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is key to make your network marketing business as duplicatable as possible. And the less you have to talk, the more duplicatable it gets. The ability to use the Success In 10 Steps ebook and just point to sections that answer certain questions or to sections that would be valuable to people makes your life a lot simpler.</p>
<p>The format of the ebook has been very successful. It&#8217;s had over 107,000 downloads in the past 4 years. A lot of people have used STS to generate leads and build an MLM business. It is set up to make it easy for people to do network marketing. You don&#8217;t have to be an expert at anything. You hardly even need to be able to answer any questions.</p>
<p>We know the 3 questions people most ask when they&#8217;re looking for a business:</p>
<p>1. Is this something I can do?<br />
2. Can I make money at it?<br />
3. Can you help me?</p>
<p>For them to answer question #1 positively, the business has to be really simple. And it&#8217;s important to show them that it&#8217;s going to be simple for them to give this system to the people they bring into the business.</p>
<p>They may not be thinking that far ahead. But as soon as you point out to them that they have to be able to give THEIR prospects a simple system or their business will not duplicate, they know that is true.</p>
<p>On page 10 of STS, Michael Dlouhy talks about the 100 MLM companies that he joined. It&#8217;s a good story that can answer several different questions.</p>
<p>Most of the people who download the STS ebook are people who have already been in network marketing, but who have struggled with the business. They&#8217;re looking for answers. They don&#8217;t know why they haven&#8217;t been successful. They know it&#8217;s not because somebody else is smarter than they are. They are frustrated.</p>
<p>So Michael joining 100 different MLM businesses to kind of get an idea of how the whole thing works resonates with them. It makes sense to do that. And it helps give your prospect some background that helps them see all the value they can possibly get from reading this ebook.</p>
<p>Page 10 is definitely one of the sections I would point out to prospects. Again, when you only need to point someone to a page in the book to answer their questions and gain credibility, it becomes obvious that this is a very easy business to do.</p>
<p>Get your Free copy <a href="http://tinyurl.com/SucceedMLMe-BookTraining" target="_blank">here</a></p>
<p>The ebook, the training, the Mentoring and all the Coaching you can handle for NADA! This is an incredible system that teaches you HOW to build online.</p>
<p>What do you have to lose? Your time. Is your Success not Worth the time to read the eBook?</p>
<p>To your Success,</p>
<p>~Cristiana Martinez<br />
908-337-3160<br />
&#8220;Dare to Dream and be Empowered to Prosper&#8221;</p>
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		<title>How To Avoid Scams</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristiana Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[















I will share a tip that could keep You out of trouble by keeping You
out of 100% of all the Scams that call themselves
a Network Marketing Business Opportunity.
We are NOT talking about a McDonalds franchise,
stocks, bonds, life insurance, trading in currency,
we are talking about Network Marketing.
