It is the same as an economic
development directory. Use of the word contact emphasizes
that a directory is
intended to be used in building and maintaining working relationships
among resource
and services providers and their prospects.
The Global
Registry of Contacts is a free-access economic
development directory ... a resource for putting members of
a target audience together with mission
contacts.
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Can I access an economic development directory through
The Network?
Yes. It maintains the free-access Global Registry of Contacts mentioned
in answer to the above question. In addition you have access
to many other contact directories.
One of the websites of The Network is Economic Development.net. It's contact
directory, which is actually referred to as a site
selection directory, focuses
on location
data suppliers, most of which are economic developers in position
to supply
information
about
places
seeking
economic
development..
On their side of the information supply
chain
it is said that they offer economid development data about the places they
represent.
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How do you know who is using The Network?
We (who we are) deal with a steady stream of inquiries asking us
to deliver on the search promise of The Network. We determine what
types of
users they are in general by what they ask for. We don't require
personal or company identities to deliver our services, therefore,
we don't know specifically who is using The Network. Are we missing
something, such as business opportunities? No. We provide an online
information service in a specialized area. We look to so called mission
contacts to identify themselves as they sign up for the Global Registry
of contacts ... and, we depend on them to step up and use the GRC
as a springboard for expanding their business networking efforts
online.
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Who brings links and information about contact directories
to your attention?
For starters, we hope that you will consider bringing it to our
attention if you know of a free access contact directory online that
would be a worthwhile reference for participants in the .network
mission. We also most often discover useful directories while doing
our research.
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I searched but did not find what I wanted. Now what?
Ask us (who we are)
to deliver on our
search promise. Email the URL
address string for where
your search ended with an brief explanation of what you expected
to find there.
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How do I know if I qualify to have a record in the Global
Registry of Contacts?
You qualify if you can say you fit the definition of mission
contact but please review our disclaimer,
after which you
need only apply to have your free record created and maintained.
The file, Contact
Directories, explains that there are more opportunities for mission
contacts.
It's possible that you may already have a record in the GRC. Use
this search tool to check:.
CLICK
HERE for a guide for using this search tool.
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What is the fee for creating a record in the GRC database
and having it maintained?
See the second paragraph in the answer to
the question above.
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Why are contacts listed in the .network global directory
by location?
Listing contacts by locations makes the Global Registry of Contacts
a better resource for site selection. The GRC is designed to be a
searchable resource. See three points for using The Network to
understand where searching for contacts fits in. For those who want
to browse, however, The Network offers a directory of pages in the
GRC for each country (example). Also, users can browse Area Development
in Economic Development.net to search for location
data suppliers and other contacts. Everything is focused
on location, however, and backed by a search promise.open access resource available
for site
selectors to search for places
of interest and their. Take a look at the guide: Search
for a Location.
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Is there a networker's guide for how best to present contact
data online?
Eight
Essentials for Successful Networking. Also, you can
link to the guide from a
page of the resource archive. See the items listed under Resources
for Serious Business Networkers.
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Is Economic Development.net also known as EDNet?
No. We use the initials EDN as an acronym our Economic
Development Network website. Suggestion: Google
the Web for EDNet at the top of this page (page
up).
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