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Listen in as 4Networkers undergo the TryJuice treatment. We'll follow Brad Burton and others as they attempt to clean out, shape up and lose up to a stone in weight in one week. With a bit of luck, they'll let us know along the way how they feel!

It was a biggie - but everyone was on form, concise and to the point. Well, almost everyone. Keep an ear out for the quacking buzzer. Oh, and Neil's jokes at the end. :-)

A taster session with the great sales coach himself. Brian Griffin showing you how to build relationships and sell ethically and powerfully. Just one of a complete set - available soon on iPod, AudioCd and mp3 download from 'mu;kaumedia in association with Selling Services.

It's been fun, but it's time to move on, so this is the last 4Cast from 'mu:kaumedia! We've had great fun, cut our podcasting teeth and met hundreds of you 4Networking types all across the South West - a brilliant excuse to go and talk to people.

In case you didn't notice, the theme of this episode was rain. Lots of it!

We'll see you around - thanks for listening.

One last thing, if you've ever seen Brian Griffin of Selling Services in action in a 4Sight slot, you might like to download the next file after this one. It's a free, 20 minute seminar to help you make those sales. If you enjoy listening to it and find it useful, keep an eye out for the complete set of 11 coming soon pre-loaded on iPod or, alternatively, on AudioCD or mp3 download.

From Sam & Clare - mooowah!

It takes a brave man to give a radio interview on the morning of his wedding - especially when he uses the opportunity to invite hundreds of people to the reception!

Nichola Smith talks about the importance of making debt collection a priority for your business! And if you don't, she'll be around to have a word. You have been warned :-)

Jorge Salgado-Reyes talks about the world of private investigation with Sam Deeks of 'mu:kaumedia.

Congratulations to the Burtons on their wedding on the 15th and to Brad for managing to only spend 10 minutes a day in the Barbados cybercafe! In this show, we have 28 4Networkers coming at you from all over the South West. We get to find out some more about the legend that is Jorge from Salgado Investigations and put a voice to another 4Networking institution, Nichola Smith of Admiral Collections.

Thanks to everyone on the growing 4Networking circuit who contributed to the show - the feedback is unanimous: 4Networking is networking "for people who understand what networking is really about". LIke it :-) As an experiment, we recorded the show in the car this time on a Sony Ericsson K880i! It just goes to show that, if you're keen, you can podcast from anywhere with the most bog-standard equipment!

For the techy types, I fixed the poor mp3 quality issue this time by NOT using Audacity to export the mp3 file. Bah! Just as they finally made it a more useful bit of software, they went and messed up the quality of the mp3 export! Well, what did I expect from free software?

Music this time from the usual Swampdweller, B-Sea Surfers as well as a clip from 'Jump the Broom Wedding Song' by Kamal Imani; a great version of Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Sweet Little Angel' performed by 4Ner Mike Finding's blues band 'Off the Rails' (01202 694654) and to round out, 'Forecast (Wombat Mix)' by Jadox. Thanks, too, to the Podsafe Music Network - oh, and Mike, why not put Off The Rails up there?

And, for a bit of fun since you're here already, have a go at recording some feedback on that cool little testimonial recorder over there on the right. Your PC needs to have a mic (internal or external) to do it but give it a go! We'll include it in the next show. ;-)

It's nearly midsummer's day - so where's the summer, then? In this episode of 4Cast, we find out a few things about EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique. To be honest, I was skeptical - but I'm a lot less so after talking to the 3 practitioners featured in the show. Who knows - I might even try it!

We've been pretty busy with our new 'Mukaumedia Audio Testimonials' so we've not been out on the 4N circuit much in the last couple of weeks. We've also handed over running the Plymouth 4N group to someone else, so we're looking forward to networking on the other side of the table, as it were.

Music, as always from the Podsafe Music Network. This week the shockingly insensitive Osama Bin Laden, You Ruined My Birthday by Pudge; thanks to Swampdweller (as usual) for the Salgado theme toon and of course, Skunks Meet Russians by the B-Sea Surfers.

Thanks, BTW, to Craig Smith (Printed Bag Shop) and Darius Baria for supporting BIBIC with the 'sauce for money' deal. Thanks to Mike Finding for sending CD of your band ;-) And belated thanks to Mick Parry from Positive Futures for the Herbalife samples - which we keep forgetting to take! Don't forget to listen to the full interview with Christina Bustamante on the 4Cast feed.

See you soon!

