Anyone ever use BNI?

Lenny Schrecengost said:
I was in BNI for a year. I got some referales from it. It was a small group. I would have stayed but I had trouble committing to attending the meeting every week. I will rejoin when I can attend every week.
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Good advice, dont join anything unless you can get what you put in out.
 
Also make sure there are people that you will easily be able to trade referals with. It's a lot easier to build a successful relationship with a landscaper than a hair stylist. You need people that are working with the same type of people that are your customers.

I was in it for about a year. Was definitely worth the money, but also definitely had an expiration date for me!
 
joshuabcrutcher said:
Has anyone ever used BNI? Please comment on success with the org....
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I had the same question about BNI & other networking groups. I first learned about BNI at the Tampa round table meeting.

I have visited their website(s) and have found some local groups. I have made several phone calls to get more information about their meetings.

Does anyone know how much their yearly membership dues are ? Does the membership dues vary by the size of the group ?
 
The BNI group in Louisville is strong, just like any other group you will have three or four go-getters and the rest will be useless. Try to find John Lee, he lives in Sutherland in Prospect, a development with 6,000-sq-ft homes and knows everyone in town. You also could try Toastmasters.
However, even if you don't get business directly from members of the group at that particular moment, meeting enough people for referrals in the future is not to be underestimated.
 
Can someone give a lil detail and explain what goes on at these meetings and how they work??
 
I believe its Business Networking Int'l. You get together for coffee once a month, swap cards, and usually have a speaker from outside the group, then one or two members from within the group give a short presentation about their offerings.
It is particularly helpful for a company/sales rep that has a unique offering. It is also good for developing your elevator pitch and your public-speaking skills. An elevator pitch is a thirty-second description of your company. The theory is, if you find yourself in an elevator with the ceo or decision-maker of a prospect, you should be able to -- in detail -- describe to that prospect exactly what you do and how it can help his/her business before the prospect gets off the elevator.
 
And how do you get leads off of that?? Woking for the fella that is sitting beside you and all his friends and inlaws??

Or do they bring names of people they have worked for that may be interested in your service.

Just trying to grasp where the leads come from?? Thanks I know this makes me sound like a loser but I'm trying to learn!!
 
Just remember the Golden Rule of Sales: To get what YOU want, help the customer get what HE wants. That works with the guy sitting next tto you at BNI, too.
 
And how do you get leads off of that??
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It's basic networking. You refer people you come in contact with,to those you know in BNI, and they reciprocate.

Example: I have an account cleaning hoods at several restaurants in town (completely hypothetical), the manager of the restaurant mentions that he is going to move. You tell him "hey. I know a great real estate agent" and hand them their card. All the members do this for each other. I've been two two new recruit meetings, but haven't joined. I can't commit to the weekly meetings.
 
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