http://christinakatz.com/platform-101-be-a-joiner-but-dont-be-a-sucker/ Write well, sell what you write, specialize, build your platform, partner wisely, keep learning, and prosper in the gig economy. Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://christinakatz.com/platform-101-be-a-joiner-but-dont-be-a-sucker/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Techquestioner Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:50:46 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=918#comment-399 This is great advice. The group in charge of an organization, or of a particular local chapter, can make or break it for the rest of the membership. If the group management is open and welcoming, newbies tend to come back, get involved, and recruit other potential members to attend events and get to know the group. If the managing group is a stand-offish clique, newcomers will not feel welcome, and the group may stagnate. This is great advice. The group in charge of an organization, or of a particular local chapter, can make or break it for the rest of the membership. If the group management is open and welcoming, newbies tend to come back, get involved, and recruit other potential members to attend events and get to know the group. If the managing group is a stand-offish clique, newcomers will not feel welcome, and the group may stagnate.

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