The value of networking: a tribute to Craig Gamb

The past few days I've spoken with some amazing sales and tech people who have lost their jobs because of circumstances they couldn't control.

No matter who you are or how good you are, you need to be networking.

Make no mistake, networking is selling you. You're offering people your knowledge, your friendship, your humor, your dedication and more.

Let me give you an example. His name is Craig Gamb and he is quite simply the best data cabler there is. He knows his stuff and he has all of the certs. I've called upon Craig as he's worked for himself and while he's worked at two other organizations. Craig has consistently done the right thing with no shortcuts. His work always reflects positively on me.

Craig has moved up in the world. Now he sells for a data cabling company. I still use him because he ensures that the cablers do what they're supposed to do and do it right.

I also use Craig because he has invested in me and my work. Just today I had a referral that said Craig told them to call.

It's ironic that Craig doesn't blog. I doubt that he'll see what's been written here. You won't find him selling his work on Facebook and he doesn't tweet. But what Craig does have is a network of friends and work acquaintances that would go the extra mile if he needed it.

Are you good at something? Are you sharing your talents? There's no excuse not to. Reach out to those you can help, do the best you can at your work, be professional and you'll become a good networker!

Welcome to our blog!

Our blog is going to focus on three themes.

The first theme is about best practices in IT. Our hope is to give value to the sys admin, IT director, CIO, IT consultant and VAR.

The second theme is about neat gadgets that have caught our eye. We’ll talk about the tools our services division uses to be successful as well as networking and telephony products that we offer at Acme Techworks.

The final theme is business related. We’re going to share our experiences about being a tech business and talk about marketing successes and failures. There’s a lot to discuss regarding managing your customers, capital, office space and much more.

Most importantly, we’re looking forward to the chance to interact with you through this blog. This blog is our blog, because this blog is yours too. Please let us know what you agree with, don’t like or think we should mention!