Sam Deeks interviews Christina Bustamante about EFT.

Christina is an Emotional Freedom Techniques practitioner and trainer who runs workshops on Abundance, Prosperity and Relationships.

For more information, contact Christina on 01392 202041 or by email: christina@liveyourvision.co.uk

Well, the Search Engine Optimisation debate goes on...and on...and on. In this episode, we talk to William Nel-Barker to get a few cool truths about SEO and meet loads more 4Networkers - YOU! And we ponder on podcasting - as 4Cast reaches six months old.

Congrats to the legendary Jorge a) for getting not only a confession but also a cheque from the young Refund Fraudster AND for winning the 'OMNI Future Almanac' for calling in to the show (it's THAT simple to win prizes).

In the next episode we look at EFT - emotional freedom technique from the inside.  Would you have a go at it?  Do you even need it?

Coming soon: SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! SPAM!

Music source: the Podsafe Music Network (see link on right)

SPECIAL FEATURE - Interview with William Nel-Barker of Nel-Barker Ltd .

We discussed Search Engine Optimisation from the small business perspective. What is it? Why is everybody obsessed with it? And are most of us barking (no pun intended) up the wrong tree?

Reggae Reggae sauce auction, bad spelling, senile relatives and breakfast in Gordano.. Networking the 4N way.

Congratulations and thanks to Darius Baria from Office Doctors Ltd for bidding £40 for the signed bottle of Reggae Reggae Sauce put up for auction by Craig Smith from The Printed Bag Shop Money goes to BIBIC

In the end, spelling wasn't the hot issue it promised to be. Ah well. Here's what we found out anyway: everyone thinks it's vital to spell well in business but somehow, many people still seem to get it wrong. And its usually someone else.

Well, if you're approaching that part of your life when you can't quite remember who you are or where you live, don't worry. If you abscond from your retirement home, Croydon-based Private Investigator Jorge Salgado-Reyes of Salgado Investigations will hunt you down and then sit quietly with you in your car until your relatives arrive to take you back.

Thanks to Elliot and Kim for a nice meeting in Gordano last week.

Music this week: '29 Ways' by 4Networker Mike Finder's blues band. (The band is available for parties and other events. If you're interested, please contact Mike on mike@mikefinding.com)

Also featured: 'Skunk meets Russians' by the B-Sea Surfers, 'crunchtime live sonarchy kexp 2005' by Swampdweller and 'Let Me Know' by The Fire Apes. These tracks courtesy The Podsafe Music Network (see link over there on the right).

Gor Blimey Guvn'r - 29 people and their businesses in one podcast?!

It's bursting at the seams - just like the new 'mu:kaumedia studio - SUTS. (That's 'studio under the stairs' in case you were wondering)

It turned into a two week gap, but hey, that's the way it goes.

This week's show is a great testimonial for 4N. Just listen to the comments of new and veteran 4Networkers and you'll hear what 4Networking has done for them and their businesses. And while you're listening you might want to think how powerful a 'mu:kau audio testimonial could be for your business. (blatant plug)

Bridgwater was great (thanks Stephen C-B for calling me to let me know that 'Bridgewater' is incorrect). 40 4networkers at a single meeting creates an excellent atmosphere, so well done Dawn and Martin and the Exchange (who we forgot to mention in the show!).

We'll probably stick with the two-week format for 4Cast because each show's a day-long production and it also allows us to extend our reach to other 4N Meetings in the South West so that we can feature more of you.

We're also kicking off with a discussion over the next couple of weeks leading up to the next show - this time, the subject at hand is 'Spelling - Who gives a shot anyway?'.

On this weeks' show we heard Stephen Custance-Baker telling us that not a single website that he's worked on has been free of spelling errors. Everyone seems to say they think it matters - and yet, no-one has taken him up on his free offer to proof the first two pages of their site.

So. Does it matter? Does it drive you mad? Does it put you off using someone's products and services? Do you hate people who DO think it matters?

01822 678082 to leave a message. Retro 70s prize for the best voicemail so get ranting!

Coming soon - Craig from The Printed Bag Shop is going to be auctioning his autographed Reggae Reggae Sauce bottle for charity! Bid for it here!

Coming soon - YOU promoting YOUR BUSINESS for FREE on 4Cast, the official podcast of 4Networking!

