It pays to know people

A group of market research consultants came to me: they made $40,000
A Web development firm came to me: they made $20,000.00
A marketing student came to me: she made $250
Two marketing/IS students came to me: they made $3,000
A graphic designer came to me: he made $12,000
A bookbinder came to me: he made $3,000
An IT consulting firm came to me: they made $27,000
A Web designer came to me: he made $3,000
A training firm came to me: they made $100,000
An IT professional came to me: she made $40,000

The only person who's not making much money is me!

I'm just kidding. In most of the cases above (partial list), I made a bit of money via the finder's fee (yay!). But my record, honestly, is quite insignificant, especially compared to the professional headhunters out there! And what about the real estate people? These folks make an obscene amount of money!

There should be a law against that kind of..!

Peter, calm down, calm down!

Sorry. My point is, it really pays to know people and build trust-based relationships.

Am I saying that by multiplying your connections on LinkedIn, you can make extra money too? Am I saying that you could make enough money to eventually retire on your private islands bought from Vladi Islands?

Well, it depends on many factors, the main one being: Do you have something of value that you can easily distribute to others via email or the Web?

Do you have a product or service that enjoys near-universal appeal and that you can easily promote via the Internet?

More on these exciting topics tomorrow. I'm going out now, I need to have some fun!