Talk Business Now

Whether you’re a student, accountant, lawyer or the CEO of a multinational company, your success is probably determined by the strength of your contacts - gravediggers are of course excused. In an age where business is no longer confined to one locality, and the pressure to prise cash/engage with a global market place intensifies, more and more of us are under growing pressure to manage and develop our networks more effectively. On a daily basis most of us talk to colleagues, potential buyers, employers or suppliers in markets spanning a myriad of times zones.

If you’ve read this far, you might be interested in a new online workplace for business professionals. I’ve spent a little time at Talkbiznow and although a little rough around the edges, it seems a pretty decent attempt to allow business people to communicate effectively, unlike the social networking sector which is full of teenagers competing to have the most ‘friends’. Talkbiznow is worth a peek as it combines online networking and business tools to enable professionals of all types to connect. For instance, it lets you host free Webinars, post free advertisements, file share (gulp!), post blogs, and annoy/nudge contacts.

Best of all, it is completely free - Talkbiznow founders told me that they do not intend to ever charge its members subscription fees like the other sites in the market today. The site may have a dream to create a significant paradigm shift in the way that business professionals and companies engage with each other in a global market place, but this type of business is a numbers game and only with a large volume of users will it be of any use.