Music this week:

Live Life, Love LIfe by East Of Ealing

Skunks Meet Russians by the B-Sea Surfers

Crunchtime Live Sonarchy by Swampdweller

This week, we're unashamedly filling 4Cast with advertising - and everyone who was on it deserved their plugs! Black Bit for coming down from Exeter to Plymouth and installing a VoiP phone for a month's trial - loaded with £20 of their own hard-earned cash! Brad and Jorge for buying 'mu:kau Minutes to advertise their businesses, Nina for phoning in a 'wanted-ad' and everyone else for picking up the phone and calling in.

We didn't manage to get to any breakfast meetings for this show, but we'll be heading up country in the next couple of weeks to meet some more of you and learn about you and your businesses.

This week's music, courtesy Podsafe Music Network , is 'We put the fun back in funeral' by Mercury Radio Theatre and 'Spinout' by Glamour Puss.

Look out next week for more insights from the shadowy world of Private Investigation in next week's episode of the Salgado Files!

That was a week and a half! Actually, it WAS a week and a half - one that saw 4Networking going from strength to strength with new offices in the middle of Taunton plus a new 4N staffer - Abbey - to crack the admin whip!

And good luck to Steve Turner at T3 Magnets - bidding for that million magnet deal!

Welcome to lots of new 4Ners across the country taking advantage of the £50 3 month and £100 2 month 'mini passport' deals.. bargains!

This week's Charity Shop Classic goes to Mark Sugden, bless you sir, for overcoming the techno barrier and getting in touch with the show via Skype. We feel proud to have been a part in this milestone of personal evolution - and look forward to hearing from Mark again - this time with a coherent message! :-)

Featured music this week supplied by 'Fugli' with the 'Reformation Polka' - picked from the amazing and wonderful Podsafe Music Network . We get music for free and they get to reach a wider audience. Deal on. Check out Fugli's other work - very funny.

We're out of here til next week with more news and stuff.

Remember, when someone gives you their business card at speed networking it's one pocket for the duffers and another pocket for the people you like the look of. ;-)

Thank you, Dudley from Concorde Copiers for the line "I've got to sit on the outside because I've spent too many years around Black Powder Cannons". Must remember to try that next time I want an upgrade to Business Class.

Look forward to talking to you next week, and don't forget - TRANSUBSTANTIATION is Fugli's viral gift to you all.

Well, that was the first of the 10 minute weekly 4Cast shows.. Surprised us how many people we packed into those 10 minutes, though! You might have noticed that it was also a bit rough and ready - always is when you try out a new format. A decent stopwatch woulda helped!

It was great to give away something this week - Nina Cole was the lucky recipient of an classic old book - 'Clipping your poodle' for being the very first email into the show!

We're building up quite a collection of classic 4Cast gifts to give away to lucky listeners, so get those voicemails into our Skype ID - 'call4n4cast', email us at 4cast@4networking.biz or text to 07859 007 060 and you could receive one of our mystery Charity Shop prizes. No joke - this stuff is hand picked for you 4Cast listeners.

Featured music:

Reggae Reggae Sauce theme - Levi Roots
New site

Rob and Chris Ambient Angel
The guyses weird and wonderful Multiply space

Ricky Smirnoff
Ricky's MySpace page

Yessiree. From 16th Feb, it's going to be a rough-and-ready weekly 10 minute show celebrating the benefits that YOU 4Ners have got from networking the 4N way.

Whether is a big fat ca$h deal, a problem solved, new opportunities or just making new friends, 4Cast wants to hear from you.

It's your chance to just call in and tell us who you are, what you do, what you've got out of 4N - AND what you've put back in.

Leave voicemails on Skype (ID = 'call4n4cast')
Call us on 07859 007 060
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In this months show, we have the latest 4N news and we bring you a report from the 4N / Dymond event in Taunton that brought together over 100 business people and raised nearly ������£3000 for charity.

People featured in this month's show:

4N News
Launches:
8th Feb Wolverhampton - Stephen Jones, Armyourclients Book a place here

13th Gloucester - John Denman, Utility Warehouse. Book a place here

15th Solihull - Stephanie Cartwright-Randle, Cornerstone Print and Packaging. Book a place here

20th Southampton- Maddy Law Tiger Design Book a place here

22nd Torbay - Martin Bowdler, PEX Coach. Book a place here

28th Cardiff - Gerry Steinhauer, A2IT Book a place here

Happy Birthday, Mr. President
HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY 4NETWORKING! 1 year old on 17th Feb
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAD! 6th Feb
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM JOHNSON 14th Feb

