Comments on: Get Your Copernicus On: An Open Challenge to GroupLeads http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html chris rue's headquarters for truth, justice & it pros Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:27:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: SBSC & MSP Buzz » Blog Archive » Thank You Dean Calvert! http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-17751 SBSC & MSP Buzz » Blog Archive » Thank You Dean Calvert! Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:27:47 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-17751 [...] his general affection for SMB community.  Dean is a true Community Hero and an honorary member of TEAM NEWBLOOD (book him [...] [...] his general affection for SMB community.  Dean is a true Community Hero and an honorary member of TEAM NEWBLOOD (book him [...]

]]> By: David Mackie's Blue Brain http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-16814 David Mackie's Blue Brain Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:37:46 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-16814 <strong>Why Travel 6.5 hours round trip to hang out with SBSers...</strong> Wow last night I explained separately no less than 5 times why I made the trip to the SMBIT Professionals... Why Travel 6.5 hours round trip to hang out with SBSers…

Wow last night I explained separately no less than 5 times why I made the trip to the SMBIT Professionals…

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » Community, Heal Thyself http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8469 welcome to the funcave » Community, Heal Thyself Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:17:02 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8469 [...] Challenge to GroupLeads has been generating a TON of traffic over on the Yahoo Group, and here. Maybe on the Groove site [...] [...] Challenge to GroupLeads has been generating a TON of traffic over on the Yahoo Group, and here. Maybe on the Groove site [...]

]]> By: chris http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8452 chris Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:01:43 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8452 @ Andy... If it were just one group, or aspect, or initiative...then I prolly wouldn't have ever posted anything in the first place. I'm talking about eeeeeverything, all the little parts and pieces, that we call "The Community." And if we're missing such broad swaths of people, even with the shotgun blasts of stuff that's out there now... Then I tend to think we're not even hitting the broad side of a barn. Which means, to me anyway, it's way past time to work on our aim. @ Andy…

If it were just one group, or aspect, or initiative…then I prolly wouldn’t have ever posted anything in the first place.

I’m talking about eeeeeverything, all the little parts and pieces, that we call “The Community.”

And if we’re missing such broad swaths of people, even with the shotgun blasts of stuff that’s out there now…

Then I tend to think we’re not even hitting the broad side of a barn. Which means, to me anyway, it’s way past time to work on our aim.

]]> By: Andy http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8451 Andy Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:49:56 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8451 Which smb community are you talking about in this post - you didn't mention it? I know there is the partner website and the sbsc bit, the yahoo groups etc but you didn't actually mention which group no one knows about, so this might be one of the reasons no one knows about it! Which smb community are you talking about in this post - you didn’t mention it? I know there is the partner website and the sbsc bit, the yahoo groups etc but you didn’t actually mention which group no one knows about, so this might be one of the reasons no one knows about it!

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » The Two Amys Nailed It http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8425 welcome to the funcave » The Two Amys Nailed It Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:05:53 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8425 [...] Firewall got it right on the money almost 2 weeks ago, right off the bat, with her response to my open challenge to GroupLeads post. If I had to boil it down, tho…here’s the money [...] [...] Firewall got it right on the money almost 2 weeks ago, right off the bat, with her response to my open challenge to GroupLeads post. If I had to boil it down, tho…here’s the money [...]

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 009 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8402 welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 009 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:26:53 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8402 [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the final community resource on our [...] [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the final community resource on our [...]

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 008 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8400 welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 008 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:38:06 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8400 [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...] [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...]

]]> By: David Mackie's Blue Brain http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8399 David Mackie's Blue Brain Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:35:10 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8399 <strong>Team NEWBlood - Robert Crane...</strong> Robert is an SBSer, and a long term participant in the Sydney SBS Group , he will go out of his way to... Team NEWBlood - Robert Crane…

Robert is an SBSer, and a long term participant in the Sydney SBS Group , he will go out of his way to…

]]> By: » Team Newblood - Gareth Brown http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8397 » Team Newblood - Gareth Brown Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:21:16 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8397 [...] one for ever letting a challenge go by without being answered, here is some of my essential Community Resources. Now, I can’t [...] [...] one for ever letting a challenge go by without being answered, here is some of my essential Community Resources. Now, I can’t [...]

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 007 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8394 welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 007 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:37:21 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8394 [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...] [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...]

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 006 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8392 welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 006 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:23:47 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8392 [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...] [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...]

