Steve,
As you said in an earlier post:
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CIU invite people to 'network'. What is networking if it isn't trying to contact like-minded individuals?
I'm on here to do business, to better MY business. This is what many people try and do, better their business. People on this forum probably do this by:
1. Gaining knowledge about what may be their new job/trade.
2. By getting knowledge of newer or better products than they currently own.
3. Adding a further service to their current offering. This could be gutter, driveway or carpet cleaning.
4. Learn how to get better marketing materials by way of flyers, signwriting or website.
5. Learn how to scale their business.
For me personally, I have done this on forums for about 15 years, since I had my first website built. I now need the forum for a different reason, to cope with rapid growth. But I still am using the forum for the same basic reason as everyone else, to better my business.
One way I need to do this now is to contact other cleaning companies en masse. There is no better central place to do this than CIU. They have 29,000 that I am invited to network with. I am making the most of their invitation to network.
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Those bits I have highlighted especially.
Why would a successful, ethical businessman try to get something for free especially when the people running the organisation he is benefitting from express concern?
Does it not say something about how he views other human beings?
Might folk not believe they are being taking advantage of and decide to not let it continue?
Would advertisers who pay up and benefit from all the things above feel aggrieved if such a person were allowed to continue?