Brad Burton on BBC Radio Somerset

SuperThursdays
4N Yeovil - Rachel Brown, Brown Ink Book a place here

Dymond / 4Networking lunch - 2nd Feb Somerset County Cricket Club

Jon Day, The PR People
Barrie Clarke, Fit to Defend IT Docs
Stan Dean Stan Dean Photography
Dean Sweet The Cheddar Chocolate Company
Stuart Male Bridgwater Communications
Geoff Dymond Dymond Promotions
Caroline Bailey Sedgemoor Publicity
Garry Rowley Martin & Co.
Rupert Cox Somerset Chamber of Commerce
John Raine Tarka Consulting
Paul Hughes BIBIC
Tim Johnson Cashflow Doctor
Paul Johns Debt Doctor
Sarah Southern, Smart Group Recruitment Solutions
Stephanie D'Albiac-Reay, Labyrinth Computers
John Denman, Utility Warehouse
Brad Burton 4Consultancy

Featured product:

T8 Trikke - Distributed by Trikke UK Ltd

Charity events:
Tim Johnson London Marathon in aid of BIBIC - 22nd April. Sponsor Tim here

John O'Groats to Lands End on a TRIKKE - Barrie Clarke of Fit to Defend in aid of BIBIC and St. Margaret's Hospice Taunton




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Hey - welcome to 2007!

This month's interviews:

Tim Johnson - The Cashflow Doctor / 4Networking founding partner 08456 449 220 Gerry Steinhauer - A2IT 01454 772197 John Burns Somerset Hypnotherapy 01935 700333

New Year's Resolutions from:
John O'Prey - 24/7 Mobile Solutions 01245 260660
Gina Angeletta - Property Angels 01275 845748
Dave Smith - Fresh Design and Marketing
Garry Milward - Forestdale Hotels 07918640995

4N News and Events:

Dymond / 4Networking collaboration Geoff Dymond - Dymond Promotions Ltd

Bournemouth, Poole and York 4Networking launches

Gift of Life - Smoking cessation seminars John Burns 01935 700333

BIBIC Dinner at Home Farm Hotel, Honiton Devon - Feb 10th Steve Lundy 01404 831278 - bid for places here

Meta Tags assistance - Google PPC v. SEO
Peter Arkwright - Business Services UK 004952414031986 Useful reference:http://www.highrankings.com/ Review my Website
MerseyLocks.co.uk designed by Gary Martin - 07928121555

Networking in the wider world
Ecademy

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4Networking's director Brad Burton talks to Jo Phillips on BBC Radio Somerset

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In our first show, we talk to Ray Lockton of Black Box Systems about starting out in the IT business, building trust with customers and new products to safeguard all that priceless business data.

We speak with Graham Flynn, administrator of Positive Action SouthWest about the way his organisation uses 4Networking to raise awareness about the implications of HIV positive status for business.

And we find out from Linda Bennett about The Best Of Exeter - a local online business directory with national backing and the power to put local businesses at the top of the Google search results.

News and forum

Broadband without routers!
Simon Bourne announces an inexpensive, easy-to-use gadget that sends broadband around your house or your business - using the existing mains wiring! Contact Delta PC on 01458 270027

2000 businesses registered with 4Networking online by Jan 1st!
Brad Burton, Director of 4Networking pins the tail on the donkey - confidently predicting 2000 business online in less than a year of prodigious growth. Listen out for new 4N features in the pipeline! Get hold of Brad on 0845 1234 444

I know - why don't YOU pay for my business samples!
What a great idea! Steve Turner of T3 Magnets found the perfect way to offset the cost of producing his product samples:- offer 4N-ers the chance to put their details on his magnets. We talk to Steve about the idea and how successfully its panning out T3 Magnets are on 01670 522100

The oldest thread in town...(maybe)
Also known as "Who wants, it then?" Nobody, apparently. Contact Mike at Smartnumber on 0870 896 4384

Honourable mentions: Nina's Nannies for Pets: Award-winning Pet and Home-Sitting services
The Best of Worcester Local business directory with national search engine clout
Emma's XL Exercise Company - health and fitness exclusively for ladies size 16 and above
The Personalized Chocolate Man. The mind boggles, but it's more "does-what-it-says-on-the-tin" than bizarre party turn!
Ian 'Turbo' Driscoll - New Cars and Vans 08456 588 185
Cy Custance CJC Sales And Marketing 08708966650

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