Comments on: Fast Pitch Networking http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/02/11/fast-pitch-networking/ Growing your business through the power of relationships Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:58:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeri Sessler http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/02/11/fast-pitch-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Jeri Sessler Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:08:18 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/02/11/fast-pitch-networking/#comment-2136 I joined Fast Pitch over 8 months ago. I quit (or so I thought) 5 months ago. While I had followed their instructions to the letter, 99% of the people contacting me through FP were trying to sell me real estate or were looking for a job. Additionally, I did not load my outlook contacts on to FP, but did link to Linked In. BIG MISTAKE. After I erased my profile and left 5 messages requesting Fast Pitch to discontinue my membership, FP started contacting my Linked In contacts weekly, asking them to join FP! I again tried their site (my profile was still on there so I "erased" it again), left more messages on their phone system (no one ever answers their phones), and tried "live chat" (again, lights on, no one there) with similar results. My Linked In contacts are still being harrassed weekly and I'm at my wits end trying to get Fast Pitch to stop both my membership and the weekly email invitations from "me" to my contacts. My warning to all of you--beware of joining them. It's like "Hotel California"--you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave! I joined Fast Pitch over 8 months ago. I quit (or so I thought) 5 months ago. While I had followed their instructions to the letter, 99% of the people contacting me through FP were trying to sell me real estate or were looking for a job. Additionally, I did not load my outlook contacts on to FP, but did link to Linked In. BIG MISTAKE.

After I erased my profile and left 5 messages requesting Fast Pitch to discontinue my membership, FP started contacting my Linked In contacts weekly, asking them to join FP! I again tried their site (my profile was still on there so I “erased” it again), left more messages on their phone system (no one ever answers their phones), and tried “live chat” (again, lights on, no one there) with similar results. My Linked In contacts are still being harrassed weekly and I’m at my wits end trying to get Fast Pitch to stop both my membership and the weekly email invitations from “me” to my contacts.

My warning to all of you–beware of joining them. It’s like “Hotel California”–you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!

]]> By: Rich Swier http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/02/11/fast-pitch-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Rich Swier Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:47:13 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/02/11/fast-pitch-networking/#comment-602 I had the same experience with Fast Pitch. Overall "Best" social network for business relating to the features it provides me to market my business. As Ivan mentioned, their Press service is great, because I get high rankings in Google for my press... but they have also helped me build a ton of traffic to my blog as well. I recommend it for anyone who is looking for a way to network and market their business on the web. I had the same experience with Fast Pitch. Overall “Best” social network for business relating to the features it provides me to market my business. As Ivan mentioned, their Press service is great, because I get high rankings in Google for my press… but they have also helped me build a ton of traffic to my blog as well.

I recommend it for anyone who is looking for a way to network and market their business on the web.

]]> By: Lee Parent http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/02/11/fast-pitch-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Lee Parent Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:38:41 +0000 http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2008/02/11/fast-pitch-networking/#comment-492 A friend referred me to Fast Pitch specifically to utilize the press release feature and I had very positive results. I have found Fast Pitch to be far superior to other social networking organizations to which I belong. I always feel that my time at this site is well spent. My business, The Prosperity Cast Network, utilizes social networking as the primary means of doing business on the Internet. I know that I can depend on the people I meet here to be real professionals. Lee Parent A friend referred me to Fast Pitch specifically to utilize the press release feature and I had very positive results. I have found Fast Pitch to be far superior to other social networking organizations to which I belong. I always feel that my time at this site is well spent. My business, The Prosperity Cast Network, utilizes social networking as the primary means of doing business on the Internet. I know that I can depend on the people I meet here to be real professionals.

Lee Parent

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