You cannot &#8220;pay&#8221; money to Own a Business. Let
me explain [...]]]></description>
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<p>I will share a tip that could keep You out of trouble by keeping You<br />
out of 100% of all the Scams that call themselves<br />
a Network Marketing Business Opportunity.</p>
<p>We are NOT talking about a McDonalds franchise,<br />
stocks, bonds, life insurance, trading in currency,<br />
we are talking about Network Marketing.</p>
<p>You cannot &#8220;pay&#8221; money to Own a Business. Let<br />
me explain this so everybody can get this &#8220;Fact&#8221;.</p>
<p>When You pay say, $99.00, $199.00, $299.00 or<br />
$399.00 or even $499.00 to join a business,, You<br />
MUST receive Something of value that You would<br />
buy without the business opportunity attached to it.</p>
<p>They may try to call it a Franchise Fee or maybe<br />
a Training Fee or a Train the Trainer Fee this is all<br />
100% &#8220;Illegal&#8221; and will put You in big trouble.</p>
<p>Take a look at Most Illegal Programs. You pay say<br />
$399.00 to be a distributor and all You get for Your<br />
money spent is a web-site and the opportunity to do<br />
the same &#8220;to&#8221; other people.</p>
<p>They have a &#8220;Hard Cost&#8221; of say $25.00 for the web-<br />
site, they pay $350.00 of Your CASH to the up-line<br />
that recruited You into the illegal deal.</p>
<p>You cannot make money sponsoring someone in<br />
the business&#8230;&#8230;The NEW person MUST receive<br />
Something of value for their CASH spent.</p>
<p>No Retail able product &#8220;NO&#8221; business opportunity.</p>
<p>To learn More tips that will enable you to build BIG<br />
In Network Marketing, get your copy of our free<br />
ebook below.</p>
<p>Cristiana Martinez<br />
<a onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), &quot;cc1e85902aa17d3342c6f6d458590a99&quot;, event)" rel="nofollow" href="http://tinyurl.com/SuccessMLMe-Book" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/SuccessMLMe-Book</a> (for free ebook)</p>
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		<title>MLM Success! How to Have it!</title>
		<link>http://cristianamartinez.com/2009/10/mlm-success-how-to-have-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristiana Martinez</dc:creator>
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In Network Marketing, People join People not Companies.
When you learn to build a relationship with your prospects you will have life long business partners or customers and MLM Success .
Leadership skills that are taught by professionals that you will be able to pass onto your downline organizations to create duplication in your businesses.  [...]]]></description>
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<p>In Network Marketing, People join People not Companies.</p>
<p>When you learn to <b>build a relationship</b> with your prospects you will have life long business partners or customers and <a href="http://cristiana.bigmlmlies.com/?mad=38388">MLM Success .</a></p>
<p>Leadership skills that are taught by professionals that you will be able to pass onto your downline organizations to create duplication in your businesses.   <br />Duplication is what we are after so that you build it once, build it big, to pay your children’s children.</p>
<p>Being <b>honest, open</b>, and having <b>integrity</b> with each individual person will help you achieve <a href="http://cristiana.bigmlmlies.com/?mad=38388">MLM Success</a> and become a Top Leader in the industry.</p>
<p><b>Create a know, like, and trust with each person you talk with.</b> The way to do this is by showing your genuine interest and Listen to what they have to say. Learning what it is that they are looking for or what they’re struggling with, with will help you understand them.</p>
<p>Don’t call your prospects to pitch your deal. Talk with No Agenda. What that means is when I call the prospect it is just to talk and listen to them. Plus you also get a chance to see if you really want them on your team. Ask yourself, would I sponsor anyone into my business that I wouldn’t spend 30 days in a cruise with?</p>
<p><b>That’s right! You get to see if you want them on your team.</b> Professional Network Marketers get to choose who they mentor and train. Recruiters take anyone that has a pulse and hope they stick. NEXT…</p>
<p>Most Network Marketers try to have success by being pushy and only pushing to recruit, recruit. But it is proven it just does not work that way for most people. <b>It does not duplicate.</b> Do not attack them by trying to let them know you have the greatest company out there or the greatest product or service</p>
<p>So if you want to have <a href="http://cristiana.bigmlmlies.com/?mad=38388">MLM Success</a> try the <b>no agenda </b>approach and getting to know the person. Make them feel important and that they are not just a number.</p>
<p>If you need any help don’t hesitate to let us know. We are here to help. That is what <a href="http://cristiana.mentoringforfree.com/?mad=39743">Mentoring For Free</a> is all about.</p>
<p>When you approach people, drop the Agenda. You will find that you sponsor more people and they will be with you long term. And you can teach the no sales <b>agenda</b> approach to your Team. Everyone can.&#160; So you have<b> MLM duplication</b>.</p>
<p>Even though some Network Marketers talk about <b>MLM duplication</b>, most don’t have a clue what it is or how to get it. Duplication is not when 1% have success. That would be duplicating failure. And that is what most people are experiencing from those <b>so called duplicable MLM systems </b>that have never duplicated success.</p>
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		<title>Finding Prospects and Keeping Them</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristiana Martinez</dc:creator>
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What’s the first thought that comes to mind when you have a Prospect?
