Well the networking platform has been some hard work ovr the last 12 months or so. What was to be a positive step in increasing communication throughout the businesses in the North East has been more like a spammers paradise.

The built in anti spam defence system just did not work against the modern software they use. We have got around this by adding another password, which as soon as the spammers get to know we can change again. (more…)

Believe it or not, up until last month I was not on the One North east register for service providers, it has never been necessary.

But wanted to be included within the Catalyst2 register, which requires to be to be on the One North east register. I was surprised of how quick it was, I think it took about 7 days, from receiving the forms, to contacting the referees, to being accepted. (more…)

As I sit here and reflect on March an how little time I have been able to dedicate to the forum, I now realise how slow things have been.
Very few new real members, but I have to say I am getting at least 2 to 3 spam members a day, that do not seem to understand my return emails telling them to keep away. (more…)

Well as you can see the membership is growing steadily and now has reached our 50th member, which is half way through the soft launch. When we get to 100 members, then NENO will contact larger organisations and the local press, to really get the free online networking platform moving.
We still have over 100 visitors a day visiting the site, but because there is still a lack of interaction between business with only a small amount of posts still, most are looking at the dates of last post and then moving out of the site. We have yet to give them a reason to stay. (more…)

The networking scene has slowed down over this last week with very few members comming on board and a couple from the States we don’t need, spamming the site. It’s partly my fault, with tax returns, IBD meetings, seminars and oh yes, a business to run and a family to see. This has meant no emails have been sent out, to promote the site and get yours and my message out there. (more…)

Well the membership is growing slowly, but it is growing.
This is still a soft launch with the only promotion being 20 emails a day or so being sent out.

I have tried to inform businesses of this great idea with it being spam and I hope no one is offended by recieving yet another email. (more…)

Welcome to the first piece of information from Neno.
I am starting this, already knowing that blogs, start out as a good idea, but as priorities take over posts will dwindle
I am also looking at the panel and quite shocked that I cant find a spell check anywhere, straight away I know I will have to write future ones in word first, as spelling and grammer, is definatley a weak point.
But for the first blog, I am using the correct interface, just to say I know how too. (more…)