Here's your chance to read comments from Grapeviners stating how The-Grapevine helps them and how it can help you too.  

“Jennie, Thanks so much for your support by posting my Grapevine member-to-member offer in your latest Harvest e-newsletter. I'm grateful that you offer free advertising for start-ups and delighted by the response I got - it's only day one today, but it's been a great start and I'm sure there's more to come”.  Sylvia Tillmann. www.wanttobehappy.co.uk

“Dear Jennie,   If you hadn’t put the event in The-Grapevine I wouldn’t have known about the Scottish Enterprise event at Norton House, with René Carayol etc. It was an inspirational evening with superb guests. Rene was so motivating, and of the two other guests I preferred Brad Rosser who told it how it is and told us all to go out and invest!  All the people I have spoken to who attended the event thought it excellent, so once again, thanks! Plus, thanks from all the people to whom I forwarded the details and who attended – we all admit to leaving pumped up and ready for anything the crunch can throw at us. Kind regards”. Deborah Hackett. E:  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

"Jennie, a great big thank-you for the opportunity to put an entry on The-Grapevine, the response we have received following our advertisement placed in The-Grapevine Newsletter was fantastic. Our new customers are as delighted as we are, and we will always recommend The-Grapevine as a pro-active form of networking". Derek Wilson, Director, Distribution Unlimited, Edinburgh. www.distributionunlimited.co.uk

“Dear Jennie, I love the website.  I do quite a bit of on-line networking and this is by far the nicest
and most personal site I've found. Much more up my street than Linked In and Ecademy”. 
Shelagh Dillon, Life Coach.  www.felicitaslifecoach.com

 "Jennie - Just writing to let you know that I received an enquiry via The-Grapevine website in December 2006 from a Doctor in Seville who was looking to invest in property in Morocco. On entering his search criteria into Google he was directed to The-Grapevine website where he read with interest our advert about our exclusive project just outside Tangiers called Atlantic Magna. He subsequently arranged an inspection trip with us, paid his initial deposit and I am pleased to confirm that he signed the private contract for completion only last week. This is proof that The-Grapevine really is a virtual networking business with a truly global reach. This is without doubt the best 35 pounds I have ever spent on marketing as it secured me a sale of 250,000 euros. Please do keep up the good work". Kristina Szekely Sotheby’s International Realty. www.KSsir.com 

"Hi Jennie, I just wanted to say how much I enjoy getting The-Grapevine each week. I now find I am looking forward to seeing what delight Jim Barker has to offer us! Many thanks for all your hard work putting it together and getting it out to us all. It is really good to know what other businesses have to offer. Even if I can’t use them myself I am happy to pass on their details to anyone I know. Wishing you all the best, Kate." Kate Harper LCH Dip, Motivation Coach, Harper Coaching, www.harpercoaching.com

"Dear Jennie, having advertised with The-Grapevine, I have had instant, productive responses for my office sharing business. The Company has grown as a direct result of The-Grapevine's distribution. There is the right mix of information and promotions that makes it one of the highlights of my in-box. I am not at all surprised by its growth and popularity. Cheers. Adam". Adam Hawkes, Director, Office Sharing Ltd. www.officesharing.co.uk 

“I like The-Grapevine because it's real! It's a community of normal, real people, offering meaningful, practical, valuable services. As well as that, it's human, not automated, and hey, that is one major up factor in the world of automated phone systems and spam!” Maggie Stanfield, Chief Executive, Written Words. www.writtenwords.co.uk

"Hi Jennie, I thought you might be interested to know that my recent article within The-Grapevine has lead to a truly significant result. It’s not the quantity, it’s the quality of response which is so important – and The-Grapevine certainly provides that. I feel certain that we’ll have a long and steady relationship. Jackie." Jackie Walker, The Divorce Coach, www.walkerpractitioners.co.uk

"Hi Jennie, Thanks for agreeing to list my company in the Grapevine members' directory and for placing the recent adverts in the newsletter which produced several enquiries and one new Consultant! Kind regards, Robin." Robin Carlyle, Director, Fight Your Corner Ltd. www.fightyourcorner.com

