Intro: What is Network In Austin?

posted on January 1, 2010

Networking Visibility, Event Management Tools, Blogging Platform, Prequalified Traffic, Discounts, and a whole lot more.
 
Network in Austin is without question the networking hub of Central Texas.  We enable the dynamic local online networking community to connect with the offline personal relationships that drive Austin’s networking events and organizational meetings.

We’ve been doing this as a service to you for years on a basis of mutual respect, a true spirit of collaboration, and our deep commitment to the people we live and work with.  With NetworkInAustin.com, we’ve established an online social community and networking management tool that answers the needs of Austin professionals.

Only this site serves as the essential directory of Austin businesspeople and events they are going to, making it possible to search for an individual based on a variety of criteria including mutual event attendance. Here you can:
 
  • find events and organizations around the region that meet your business needs
  • easily set-up personalized reminders for the events
  • identify other attendees
  • begin making connections
  • cultivate vital referral relationships
As a member, you can add your own events to the NetworkInAustin events calendar, and customize all sorts of information including maps, descriptions, registration details and discount opportunities for other members.

You can contribute to our vibrant community blog, which in itself serves multifold online marketing benefits:
 
  • educate your customers and clients
  • position yourself as a domain expert
  • setup important out-links pointing to your other sites
  • build lasting SEO value and web presence
  • enjoy a dedicated and prequalified readership base

You can customize your own member profile, which serves as your virtual calling card for the Austin networking community.

  • tell your peers what you do, what you’re good at, what you’re interested in doing more of, and what inspires you
  • upload your photo and company logo
  • link to your professional and personal websites, and your personal or favorite blogs
  • link up to your Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter accounts
  • feature your recent NIA blog posts and events you’re hosting or attending.
  • offer member to member discounts
  • let visitors email you via your profile’s private contact form
  • create a compelling, custom web presence for engaging the local community leaders who are most highly motivated to refer you business
Beyond the undeniable membership benefits of DIY online marketing, press and publishing, event promotion, and plugging in with Austin’s most active networking individuals and organizations, there’s another big one…savings and discounts opportunities.
 
Members are enabled and incentivized to offer member-to-member discounts on services and event tickets. Taking advantage of these discounts quickly pays for and exceeds your monthly cost of membership.

One final unique feature of this site to call attention to: our points program, where we reward you for everyday actions you take as an NIA member. We tie points earned to position rank in our member directory. We feel that those who are making the biggest contributions to the community should benefit from the highest visibility.
 
  • the more you participate…
  • the more points you’ll accumulate…
  • the more you’ll rise in our member directory…
  • the more prominently you’ll be seen by your peers in Austin…
  • you can even become a featured member on our homepage.
The point system isn't just designed to help you earn a better position on the site; it's there to encourage you to do the things that are going to help you get the most value from your membership.

It’s simply a win-win situation.
 
 

Author: Scott Ingram

Categories: Why Join Network In Austin?