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THIS PAGE IS FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A LINK ASSOCIATE Link membership v franchises or other organisations
There are a number of organisations which encourage you to buy a franchise or practising licence giving you the right to use their name. They charge thousands of pounds for you to join, but mainly you are the one who will do most of the work and you will still have to find your own clients.
Link operates on an entirely different basis. We provide a marketing umbrella and a team of colleagues who are approved Associates with whom you can confidently work. The strength of Link is the quality of its membership. Prospective Associates have to undergo an accreditation process. If you have a track record in our type of work and are known to an exising Associate this could be just a review meeting with a director. Otherwise if you are not known to us the review process will be followed by an Accreditation programme which covers a half day and will cost £350 plus vat.
Why join Link Management Group?
The Issues - Most self employed people in our business operate as one man bands.
- Marketing services is not everybody’s strong point
- It can be expensive to create your own web presence
- Prospective clients often do not deal with one man bands
- We all need colleagues to bounce off ideas and discuss issues.
- Clients have other assignments but we don’t have the contacts to pass the work onto others
- Small consultancies have similar marketing challenges to the one man band
- Small businesses often do not have big company benefits
The Benefits
- Become part of a group of over 100 associates
- Utilise Link’s web and other marketing expertise to sell your services
- Your own profile on the Link Members site costs £50
- Not only are we a diverse group, some members have been self employed for over fifteen years
- The Link site will offer discussion forums and there will be quarterly regional dinners and networking sessions
- Every opportunity you pass on to other members will generate you at least 10% of the fee for the life of the assignment
- Link is an individual organisation and some members are part of other consultancies
- Link has “The Benefits Club” offering discounted services to members. This includes a BUPA scheme and other forms of insurance.
How we work – with clients
- Clients are offered an initial two/three day review where we assess their situation and present a proposed action plan.
- We work closely with client management teams
- Assist with implementation during the crucial change period
- Offer ongoing performance reviews
How we work – within Link - Leads and enquiries (from members and clients) are compiled centrally
- We post details on the Members area of the web site to establish interested members and their availability
- After receiving responses from Link members we contact the client.
- If there is no resource within Link we have contacts with other networks, but we will still control the assignment.
- The member who introduces the work still gets the introduction fee
Service Areas
Link operates in the Practice Areas listed on this site. New Practice Areas will be developed as Link grows.
Background
- The Link story is detailed on the web site.
- All current members have joined through a referral process.
- New members have to go through an accreditiation process.
- This is due to the increasing size of Link and our need to maintain our standards and level of customer service.
- Details of the accreditation process can be found on a linked document.
What does it cost? Joining fee £25 Annual Subscription £100 incl web page All costs are subject to VAT Link Management Group Home Page
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