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 Professional and Certified Matchmakers' Network The first & only matchmaking and date coaching trade association The Matchmaking Institute in 2004 established the very first national and worldwide network of Professional & Certified Matchmakers, an industry trade association that gathers matchmakers and dating coaches around the globe who share the same commitment to providing outstanding services to their clients with a unique motto: under promise and over deliver. For the first time, matchmakers are able to gain resources, support one another, receive prescreened qualified referrals, get press leads, and find potential matches nationally for their clients. This allows matchmakers in the network to gain national expansion without having to open up offices all over the country. As a result, matchmakers have the support of a network, while maintaining the privacy of their business. Singles contact us daily. They either want help locating a reputable matchmaker in their area; or they request to be posted on our Matchmaker Multiple Listing Service (MMLS), where they are pre-screened and background checked. This concept is similar to the Real Estate MLS (multiple listing service). The real estate industry, as we know it today, has used this idea since the early 1970's, and could not survive without it. We feel that using this same concept will re-invent our industry, in a totally positive way. This gives each network member great exposure to a pool of potential matches or clients.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Matchmaking Institute's Matchmakers' Network is the premier matchmaking industry's trade association and as of today the only active network of matchmakers. The Matchmakers' Network has already 120+ reputable personal matchmakers all around the country and abroad, with many more joining monthly. There are currently members in the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, France, Indonesia, Singapore, United Kingdom, and the United States. It opens its doors to dating coaches as well in 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latest Testimonials (August 2007) "My experience thus far with your organization has been quite enjoyable. My initial objective was to have access to the Multiple Listing Service which I knew that we could mutually benefit from. An unexpected benefit has been the referrals that you have presented to us. We have already enrolled two referrals and another interview is scheduled for this Saturday. We look forward to a continued relationship that helps both of our businesses achieve results for our clients. We wish you all the best in your continued growth and success in the industry and are honored to be a part of a revolutionary concept which has been long overdue." - Naiomi, Network Member "The affiliation with your institute allows us to meet more of the kinds of people our members expect. Your efforts complement ours - in being diligent in finding and matching individuals who have many things in common. Toward that end, you have referred individuals who have joined Catherine's Connections and are pleased to be meeting quality people who meet their specifications. You have provided a win-win situation for those who are seeking a partner and our company." - Steve, Network Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Here are some of the many benefits for joining this trade association: 1. The Matchmakers' Network allows matchmakers across the country to receive resources to facilitate matches on a national scale. 2. The Matchmakers' Network helps singles who are looking for a long-term relationship find reputable personal matchmakers all over the country and abroad. Singles can now be referred to Professional and Certified Matchmakers in their area. "In running a premium matchmaking service in the San Francisco Bay Area, I have found the Matchmaking Institute's truly nationwide referral program to be a valuable source of highly-qualified leads" - Jasbina, Network Member "About a month ago I joined the Matchmakers' Network and almost immediately got a phone call with a referral client in my area from a matchmaker from a different state. It's almost too good to be true - but it is true! I am very grateful to Lisa, Jerome and their wonderful staff. Attention, immediate follow up, professionalism and tons of opportunities is what makes this network so unique and fantastic. Living deliberately" - Sophia, Network Member 3. The Matchmakers' Network helps individual matchmakers gain substantial exposure through the enormous amount of press and web traffic that the Institute has been generating. (Example: all matchmakers mentioned in this New York Times article are members of the Matchmakers' Network) The Matchmaking Institute has received extensive press coverage in such publications as Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, ABC's 20/20, Oprah, and The New York Times. See our latest press coverage "I want to express my biggest THANK YOU to Lisa not only for opening the door to the matchmaking world for me through her matchmaking certification course but also for referring my name to mass media. I was almost shocked when I got a phone call from her in August with an invitation to talk with the Associate Press journalist about my new business. In few days after that I had an article published in AP starting with my name and dozens of links on Google about me as well." - Sophia, Network Member Additionally, the Matchmakers' Network has benefited from mass exposure from the two books authored by the Institute: Make Me a Match and Matchmaking From Fun to Profit, as well as the first Worldwide Matchmakers Conference held in September 2007. Since the Institute is constantly sought after by the press, it gladly refers the press to interview our network members. Below are some testimonials from matchmakers who received such referrals: "After joining the matchmaker's network, I immediately received two calls from reporters from major news organizations (i.e., Washington Times Newspaper, Associated Press) asking for interviews regarding my business, The Talented Tenth Connection. As a result of the referrals from the Matchmaker's Network, my business was mentioned and my picture featured on the front page of The Washington Times. Had it not been for my certification through the Matchmaking Institute and membership in the Matchmakers' Network, I know that my business would not have received the press that it has." - Leandra, Network Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On a larger scale, a major goal of the network is to mainstream the matchmaking industry by removing the stigma and mystery historically attached to it. We feel we can accomplish this if business-oriented, forward thinking matchmakers across the country work together in a way similar to other professional organizations. In short, joining the Matchmakers' Network will help your service: - Gain credibility by being part of a network geared toward regulating the industry; - Gain national expansion without having to open up offices all over the country; - Gain substantial exposure from nationwide marketing and PR; - Gain resources and referrals; - Expand your clients' potential matches with access to MMLS; - Pool resources with other matchmakers across the country to facilitate matches on a national scale; - Gain from the benefits and credibility that the network provides to your clients; - Enjoy exclusive discounts from our partners (available to you AND your clients); - Have the support of a network, while maintaining the privacy of your business; - Sign up some of your contacts into the MMLS and receive $$$ per new sign up. The time has come for us to join together as a hard-working professional community! Business-oriented, forward thinking matchmakers across the country now work together in a way similar to other professional organizations. In essence, the time has come for professional matchmakers to be recognized as a viable, reputable, hard-working professional community. The network allows its members to contact each other to share ideas, exchange information, or just to vent over a difficult situation - all of which we have each experienced. Until now, we've only had our staffs and ourselves to turn to for these things. If you are interested in the network, let us set up a phone meeting to speak in further detail. Call 877.77.Cupid.
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