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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://leadtrading.org/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>General : introduction, lead trading</title><link>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/introduction/lead+trading/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: introduction, lead trading</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 (Build: 60809.935)</generator><item><title>Introducing LeadTrading.org</title><link>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/06/25/Introducing-LeadTrading.org.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0ebfc35a-6322-44ca-a923-4bdc84ded1e3:18</guid><dc:creator>NatPlane</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/comments/18.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/commentrss.aspx?PostID=18</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the new LeadTrading.org&amp;nbsp;website, a community built for and by lead traders, aggregators and buyers.&amp;nbsp; It is my hope that you will frequent this site for insight into the latest tips and trends in the industry.&amp;nbsp; I also hope you will contribute your experiences and help your fellow traders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why the website?&amp;nbsp; Why do we need a community?&amp;nbsp; Well, I&amp;#39;ve been in this industry for almost a decade now and I have been less than satisfied, shall we say, with the level of communication amongst the community as a whole.&amp;nbsp; We as an industry face many of the same problems every day, and yet are reluctant to work together to solve these problems.&amp;nbsp; There is a widespread sense of paranoia in our industry as it relates to information exchange even at the most insignificant levels.&amp;nbsp; My hope is that we can eliminate this paranoia and replace it with a sense of community that we can use to help empower all of us to be more successful in our efforts.&amp;nbsp; My contribution to this problem is this website, LeadTrading.org.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LeadTrading.org is a centralized community of individuals and organizations that are active participants in our lead trading industries.&amp;nbsp; The purpose of the site is to provide a simple, unbiased forum for all participants to openly discuss and research industry practices, trends and concepts.&amp;nbsp; The site also serves as a marketplace to openly advertise the need for new buyers and/or providers of leads in specific locations, verticals, etc.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With that all being said, I have committed myself to offering up insight in the form of blog postings and featured articles that are aimed at helping the community as a whole.&amp;nbsp; Everyone will have the same opportunities for exposure here, however I ask that you keep it professional and honest.&amp;nbsp; Let&amp;#39;s keep the advertising out of the blogs and info share and in the marketplace forums where it belongs.&amp;nbsp; Again, if we are all willing to participate in a community, all of our businesses will grow and the industry as a whole will benefit.&amp;nbsp; Thanks, and good luck!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://leadtrading.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=18" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+engine/default.aspx">lead engine</category><category domain="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+trading/default.aspx">lead trading</category><category domain="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/introduction/default.aspx">introduction</category></item></channel></rss>