Keith Grover, NiS Founder

Weybridge - Business Connector, Networking in Surrey

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

Business Name (the main name you trade under): freelancecopy.co.uk & NetworkingInUK.com
Type of Business: Marketing Copy Writer & Web Content Specialist in Surrey (& NiS Webmaster!)
Tell Us About Your Business: I'm a Marketing Communications Professional with extensive client side and agency experience. I've worked as a freelance copywriter since 1987, specialising in direct marketing, brochures, newsletters and web content, especially (but not exclusively) in the financial, technology, telecomms and leisure sectors. I have an entrepreneurial streak, having set up and running three businesses and I love training and presenting. I'm developing Networking in Surrey to promote and facilitate face-to-face local networking (kind of 'what it says on the tin' really!)

I'm also a Qualiified Trainer with ReallyConnect, the world's first Certified LinkedIn Training organisation, helping corporates and SMEs exploit the full potential of online business networking.

"Keith is Mr Networking in Surrey! Always smiling, always supportive - a natural networker. He has been a great help to me in promoting some workshops that I run. Thank you Keith." Ian Crocker, Abslolute Learning

"I met Keith through the Trafford Elmbridge Focus Group to which we both belong. Good company- he has also breathed new life - or at least new language and ideas into my marketing material and website. I advise clients to stick to what they do best and get specailist help in other areas. We forget this for ourselves at our peril!" Jeremy Webb, SatNav4Business
What Type Of Networking Events Are You Interested In?: Breakfasts, Conferences, Evening, Free, Fundraising, Informal, Lunch, Seminars, Speed Networking, Workshops
Which Local Towns Are You Likely To 'Network' In?: Addlestone, Camberley, Chertsey, Cobham, Croydon, Dorking, Egham, Epsom, Esher, Ewell, Godalming, Guildford, Kingston, Leatherhead, Oxted, Reigate, Richmond, Shepperton, Staines, Sunbury-on-Thames, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Woking
Business Website Address: http://www.freelancecopy.co.uk
Contact me: Main email (you may prefer to enter using 'AT' instead of @ - eg keith AT freelancecopy.co.uk) plus your business phone number - and any other Website or Blog URL: keith@freelancecopy.co.uk

01932 843814
Which online or offline business networking groups do you belong to? (Please type 'none' if you're new to networking): Enterprise Nation
Fabulous Networking
LinkedIn Local
MyTeam Network (Founder)
Omni business Development Network
Federation of Small Businesses
Zoco Networking
What's A Good Business Lead For You? (potential customers, and anyone else you would like to connect with): Businesses whose website is not paying for itself and making a profit by consistently winning new customers - and anybody planning a new or revamped brochure, sales letter, newsletter, website or blog. And of course, anybody who networks in Surrey... or wants to learn how to use LinkedIn to grow their business!
How Did you Hear About Us?: Other

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Charles Barbor Websites

Keith,
Just got back from holidaying in Espaina - (lousy tan but came back with George Clooney haircut from back streets of Marbella - at least that is what they told me and the plastic surgery kit would posted to my wifes UK address!)
Delighted to see how well your 'great adventure' has developed and pleased to be a paid up member. Will we be seeing you at this weeks FSB Reboot Event on Thursday in Guildford ?

Cheers
Charles

Sep 28, 2010
Simona Bissoo

Hey Keith, I've updated my profile as advised. Hopefully I'll meet you soon at one of the events. All the best,
Simona

Sep 28, 2010
Paul Maung-Maung

Hi Keith, have updated image, a nice one of me struggling into a neoprene garment! Have you had time to load my office offer??

Oct 1, 2010
Paul Maung-Maung

Hi Keith, how about offering Surrey Networking free tour of the 2012 Olympic Complex available now details on http://www.cinnamon-active.com/Corporate/ActiveIncentives/Olympic-S.... Its a brilliant tour to see the stadium, aquatic centre, velodrome, basketball complex etc. 2 sq km of reclaimed land. We did the 1 hour tour a few weeks ago.

Oct 1, 2010
Barbara Anne Bradbury

Hi Keith, thanks very much for all your help and look forward to future networking with your and on this site. Hope all is well and do contact me if you have any questions on health, wellbeing or even law of attraction stuff.

