BBB Membership?

[pianotune05]

Hi everyone,
What about joing a local chamber of commerce?  Is that a good idea?  My wife 
and I thought about doing that with her cleaning business, but the cost here 
is pretty high. Also, I've heard of this business networking organization 
called BNI, Business Networking INternational I think it's called.  Has 
anyone had experience with this organization as well?
Marshall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Alkana" <josephspiano at comcast.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: BBB Membership?


>
> Follow the money. Ask yourself what will they actually "do" for you. 
> Personally, I think it's a sucker play and avoid them like the plague!  A 
> typical ploy they use around here (Seattle) is to insinuate that they have 
> received a phone call regarding your service. They then try and get you to 
> join, inferring that you might learn what the inquiry was all about. Horse 
> puckey, I say.
>
> Joseph Alkana RPT
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carman Gentile" <cgpiano at humboldt1.com>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:44 PM
> Subject: BBB Membership?
>
>
>> My Colleagues,
>>
>>   Are any of you members of the Better Business Bureau?
>>
>>
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>