As the grass gets greener the more golfers start stirring and that means Business Golf season is about to start..that is if it every stopped. There is a lot to say about golf and even more to talk about when it comes to how to use golf effectively in business. With the Business Golf Country Club there now is a place to gather, meet other likeminded golfers and learn about how golf can become not only a part of your life, but also part of your business.
The Business Golf Country Club is for golfers, golfers in business, businesses in golf and professional golfers. The focal point of the BGCC is not just about golf and not just about business. Both of those virtues of the BGCC will happen naturally. What takes place in this club takes place on golf courses all around the world every single day. Friends are made, new thoughts are developed. Old impressions are thrown out. Business deals are reviewed and all in all done as a community is created.
There is more to business networking than standing around passing out business cards after sitting through an hour and half of one minute commercials. Social networking is much more than showing off all your pictures of your dogs. In the BGCC the business and social aspects are combined in an effort to build trust amongst the membership. You add the business tool, the game of golf, into the mix and there is more than synergies that are developed.
True friendship is the product of the BGCC and there are not many online or offline clubs that can offer that. Plus, this club is just 7 weeks old. Just think…if all of this has been accomplished in just 7 weeks what will be accomplished in 7 more weeks…in 7 months or 7 years…
Your adventure into the realities of the internet and effective business/social networking begins with the Business Golf Country Club…all you have to have is a true love for the game of golf and a photo of yourself plus a real full name to become a member…
Following is the BGCC Report for March 5, 2009
Membership Growth
The BGCC is steadily growing. As mentioned, as the weather here in North America turns from winter to spring the golf fever..combined with the cabin fever, gets to an almost epidemic level. As the membership nears 180 members plans for Spring and Summer gathers of BGCC membership are well on the way. Look for announcements soon of the first BGCC gatherings.
Palm Springs MeetUp
The invitation stands if any of the members of the BGCC are out in Rancho Mirage on April 4th I will be available for a meetup there. I will be recording interviews for the ClamBake Cage so if you want to be on the ClamBake Cafe this would be a great time to be on the show. Just ping me here at the BGCC and we can pick a time and place.
ClamBake Cafe NEWS
Interviews
As I just mentioned, the format of the ClamBake Cafe will now include exclusive interviews with members of the Business Golf Country Club. This offers you the opportunity to not only tell all the members of the BGCC who you are and what your business’ needs are but these Podcasts also go out to iTunes and the entire internet through the ClamBake Cafe web-site. Dave and I are currently filling up the March calendar so if you would like to be interviewed and part of the show ping me at the BGCC or through the ClamBake Cafe web-site. REMEMBER: These interviews are for BGCC Members only so take advantage of this member benefit.
Pro-Shop
The ClamBake Cafe Pro-Shop is open. There will be much more added to the Shop over time. If you would like to show support, the CBC Golf Hat is available. There will be some fun contests and giveaways for members who send in a photo of themselves wearing the ClamBake Cafe Hat out on the golf course or in the 19th Hole…so you may want to pick one up to get ready for the fun. Check with the Pro-Shop Tab on the ClamBake Cafe site.
Google Analytics Report
The Google Analytics report that tracks the activity of the BGCC NING site is showing a steady climb in every category. What does this mean? For those who are not familiar with Google Analytics, it is a analytic report of the traffic a site received. In the BGCC case, it is tracking how many hits (or views) to the site by people and search engine spiders on the internet that are made each day. Naturally, we are not busting any internet records but for sure on the upswing. The more activity the site has with members posting blogs, commenting on the blog and forums, posting photos, producing POLLS..telling me how good I am…OK, not really, but the comments that members make thanking each other are also what produces potential members to stop by to find out what is going on. Hopefully this traffic will also result in them joining. So, keep up the activity and before long things will really start cooking.
More Groups Added
As you may have noticed, the Texas Group was added, but more notably, the Arizona Group is actively starting to organize their first gathering. From what I hear it is going to be held in a VERY special location… I can’t wait to announce that ClamBake.. Also, there now is a Vancouver BC Group for all our Vancouver members. The So California Group is getting it together and I am for sure will be calling a meeting before long. FYI: To form a group for your area all you need to do is ask…I generally would like to see at least 10 member from that region to create a Group, but if you are interested in getting involved and recruiting the members for the group I will set the group up for you. Just ping me at the BGCC.
Invite Your Friends
If there is one thing I can truly say about the members of the Business Golf Country Club…they have a lot of FRIENDS. Right now there are 5146 invitation outstanding to friends of the current members of the BGCC. WOW, is all I can say. This shows a tremendous trust in the BGCC as a Club for the people who they call friends. The door to the BGCC is open for more so go ahead and send out your invitation to all your friends to join. REMEMBER: To be approved to be a member into the BGCC each applicant has to Post a Headshot of themselves, use their FULL NAME and have a moderate level of interest in golf. I say moderate level of golf interest because many beginner level golfers are not fully apprised of what business golf is..but will develop a higher level of interest once they join the club and meet other people wanting to meet them..which usually leads to a round of golf..or should anyway.
On the Front Burner
There are a number of exciting things in the planning and development stage. As the club grows these items will be rolled out and as more expertise in these areas is found within the club the faster they move up the list to become realities. Here are the bullet points for what is on the drawing board.
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Member Classifieds
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Job Board
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Service Directory
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Press Release Section
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Mastermind Groups
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Virtual Board of Directors
That is about it or this week..believe me, it has been fun to do all this for you and it excites me to know that there are this many people and more who really get it about Golf. I am sure once the club hits critical mass there will be some who previously turned their nose up to it yesterday coming back for a second look and hopefully will want to learn to play golf. Ten years ago, I tuned my nose up to the internet and now I am back not only wanting to learn more about it but now wanting to show people how to use if effectively..so you see…people can change if given a reason. Lets give them a reason to play golf. Let me know how I can help.
Scot Duke
BGCC Club Manager
