The Network Ambassador

	"Every resource you need for your success must be in your network, or your success can't be achieved." The Network Ambassador

Becoming a Network Ambassador was a choice.

New Zealand Dances 1995-2000

My first web site, NZDances, was by far the largest and most popular regional dance site in the world. In the very early days of the Internet there were no search engines, not much in the way of standards and the network of web developers was a huge team of part time beginners like me.

I build over 1000 pages over 4 years, with the help of over 700 people who willingly contributed their time and expertise to help me. Besides over 60 other sites on the Internet gave me links to my site, and I willingly returned the favour.

This was my background to what we now call online networking. I didn't really "know" the people who were helping me, except that they understood what I was trying to do, and they thought that they could help.

Ryze

Ryze was perhaps the first social networking site on the Internet. When I first saw it I didn't appreciate what I was being shown. I didn't join. That was a mistake. Since then I've put a lot of time into helping other people not repeat my error. I now run three networks on Ryze, The Innovation Network, Team Downunder and Building an Open Future.

Like most people I found LinkedIn a bit meaningless in the beginning. Other people helped me, and I decided to help other people. I became an "open networker" accepting connections from everyone. Soon I had the largest network in New Zealand.

Then I started a LinkedIn Group called Kiwi Scrum, so that New Zealanders could more easily find each other.

Other Networks

I'm strongly connected in many other places too.

How can I help you?

If you look at the Personal Services Page, or the Business Services Page, you'll see a list of possible ways I might be able to use my large network to help you. Frankly the number of requests I've actually had is small. The potential is excellent and growing.

Online collaboration is a two way affair. There needs to be a willingness to trust on both sides. I built a large network because away back with NZ Dances I had a large network that was very useful to me. Now I've got a large network again, and too often it's underutilised.

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