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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Mark Eaton

Thanks Keith,

Photo added. I will be playing around and hopefully adding content over the next few days and weeks.

Regards

Mark

May 13, 2012
Clare Bond

Thanks Keith for the welcome!

May 17, 2012
Leila Gardiner

Hi Keith, Many thanks for the welcome , Kind regards Leila

May 26, 2012
Elaine Luck

Hi Keith, got there in the end. Hopefully you will approve of the 'photo. See you soon, Elaine.

May 29, 2012
Lisa Clunie

Hi Keith

Photo all in place had to wait until I got the approval to join. Hope you meet you soon at a networking event Lisa

Jun 21, 2012
Patricia Ayling

Hi Keith

Thank you for the lovely warm welcome. Photo now displayed and thinking about text to explain what I do further.

Looking forward to being a member of this group.

Kind regards

Patricia

Jun 27, 2012
Ewan Kennedy

Hi Keith,

Looks like you have a great site and community developing here. Glad to make your acquaintance (which I hope graduates from virtual to real at some stage)!

Jun 27, 2012
Fraser Ritchie

Hi Keith,

Thank you for the mention in Thursday's newsletter - has given my own blog http://fjrcom.wordpress.com/ a most welcome traffic boost!

Sounds like you had a great time in Skopelos. Remember sitting by the harbour a good few years ago listening to a guy walking up & down the bars & cafes trying to sell Skopelos cheese pies! Bet he's trying to sell Mamma Mia DVD's now!

Hope we get a chance to meet at an upcoming event.

Kind regards

Fraser

Jun 29, 2012
Bob Gardner

Hi Keith

The pleasure is mine to join the group and I look forward to staying touch, ps are you attending the Surrey Networkers event tomorrow, sorry cant resist a plug for the event

Kind Regards

Bob

Jul 11, 2012
Ewan Kennedy

Congratulations on breaking the 1,000 member barrier, Keith.

Jul 13, 2012
Theo Theodoris

Cheers Keith - Just done..........

How are you keeping? Longtime no see?

Theo

Jul 17, 2012
Soraya Anderson

Thanks for your help Keith. have a great day

Jul 24, 2012
Adrian Price

Hi Keith, I am not sure how to add my photo. It is late in the day for me and I am sure the task is an easy one. Just beyond my capabilities so any assistance would be much appreciated!

Aug 15, 2012
Susan Arumemi

Thanks Keith

Aug 16, 2012
Vee Koppelman

Thanks Keith, I have now updated my profile and have also included a photo. Many thanks . ;-)

Aug 17, 2012
Moritz Schmittat

Thanks for the warm welcome Keith. And thanks for your great work on this site!

Aug 22, 2012
Jamie Franklyn

Photo all added, i made sure i was smiling.

Will we be seeing you at 4N Walton & Weybridge tomorrow? The summer break is over and it's back to work....

Sep 6, 2012
Carolyn Dearlove

Thanks Keith! I am looking forward to all the interesting and useful information which will add value to my new venture!

Sep 11, 2012
Jenny Kovacs

But that's what I actually look like on a Monday Morning!!!

Sep 17, 2012
Liz Beaver

Hi Keith

Yes great to see you at Strawberry Hill Golf Course, will you be coming along to thebestof evening at The Wharf Teddington on the 27th? Should be a great evening.

Liz

Sep 17, 2012
Colin Perkins

Thanks for your note Keith but firstly I have been pictured in the press a few times over the years including the Telegraph, so probably some pictures out there including on our web site, but maybe more importantly, I am not so strong on IT etc and do not know how to insert a picture, so it is a maybe job.

Take care and thanks again, Colin

Sep 20, 2012
William Smith

Keith as you can see from the uploaded Photo to my profile I am neither Will I Am nor indeed Will Smith........Duff at spelling is what I am

Sep 20, 2012
William Smith

I think I left a comment on the general Board, not sure. As you can see from the Photo not Will I Am nor indeed Will Smith......However perhaps I should adopt one of them as my profile name and remove the photo might drive a bit of traffic my way.......

Sep 20, 2012
John Ballard

Hi Keith,

I hope you don't mind, but I've plagiarized your Cobham/Esher BB event to create one for Kingston?

I've also noticed that the logo is a bit big!!

Cheers

John

Sep 20, 2012
Irving Levy

Hi Keith - thank you for allowing me to become your latest member! I'll upload a "mugshot" in a moment and will set about posting details of forthcoming Speed Networking Events. Kind regards, Irving

Oct 4, 2012
Jacqueline Smith

Thank you for your kind welcome. iMAGENIQUE is a new business, although not new to running a business myself, networking of this nature is a new one for me. Look forward to meeting new people whilst also spreading the word!

Oct 6, 2012
Virginie Buckingham

Hi Keith, Likewise. It was nice meeting you and your wife last night. I look forward to networking on your site. Best regards, Virginie

Oct 8, 2012
Mina Badawi

Thank you Keith for letting me join this great network, and look forward to meeting and establishing solid foundations and meeting like-minded individuals who want to make great savings on their Merchant Accounts and Services.