"Dear Jennie, I just wanted you to know how happy we are with the advertising we did with The-Grapevine. We have undertaken lots of online advertising for our web-based bookkeeping software in the past. The cost of advertising with The Grapevine was relatively inexpensive so we decided to give it a shot. To say we’re pleased with the results would be an understatement. As soon as the e-mail went out we saw people clicking through and this continued through out the month. I’d highly recommend advertising with The Grapevine to anyone that wants to reach serious small business owners". Duane Jackson, Managing Director, KashFlow Software Ltd. www.kashflow.co.uk

"Dear Jennie, I just thought I'd give you some feedback on the responses to my advert, placed on 28 September. One advert at £35 has been THE most successful spend in the last 12 months. I received a number of enquiries and am delighted to say I am now working with three new clients. I have been recommending you to all my colleagues within a range of business arenas and wouldn't hesitate to use The Grapevine again in the future. An excellent outcome, thank you and best wishes." Janice Meikle, Marketing Communications Consultant, Marketing Matters. www.marketing-matters.org.uk

"Dear Jennie, I just wanted you to know we had so much success from our last advertisement on The-Grapevine; many enquiries resulted in bookings and repeat bookings. Thanks so much. As such, can you please re-run the advertisement again next week please. Many Thanks". Fiona Thomson, Finance Manager, Royal College of General Practitioners, Edinburgh. www.rcgp-scotland.org.uk

 "Although now based in our San Francisco office, I enjoy The-Grapevine concept from afar, as it mirrors the information-sharing philosophy that works so well here in the US. It is encouraging that someone is taking the initiative to develop networking communication within the Scottish business community. Congratulations!" Andy MacKay, CEO, 20/20 Productions, Edinburgh & San Francisco. www.2020productions.com 

"The Grapevine has proved to be a useful catalyst in finding new services and contacts to expand our network and also to inform its users of items that might be of interest to them. As the product has been distilled it's becoming more mature and I am positive that it will continue to provide a very useful and increasingly wider range of services." Ash Gupta, Managing Partner, The Gupta Partnership. www.guptapartnership.com

 “Jennie has had the sense to grow The-Grapevine organically: none of the mass e-mailing junk fertiliser that makes things look great but taste of nothing.” Penny Haywood, Managing Director, PHPR Ltd. www.phpr.co.uk

“I like The-Grapevine from a business perspective as I find it informative and easily accessible, I do receive a lot of newsletters via e-mail and hard copy but it is frequently time consuming getting information from them and I do not therefore bother reading them. This is certainly not the case with The-Grapevine and I make notes of relevant information in my system so have quite a comprehensive note of services, restaurants, events etc. Long may it continue.” Josie Crockett, Senior Partner, The Forge HR Group. www.the-forge.com

“Edinburgh Junior Chamber of Commerce (EJCC) has been delighted to be part of helping The-Grapevine grow over the last year and it truly has. It is a great opportunity to advertise our events and look for any support from other companies and individuals. We have also found The- Grapevine a great source of helpful, diverse and often unusual information”. Melanie Harris, Past President, Edinburgh Junior Chamber of Commerce. www.ejcc.org.uk and www.jci.cc

“Since signing up to The-Grapevine mailing list in the summer, Frame Creative has made several useful and highly productive business contacts. In that sense, it's proving to be a unique resource but it also makes sure we hear about all sorts of events and services we might not otherwise get to know of”. Jim Middleton, Editor and Copy Director, Frame Creative. www.framecreative.com 

“Jennie, Sometimes it's easy to forget there are other companies out there and you can become very inward looking...then you get The-Grapevine and realise there is a whole lot of people out there with some interesting ideas!......oh and the odd money saver goes down well too! Keep up the good work”. Amanda Kilburn, Marketing Support Supervisor, The Royal Yacht Britannia. www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk

“Well done Jennie. You do a great job and provide a very sought after service". Fiona Melville, Director, Snowsport Highland Holidays. www.snowsport-highland.com