Most people would say :
- You have to take a look at my business. It&#8217;s awesome, cures every illness, will solve all your money problems.
Now STOP and think for a second what happens when you approach people in this fashion&#8230;
Before you know, they&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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<p>What’s the first thought that comes to mind when you have a Prospect?<br />
Most people would say :<br />
- You have to take a look at my business. It&#8217;s awesome, cures every illness, will solve all your money problems.<br />
Now STOP and think for a second what happens when you approach people in this fashion&#8230;</p>
<p>Before you know, they&#8217;d have put on their running shoes and you probably wouldn’t hear from them again.<br />
You must first realize that people join people NOT companies. Relationships are the key.</p>
<p>If that prospect doesn’t trust or like you they will never join your business.<br />
I work with Mentoring For Free which is a FREE online Community of Network Marketing Professionals                                                      to helping anyone in Network Marketing to find success.</p>
<p>As our name states, Mentoring For Free, everything we do is exactly that, FREE.</p>
<p>I would recommend you start by downloading our FREE eBook at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/SucceedMLMe-BookTraining">http://tinyurl.com/SucceedMLMe-BookTraining</a>.</p>
<p>Once you are done reading it, I will share the complete training schedule and more great tools that will help you.</p>
<p>Experts say that if you deal with people in your business, you certainly need this FREE book.<br />
Most people that download and read “Success In 10 Steps” save years of Failure and Frustration</p>
<p>when building a Business from Home, but some don’t because some just don&#8217;t value their Success enough to read it.</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p>~Cristiana Martinez<br />
&#8220;Dare to Dream and be Empowered to Prosper.&#8221;<br />
908-337-3160<br />
mentor.cristiana@gmail.com</p>
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		<title>Why People Fail in MLM?</title>
		<link>http://cristianamartinez.com/2009/07/why-people-fail-in-mlm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristiana Martinez</dc:creator>
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Michael Dlouhy has been in Network Marketing for more than 30 years. He is a good friend and personal mentor.
He is a Successful Network Marketer. He has talked to thousands of people in the Network Marketing Industry. They ask themselves certain questions about failing in MLM. Maybe some are familiar to you:
* Why I am [...]]]></description>
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<p>Michael Dlouhy has been in Network Marketing for more than 30 years. He is a good friend and personal mentor.</p>
<p>He is a Successful Network Marketer. He has talked to thousands of people in the Network Marketing Industry. They ask themselves certain questions about failing in MLM. Maybe some are familiar to you:</p>
<p>* Why I am not smart enough to do this business?</p>
<p>* Why am I successful in Corporate America and fail in MLM?</p>
<p>* Why does the phone weight so much?</p>
<p>* Why do the “No”’s hurt so bad?</p>
<p>* Am I too tall? I am too short?</p>
<p>* I worked so hard and still can’t do it. What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with the company? What’s wrong with the product?</p>
<p>* Other people do this. Why can’t I?</p>
<p>* Why did the Federal Government shut my company down?</p>
<p>* I maxed out my credit card on advertising. Why did it not work?</p>
<p>* I went to the meetings. I did three-way phone calls. Why doesn’t everyone see this?</p>
<p>* Where is the teamwork?</p>
<p>* Why isn’t this fun?</p>
<p>* Where are the facts and figures?</p>
<p>* Where is the money?</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">As Michael Dlouhy says:</span></strong></p>
<p>“It’s not your fault. Let that sink in. How does that make you feel?</p>
<p>I don’t care what any heavy hitter has ever told you. Fact is that they have lied to you. Doesn’t that make you angry?</p>
<p>I can prove that the cards are stacked against you.That’s WHY it’s NOT your fault.</p>
<p>* Why should you never wrestle a Pig?</p>
<p>Why? Because you’ll both get dirty, and the pig likes it. That’s the best advice you’ll get about hitching your wagon to an MLM Heavy Hitter.”</p>
<p>Would it be OK if you knew the answers to these and all the questions you have about Network Marketing?</p>
<p>Click &lt;a href=&#8221;http://cristiana.bigmlmlies.com/?mad=38389.&#8221;&gt; HERE &lt;/a&gt; to download my F*ree E-book.</p>
<p>To your Success,</p>
<p>Cristiana Martinez</p>
<p>908.337.3160 ~anytime~</p>
<p>A Mentor with a Servant’s Heart</p>
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		<title>8 ~Networking Tips for Introverts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristiana Martinez</dc:creator>
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~Networking can be an overwhelming project for people who are used to networking on the internet variety. If you’re an introverted person who is most comfortable communicating by typing, I suggest you to come out of the comfort zone and look into some ~Networking.