Oct 14, 2010
Annie Heggie

Hi Keith,
Any chance you could take a look at my event on November 8thnd make more noticeable. Many thanks, Annie

Oct 14, 2010
Christine Chalklin

Hi Keith
Yes finally got around to joining, I tried downloading my photo but it wouldn't work. I had a similar problem joining the Networking in Berkshire website; in the end Chris did it for me. Would you like to offer to do the same? I'll forward pic to you if you can help. I'm guessing the file maybe too large, but I don't know how he managed to do it.
Have a good weekend
Christine

Oct 15, 2010
Christine Chalklin

Thanks for your suggestions...tried them all and still can't get it to work!
Help needed please, I'm sure that clever Chris will do it in an instant
Thanks Christine

Oct 18, 2010
Aparna Jain

Hi Keith

Thanks for the warm welcome!
Here you go... I have added a face to my profile :)

Please have a look at our newly launched website for more information on- who we are and what we do for our customers.

Do tell us what you think about the new website?

Thanks & Regards
Aparna
aparna@amulet-creations.com

Oct 20, 2010
Jane Lester

Hi Keith,
Thanks very much for the welcome and for putting together such a useful site! I look forward to meeting you on 3 November!
Many thanks
Jane

Oct 20, 2010
Alan Rogers

Thanks for the welcome. That's more than you get on a lot of other member-driven sites!

Oct 21, 2010
Paul Maung-Maung

Hi Keith, just going through the site and noticed when you click on anything a new screen does not open up, the exisiting one changes, so it can be a real fag back tracking to return to NiS, especially if you are looking at someone elses website.

Also would be useful for each image to also display what that persons business sector is. ie websites, plumber, elephant jockey as is then makes it easier for the viewer to identify if there are any connections or uses.. Just a suggestion. Have a good weekend. P, love to Angela

Oct 22, 2010
Tanja Gower

Thank you so much Keith for a very warm welcome and your wishes!

Looking forward to networking here!

Warmest
Tanja

Oct 29, 2010
Mark Lawson

Hi Keith,

Thank you for the warm welcome and look forward to networking with everyone.

Warm Regards

Mark

Nov 1, 2010
Peter Swettenham

Keith - thanks for the warm welcome!

Peter

Nov 2, 2010
Jayne Westwood

Thanks for your message Keith - I've recently moved over from Hampshire so am keen to meet up with any local Surrey businesses that are keen to grow and develop so please do send anyone looking for a shift in business performance my way!
Great site - keep up the good work
Jayne

Nov 2, 2010
Ram Somasundaram

Hi Keith,

Thanks for your welcome. The site looks great and looking forward to meeting other businesses in Surrey.

Regards, Ram

Nov 2, 2010
David Harding

Hi Keith,
Thanks for the warm welcome. It's great to join the group and there are a few faces I recognise. I suspect I'll be one of your most easterly members! :-)
Looking forward to meeting up with new and old at Casa Lola this evening.
Best wishes
David

Nov 4, 2010
Sean Usher

Hi Keith,

I heard you were at the Access Expo Twickenham, I was there exhibiting.

Didn't bump into you, maybe next time

Sean

Nov 5, 2010
David Endersby

Hi Keith,

Thanks forthe welcome. Interesting that you were once a franchisee of thebestof. The site looks really good and I'm looking forward to making new friends and hopefully networking with any local businesses who need my help

David

Nov 9, 2010
David Endersby

Thanks Keith,

Sorry I didn't mean to send it twice

David

Nov 9, 2010
Mike Loughton

Hi Keith
Photo uploaded
Thanks for the invite
Is this another one of the many networking groups you seem to organise ?
cheers
Mike

Nov 9, 2010
Dorothy Ronan

Hi Keith, photo's uploaded now!

Nov 9, 2010
Sheree Lowe

Haha! My own admin always gets done last ;-) What swung it for me in the end was seeing the names come up on Twitter ... finally prompted me to click on the dang link and do it. Great little gimmick there, effective!

Photo finally up - thought I did it last night but must not have pressed Save. *sheepish*

Nov 10, 2010
Veronica Pullen

Hey,

Thanks for the welcome and good wishes. I'm glad I found this site.

I think I prefer the word 'partner' to 'disciple' though. We don't want to inflate NB's ego too much do we? ;-)

I'll go and say hello to Mike now too.

Thanks for the Twitter follow back and look forward to meeting you at a networking event sometime soon. V

Nov 10, 2010
Martyn J Robinson

Many thanks for the welcome Keith.

its certainly a well subscribed group and look forward to meeting some of the members in time.

