Paul,

Let’s be realistic, this is a social networking site for”big people”. Your story is like many I’ve heard. While all of these contacts are nice they don’t mean anything to your bottom line. Why would you pay to be able to directly contact someone who you don’t really know? Services such as http://www.referralkey.com/ require that you invite real-world associates to your network however the result is a thriving network with qualified business leads being exchanged daily.

I’m a small business professional and I don’t need to pay to message 500 strangers. I need qualified and timely referrals.