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Many people know that the secret to networking is "give and you shall receive". Every time you meet someone new, ask yourself "how can I help them"?

With this in mind, you can begin to develop a network of people who are interested in helping you, because you were nice enough to help them.

But once you have initiated contact with a new person, how do you build that into a friendship? How do you stay in touch with them, and stay in the forefront of their mind? How do you ensure that the next time they see an opportunity that would be perfect for you, they actually pick up the phone and call you?

The answer is to stay in touch, and like many keys to success it can be easier said than done. Keith Ferrazzi has an excellent book out on this subject, called "Never Eat Alone", and I recommend you read it. He refers to each contact with a person as a "ping", and mentions that it can take three to five pings with a new person to establish the relationship.

If you were to meet face-to-face with someone several times, that would certainly qualify. Or if four or five emails were exchanged over a period of time, that would be a good basis for a relationship. But periodic pings are required to stay in touch with your network.

If you're like me, you never remember to stay in touch with others until you actually need something from them, and there is nothing more insincere than a friend who only calls to ask for a favor. So I developed a system to remind myself to stay in touch, and provide value to others on a regular basis. I'm sure there are plenty of systems out there, and ultimately you'll have to adopt one that works well for you.

Personally, I resorted to a simple excel spreadsheet to keep track of my contacts. Every time I meet someone new who I want to stay in touch with, I enter their contact information in the spreadsheet and put them into one of three categories. Those in the "one" category, I'd like to stay in touch with with at at least once per month. If they are in the two category, I'd like to reach them at least once per quarter (every three months). And if they are in the three category, I try to reach them at least once per year.

Every month I go through and update the spreadsheet, catching those that I have missed.

This all may seem a bit mechanical to develop meaningful relationships with people, and I must admit that I resisted the idea at first. But what I realized is that, without a system helping me to remember, I was doing a horrible job of keeping in touch with friends. When I thought back over the years about how many wonderful people I had met, that I had lost touch with and never spoke to again, that was enough to make me change.

So what do I contact them about?

Just as when you met them, the question you should ask is "How can I help them?" Send them something of value, even if it's small. Here are a few that I like to use:

1. Send them a link to an article you've read that they'd be interested in
2. Introduce them to someone who may be able to help them (potential customer, provider of a service, etc)
3. Send them a song they might like
4. Give them a copy of a book (or audio book) you've read and found useful

If all else fails, just call or write to say hello. Tell them you haven't talked in a while and just wanted to catch up (which is true). Ask them about their projects and how they are going.

Of course, the irony of it is that once I had a spreadsheet in place, staying in touch came to the forefront of my mind. I found myself automatically staying in touch, because I knew I'd have to do so at the end of the month anyway. It forced me to start thinking of others so that every time I read an article, I would think of someone who'd want to read it. Every time I met someone new, I'd think of someone who would love to meet them. And every time I heard a song, I'd think of someone who would love to hear it.

Do whatever is required to stay in touch friends and business contacts. Building your network and social circle is crucial to your success, so if you aren't naturally inclined to stay in touch, it's time to put a system in place.

3 Minute Step by Step 100% Free Program!

1. Signup for a FREE affiliate program for a dating site, this is the one I currently
use 100% FREE.    
Passion.com

2. Opt-in for the PPC program (Pay Per Click) in the sign up form.

3. Set up your affiliate link for the dating site. This particular
company owns a network of different dating sites and will allow you to
promote their other products. The money you earn from each one will
be included on a single check sent to you every other week.

4. Now for the fun part. Hop on to Craigslist (or Gumtree for
London) and make posts in the personals section of the site. Pose as a
female. Post in high traffic cities like New York or Los Angeles. An
example of one of the posts I use: “My name is Ashley and I am
looking for some decent men in New York. If you are well mannered
and not over 50, email me and we'll see what happens. Pictures not
necessary for the first email but I definitely want to see them. I'm just
lonely and need to have some fun with a good man.”
Use pictures when you make a post. Pictures can be found
anywhere...(myspace, google images)

5. Have some email addresses ready for replies to be sent to. I use
a few gmail accounts for this purpose.

6. Set up an auto replier for your email accounts. I believe gmail
has one, but it doesn’t seem to work for me at the moment. I just
have my POP enabled in gmail and use Outlook Express and set up my
auto reply message there. A tutorial on how to do that can be found
here. http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/et_auto_reply.htm
In the auto reply message use something like: “Hi there, thanks for
your reply to my ad, I hope you're guy I'm looking for. Could you
please register for free at *insert affiliate link* and send me your
profile ID sweetie. It's important so you can see my profile with
pictures and a cell phone number. Don't be over 50 please!”
Make sure to include the affiliate link in the auto reply, or the clicks
will count for nothing.

* I only do this for a few hours a day and use a few email accounts.
I’m sure if I put more effort I could be drawing in tons more money.
One person has claimed to make $800 a day off this, but he spends 8
hours a day and probably has 10-20 email accounts. The more effort
you put in will obviously yield larger results.

Morocco has wonderful nature with variety of beautiful landscapes. This is connected with the fact that the country is located at the cross point of the different natural zones: in the south - Sahara, major part of Morocco is located in the subtropics; mountains and sea attract not only those, whom want only sun on the beach, but also active vacation.

Morocco has several amazing resorts, and the most known is Agadir, located on Atlantic coast, and separated from the desert by the mountains. Golden beaches, amazing and rich flora, huge amount of entertainments, including ride on the camels in the dunes contribute to pleasant leisure in magic country Morocco after which you may want to stay or at least to invest in Morocco property as it can make you very rich.
You should know national specifics of Morocco culture:
· To importunity of street merchants and "guides" you should answer polite, but direct. Pestering is a serious problem for the foreign tourists in Morocco.
· The guests must not reject the second and third cup of tea with the mint - this is considered impolite.
· Answer to all questions, even if they seem you inpolite (what wage you have, how much it costs your camera, what is the name of your wife) – Moroccans show respect and friendship this way.
· Do not appear at the street in too open clothing. Especially this relates to the women.
One of the most famous cities in Morocco - is, perhaps, Casablanca. Here you are simply obligated to visit the building of the indescribable beauty, the highest mosque of Morocco - mosque of Khasan, furthermore, this is only mosque in this territory, where people not confessing Islamic religion can enter. Casablanca is also the leading city hosting headquarters and main industrial facilities for the leading Moroccan and international companies based in Morocco and variety of Casablanca property which is very profitable for investment. Industrial statistics show Casablanca retains its historic position as the main industrial zone of the country. You take it as you find it in Casablanca. Tourism is welcome but, essentially, Casablanca is a commercial hub that goes about its life in its own way at its own breakneck pace.

Tangier is also very beautiful city in Morocco and it is very popular port among the tourists coming to Morocco by sea. In addition, Tangier has international influences from different parts of the world which you can see looking at Tangier property which is different from other Moroccan cities. Tangier has been called the Gateway to Morocco and has been designated as the country's summer capital by King Hassan II. Overlooking the Straits of Gibraltar with a view of Spain's southern coast, Tangier is set on a bay and has been a magnet for travelers for millennia.

Wonderful views and good climate, different cultures and traditions are combined with the contemporary infrastructure and services of European level. All this makes Morocco the country, opened for the visit any time of year.

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