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 005 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8390 welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 005 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:50:17 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8390 [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...] [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...]

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 004 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8389 welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 004 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:29:42 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8389 [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...] [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...]

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » Putting Myself Where My Challenge Is http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8387 welcome to the funcave » Putting Myself Where My Challenge Is Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:37:00 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8387 [...] Since I’ve recently issued a challenge re: a community recruitment project codenamed… [...] [...] Since I’ve recently issued a challenge re: a community recruitment project codenamed… [...]

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 003 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8385 welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 003 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:06:40 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8385 [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...] [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...]

]]> By: Amy Babinchak http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8382 Amy Babinchak Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:31:44 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8382 Starting and promoting a user group is just like starting up a new business. It take persistance, care and feeding, more persistance and flat out work. On top of that I got flack for starting one in my area. We try really hard to get the word out and the roughly 13 or so that show up every month are proof that its working but it's small scale and simply takes time. Not to mention that we do it all for free. Building that kind of dedication up in the steering committee (as we call them) doesn't come easily. No foolin'. Running a user group is no cake walk. Starting and promoting a user group is just like starting up a new business. It take persistance, care and feeding, more persistance and flat out work. On top of that I got flack for starting one in my area. We try really hard to get the word out and the roughly 13 or so that show up every month are proof that its working but it’s small scale and simply takes time. Not to mention that we do it all for free. Building that kind of dedication up in the steering committee (as we call them) doesn’t come easily. No foolin’. Running a user group is no cake walk.

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 002 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8381 welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 002 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:15:34 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8381 [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...] [...] part of the Funcave’s continuing series on the TEAM NEWBLOOD challenge, here is the next community resource on our [...]

]]> By: Anne Stanton http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8379 Anne Stanton Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:49:52 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8379 Has recruiting ever stopped? In general it is more of a matter of the balance of energy. Does energy go towards soothing the souls of existing leaders and offseting the negative (perhaps this piece can go away or be shared) or toward talking with new potential leaders and new potential members. The Goal: Micro and Small Businesses need the 1-10 person IT Professionals more today than at any other time. Particularly those in the know who have great relationships with the vendors who GET this space and who continue to learn and be openminded to what they can offer. Microsoft Small Business Server is such a powerful product and good fit, AND (this is a big and) the added layer for clients that the development team from Microsoft (not to mention the entire SBSC team at Microsoft) gets it! Why do they get it? They get it because of their tie and unpreceddented success with the SBS MVPs and the energy and passion of the (*yes tiny in comparison) community. Other vendors get it as well and are making huge wins in expanding their channel and appropriate products by working with the existing and always growing groups (Austin being the latest new group, Atlanta being the latest revitalized group). Storagecraft, Exclaimer, BackupAssist, CA, TrendMicro, ConnectWise, Autotask, Level Platforms, and more.. Too often the noise of negative overwhelms the actions of the positives.. Has recruiting ever stopped?

In general it is more of a matter of the balance of energy. Does energy go towards soothing the souls of existing leaders and offseting the negative (perhaps this piece can go away or be shared) or toward talking with new potential leaders and new potential members.

The Goal: Micro and Small Businesses need the 1-10 person IT Professionals more today than at any other time. Particularly those in the know who have great relationships with the vendors who GET this space and who continue to learn and be openminded to what they can offer.

Microsoft Small Business Server is such a powerful product and good fit, AND (this is a big and) the added layer for clients that the development team from Microsoft (not to mention the entire SBSC team at Microsoft) gets it! Why do they get it? They get it because of their tie and unpreceddented success with the SBS MVPs and the energy and passion of the (*yes tiny in comparison) community.

Other vendors get it as well and are making huge wins in expanding their channel and appropriate products by working with the existing and always growing groups (Austin being the latest new group, Atlanta being the latest revitalized group). Storagecraft, Exclaimer, BackupAssist, CA, TrendMicro, ConnectWise, Autotask, Level Platforms, and more..

Too often the noise of negative overwhelms the actions of the positives..

]]> By: welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 001 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8378 welcome to the funcave » TEAM NEWBLOOD Dossier 001 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:07:57 +0000 http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/2007/08/get-your-copernicus-on-an-open-challenge-to-groupleads.html#comment-8378 [...] Since I’ve recently issued a challenge re: a community recruitment project codenamed… [...] [...] Since I’ve recently issued a challenge re: a community recruitment project codenamed… [...]

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