Nov 11, 2010
Paul Maung-Maung

Hi Keith

The blog should not be showing as I have only saved it in draft, it is a work in progress So can you take it off please until I have finished it

Ta

Paul

Nov 11, 2010
Jacqui O'Shea

Hi Keith

Thanks very much for the welcome, I'm looking forward to meeting other local businesses.

Have a healthy weekend,

Jacqui

Nov 12, 2010
Oliver Barry

Thanks Keith, and thank you for the push to join - a very good idea!

Nov 22, 2010
Hannah Rees

Hi Keith!
Thanks for the welcome!
I've managed to get a photo up...it's probably not the most professional one in the world but apparently all I have stored on my work computer!! :)

Nov 23, 2010
Sonia Duggan, Life Coach Surrey

Hi Keith

I've been resisting the pull of social media until my friend pretty much forced me to get onto facebook. So I've got a couple of walls there, and now a wall here - pretty soon I'll be walled up in my own home. So much for the freedom of self-employment ...

Nov 29, 2010
Lian Smallman

Hi Keith

It was nice to meet you too.

I am glad to join this website it seems very interesting and helpful.

Lian

Nov 30, 2010
Isabel de Felice

Thanks for the welcome Keith! It has indeed been a while since we last saw each other. I hope your business is going well and that you're as busy as you want to be. I've now figured out how to upload a photo (took me a while!) so the page is looking a little less anonymous..

TTFN

Isabel

Jan 4, 2011
shira Moberg

Thanks for that I look forward to net working and finding new customers for my Events.

I have added a photo of my self leading a Tour I hope that helps

Thanks Shira

Jan 4, 2011
Evonne Brown

Thanks Keith and a Happy New Year to you too. Took up your suggestion and, in addition to ticking off 'Join Networking In Surrey' from my 6 month old 'To Do' list, I've also uploaded my photo, so no longer appear as the mysterious Darkened Person. (And no longer in the dark about networking events!)

Look forward to seeing you on the circuit.

Jan 5, 2011
Steph Sullivan

Hi Keith

Your help is very much appreciated, many thanks. Steph

Jan 6, 2011
Dianna Bonner

Hi Thanks Keith. I'll try to find some time to update later this week.

Jan 7, 2011
Jane Hardy

Thank you Keith. My photo is now up!

Many thanks and hope to meet again soon. KR Jane

Jan 12, 2011
Janet Ledsham

Many thanks for the welcome.

Jan 12, 2011
Andrew Cox

Thanks Keith! Hope to meet up soon

Regards

Andrew

Feb 3, 2011
Nigel Hall

Keith,

Thanks for adding BNI Cobham & Esher to your listing. We are holding an open evening on Monday 21st February at NY Bar & Grill anyone invited, would be good to see you there. It is 6-8pm, free event and first 50 guests get a free drink.

Cheers

Nigel

Feb 8, 2011
Louise Reynolds

Hmmm that is probably because I thought I was a member all this time and just not receiving e-mails!

Feb 10, 2011
Jemima Ingarfield

Hi Keith, thanks for the welcome! I have now managed to add a photo. Hopefully I'll get to meet you soon!

Kindest regards

Jemima

Feb 11, 2011
Sanchia Gallifent

Hi Keith

Thank you for your message. It was Shan who introduced me to NiS

Sanchia

Feb 14, 2011
Yvonne Anderson-Bassey

Thank you. Hopefully get to spread the word on my business, even in these tougher times! Regards, Yvonne

Feb 16, 2011
Dr Sabine Lohmann

Hi Keith,

thanks for the welcome. Shan drew my attention to the site and I am quite excited to be part of it now.

kind regards Sabine

Feb 16, 2011
Farzad Afkham

Thanks Keith. It was good meeting you too and thanks for the helpful advice.

Feb 17, 2011
KEN SMART WILL WRITER

Hi Keith, thanks for your message. Just to say I thoroughly enjoyed last evenings event at Gorse Hill and will be attending as many Biz Biiscotti events as I can.

Mug shot will be added to my page next week (Should frighten the life out of everyone!)

Kind rgds

KS

Feb 18, 2011
David Duncan

HI Keith,

Thanks yes it was Karen who passed the information on. Good to see all of the different activities on one place.

David

Feb 23, 2011
Nigel Graham Stuart Lambert

Yes, many thanks Keith for the welcome, I'm trying to get my head around what's on offer, cheers Nigel.

Feb 25, 2011