Oct 17, 2012
Jane Woodyer

Hello Keith, thanks for the welcome. Please get in touch if you would like to come and experience the ThinkingBus concept. We had a very successful morning yesterday, one new member said that he'd "spoken to more people in 2 hours than he had in the last month"! It's very much an educational process, some people understand the benefits of coworking and networking immediately others need to experience it first. Best Jane

Oct 17, 2012
Bellamy Roth

Hi Keith,

Thank you for the reminder, I will make sure I put a photo up today. I wanted to speak to someone about hosting some networking events at Farleigh. Could you let me know who I need to speak to?

Reagrds,

bellamy

Oct 18, 2012
Bellamy Roth

HI keith,

Both ideally.

Regards,

Bellamy

Oct 18, 2012
Marie Cox

Hi Keith,

Thank you for your message and I have now uploaded a photo of me! Looking forward to networking on the site!

Oct 21, 2012
Lord Hamilton of Glencoe

Does dat green spot mean you're online now? Was actually trying to send a message to all my 'friends' but lost da link!! May see you in Kingston shortly anyway,

Cheeers, Ian

Oh yeh, Barn confirmed for 5 Dec

Oct 24, 2012
Nancy Shafee

thanks for your welcome message - have added photo and amended website address - I've even heard from someone already inviting me to meetings! I'm particularly interested to hook up with other creative souls or those who might be interested in crafted items for their own businesses. Fingers crossed!

Oct 30, 2012
Mark Hughes

Thanks for the chat today Keith. I was convinced I was already a member of your awesome community here. Bummed that I wasn't until now, lol:)

Nov 8, 2012
Len Goss

hi keith sorry, i didnt realise my message a minute ago would be shown as a comment. it was meant just for your eyes!!

Nov 11, 2012
Len Goss
hi keith, ive just tried it again and still getting the same error message which reads "We're Sorry
- Please select an option for: Which Local Towns Are You Likely To 'Network' In?" All im doing is opening up my profile by pressing he edit option. then im just changing the tell us about your bsuiness section, then i press save and i get the above message. i have many of the towns clicked as you can see from above and im not changing it but still get the above error - help!!
Nov 11, 2012
Nigel Eliot Pobgee

Thanks Mr Keith Grover for spotting the typographic error.

Corrected & uploaded photograph

Nov 15, 2012
Harriet Adams

Thanks Keith,

I see you're from Surrey Copywriters! I've already checked out your website because you rank highly on google for the search term "Copywriter Surrey", so I'm delighted to communicate with you.

I'm looking forward to my first networking event.

Best regards,

Harriet

Nov 21, 2012
Harriet Adams

Thanks Keith

Delighted to meet you online, especially since you're from Surrey Copywriters and I've already checked out their website. Look forward to my first networking event.

Harriet

Nov 21, 2012
Amber Gupta

Thanks Keith,

You have been doing an excellent job with this site, delighted to be a part of it now.

Thanks and regards,
Amber

Nov 26, 2012
Mark Kenifeck

Thanks Keith, Looks like a great meeting forum.

Regards

Mark

Nov 30, 2012
Rupinder Kaur

Thank you Keith!

Look forward to meeting you at one of the neworking events,great site. Keep up the excellent work!

To your brilliant success,

Rupinder

Dec 12, 2012
Jackie Gallacher

Thanks Keith, I am using the downtime this weekend to catch up on some of the things on my to do list. I have just added my photo.

Kind Regards,

Jackie

Dec 30, 2012
James Cox

Thanks for the welcome Keith. Taken me sometime to get logged in again but I look foward to meeting you in the future.

Kind Regards

James

Jan 4, 2013
Andrew Horne

Hi Keith,

Good to meet with you at First Friday event the other day, albeit briefly.

Thanks for your help and now back up and running with new business.

Looking forward to seeing you at NiS+ events

Andrew

Jan 8, 2013
Eva Law

Thank you for warm welcome Keith. Website looks great, I'm sure I will get to meet lots of interesting people.

Best wishes,

Eva

Jan 14, 2013
Eva Law

Ha! I did wonder who is Jeremy?! I put the website together myself, it's quite basic but I think it has all the important info. Just need to get out there more so people know about me.

Look forward to meeting you at one of the future events.

Eva

Jan 14, 2013
Charly Dove

Great thanks Keith. All done :)

Jan 24, 2013
Dwight Harrison

Hi Keith, it was great to meet you to at Rupert's last week. Hope the photo I posted is ok, although admittedly its not quite Brad Pitt.

Thank you for approving the Feb 26th Video Marketing presentation & business networking: http://www.meetup.com/4BNetworking/events/102000332/. If it fits with your schedule it would be great if you could attend and meet some more business owners. It will be valuable for your network group.

Looking forward to hearing about some good Surrey business network meetings as well.

Looking forward to meeting again.

Dwight

Feb 18, 2013