Many people have been asking me how they can become the featured member in NetworkInAustin.com's Weekly Referral Newsletter (not yet a subscriber? Subscribe here).

The answer is really quite simple. The first step is that you must be a member of NetworkInAustin.com. That's easy enough: Click Here to Join! and right now it's only $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr.

The second step is not much more difficult. You must find a way to add value to the NIA community. That can be done in any number of ways using your own unique talents and skills. Of course you'll also need to let me know what you're up to so I can recognize you.

Right now I'm working hardest to grow the newsletter subscriber base (currently 2,000+), membership in our LinkedIn group, and of course new members.

This week's featured member, Thom Singer, is a perfect example of how to do this.

Here's what he did for me after my mentioning these needs to him less than two weeks ago. I also told him that I was looking to grow my number of followers on Twitter. At the time I had just 79 followers, now thanks primarily to Thom's efforts I have over 120.

thomsinger: Also, Network In Austin (dot) Com also has a new LinkedIn Group. @scottingram is behind this site and is looking to grow it big time!

11 days ago · Reply · View Tweet

 

thomsinger: hey, we did not get my friend @scottingram to 100 followers yet. come on, he is less annoying than many others you follow (like me!)

9 days ago · Reply · View Tweet

 

thomsinger: last week I tried to get @scottingram to 100 followers. He is worth following. Now at 95. #100 gets free copy of my book.

6 days ago · Reply · View Tweet

 

 

This is also a pretty good example of my asking specifically for what I needed in the meeting Thom and I were in. (see my previous post)

 

Obviously Thom showed some serious persistance and dedication to my cause even offering a free copy of his book to my 100th follower. His efforts didn't stop there either. He also wrote a very nice promotional piece for me on his widely read networking blog: NetworkInAustin on Thom's Some Assembly Required Blog

What assets do you have that you can leverage to help grow and improve the NetworkInAustin.com community? I'd love to make YOU the next featured member.

Happy Networking!

Scott Ingram
NetworkInAustin.com