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<p>~Networking can be an overwhelming project for people who are used to networking on the internet variety. If you’re an introverted person who is most comfortable communicating by typing, I suggest you to come out of the comfort zone and look into some ~Networking.</p>
<p>Yes, I’m talking face-to-face networking.</p>
<p>The extroverts are secretly just as daunted as you are. And the good news is ~ networking is a skill that can be learned.</p>
<p>All it takes is a little practice, dear friend.</p>
<p>So here are some of the very best tips to get you started. Even the most shy people can get by with a few simple tricks:</p>
<p>1. <strong>Pick your events wisely</strong><br />
Networking groups are popping up all over the globe that are meant specifically for Bloggers, Tweeters, Diggers and every other social networking and bookmarking site you can think of.<br />
These are an ideal start because not only are they relevant to you and what you do, but EVERY other person there will talk your language.</p>
<p>2. <strong>Go alone </strong><br />
Being social in Real Life is a different story to being social Online. It can be scary, standing alone in a room full of people that you don’t know at all. It may be tempting to take a friend for moral support, but if you think you can do it on your own, then go for it. Chances are, if you take a friend then &#8211; you’ll end up speaking to your friend all night while eying off the rest of the room suspiciously, wondering whether you should make your move or not.</p>
<p>3. <strong>Stand out from the crowd!</strong><br />
In a room full of people, you want to be noticeable (in a good way!) when people are scanning the room for who to talk to next. They say first impressions count, and that they are also very hard to change. These impressions are literally made in three seconds flat &#8211; and in those three seconds people will decide whether they want to talk to you, or not.<br />
What can you do to stand out in the right way? Try making a particular effort to look polished and professional,  or to wear something that will act as a talking point: a  slogan t-shirt, a niece piece of jewelry or something  fun that relates to your blog or online content. This gives people something to anchor to when they open a conversation. Try it, and you’ll be surprised at how many people will come up to you through the night and say “I love your t-shirt/shoes/jewelry,etc.”</p>
<p>4.<strong> Use your biggest asset &#8211; a friendly smile!</strong><br />
The quickest, most effective way of disarming someone is to smile at them. Immediately, their instinct is to mirror you back and in most cases, a smile enough to engage them  enough to approach for a conversation.<br />
That said, just don’t openly stare at them, smiling, for a full five minutes. That’s a little strange. A quick smile and acknowledgment across the room is a perfect opener.</p>
<p>5.<strong> Don’t be afraid to approach others.</strong><br />
Remember &#8211; everyone is there for the specific purpose of meeting other people! Preferably, to meet lots of other people.<br />
This means you won’t look at all like a total weirdo by walking up to someone and introducing yourself. You don’t even need a pickup line &#8211; something as simple as “Hi, I’m Bob. What do you for a living?” will get the ball rolling. Alternatively, use a compliment as your opening line. (this works particularly well for girl-to-girl conversations &#8211; “I love your necklace/shoes/dress, etc”, as per before, works both ways.)</p>
<p>6. <strong>Talk about their favorite subject.</strong><br />
There&#8217;s one topic that everyone loves: Themselves.<br />
The easiest way for you to have a great conversation with someone is to talk all about <em>them</em>. What do they do? How do they like it? How did they fall into that? How long have they been doing it for? Where do they live? Do they love living there? Are they married? Do they have children?<br />
The conversation doesn’t all need to be about business. It’s inevitable that you’ll cover it a little bit, but don’t keep steering the conversation that way.</p>
<p>7.<strong> Follow up.</strong><br />
Networking is useless if you never speak to the people you meet again. The art of the follow up is invaluable. Get business cards, URLs and user names for every person you speak to and connect with them or contact them the next day.<br />
Something as simple as a direct message to say “It was nice to meet you” is great. Be proactive about following up &#8211; don’t just wait for people to contact you.</p>
<p>8. <strong>Give, and you shall receive. </strong><br />
One golden rule I love &#8211; be useful to people. Don’t expect to get something for nothing. If you can recommend services or other contacts for them, send them articles that you think they might like or just entertain them in general, then you can start asking for favors back.</p>
<p>Be prepared to put in the work to build a relationship and you will reap the rewards of a strong and health network of Real Life People.</p>
<p>I appreciate you!</p>
<p>Cristiana Martinez</p>
<p>A Mentor with a Servant&#8217;s Heart</p>
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		<title>Social Networking: No Sale!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristiana Martinez</dc:creator>
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For some reason, people always want to associate social networking with the ability to sell something when we should take all social networking at its face value.
It&#8217;s about socializing, not about selling stuff to your friends.
Can you imagine that in your day-to-day social life, every time someone says &#8220;hi&#8221; to you, you hand them a [...]]]></description>
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<p>For some reason, people always want to associate social networking with the ability to sell something when we should take all social networking at its face value.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s about socializing, not about selling stuff to your friends.</p>
<p>Can you imagine that in your day-to-day social life, every time someone says &#8220;hi&#8221; to you, you hand them a brochure or try to sell them something:</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey, Jim, how&#8217;s it going? I haven&#8217;t seen you for a while.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Bill, great to see you, too. You can&#8217;t imagine what a terrific deal I have for you for term life. I mean these prices cannot be beat!&#8221;</p>
<p>Can you imagine your entire life being tied to commerce?</p>
<p>&#8220;Joe! Hi! How&#8217;s the wife? I have a discount coupon for you for the next time you rent from Dollar. Ten percent off, buddy!&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Frank! Thanks, but that&#8217;s nothing. Have you thought about buying your steaks from Omaha Beef? Here&#8217;s a special code. Fifteen percent off your first order!&#8221;</p>
<p>Obviously this is not the way friends interact. So why are they going to suddenly interact online like that?</p>
<p>Understanding that they won&#8217;t is understanding the Achilles heel of commercializing social networking.</p>
<p>People on social-networking sites, whether Facebook or MySpace or Twitter, are networking to connect with people, not products. It can&#8217;t go over too well if you are seen online only to exploit your friends.</p>
<p>Now, that doesn&#8217;t mean that independent rock bands with fans or artists with collectors cannot have pages on social-networking sites to promote and sell their products. A modest amount of that is tolerated and perceived as a legitimate outlet.</p>
<p>Make no mistake, the Internet and social networks will definitely broaden a market for anyone with something to sell. And it&#8217;s quite inexpensive to use the mechanism. But many aspects of it are quite overrated.</p>
<p>And just see how unpopular your social-networking home page becomes once you start spamming all your followers and friends with endless sales pitches and spam. Nobody is there for that.</p>
<p>That said, find people to network with, no agenda, people with common interests, get them talking about their interests and passions, ask them what they do for a living. Make friends, friends for life. That’s what Social Networking is all about.</p>
<p>I appreciate you!</p>
<p>Cristiana Martinez                                                                                                                                                                      A Mentor with a Servant’s Heart.</p>
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