A 'facebook-like' Network Exclusively for Southern African Entrepreneurs and People in Small Business.

Network with a community of over 20 000 Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses here for free.

MyGenius is an on-line space for entrepreneurs and people in small business to connect, network and collaborate with other small business people for free. Here members make industry contacts, find more work, advertise their products and services, register events and track industry information. Join the community to network better, faster and more efficiently. The network gets searched by nearly 20 000 industry visitors every month. If you are an entrepreneur or are involved in small business, you belong here.

The MyGenius site uses cutting-edge networking technology to make it fast and easy for entrepreneurs and small business people, their employees, suppliers and customers to link to each other, share news and business related information - and simply to collaborate and interact. To keep MyGenius exclusive and relevant, MyGenius membership and content gets moderated by a site management team daily.

On-line marketing now made easy. Because MyGenius is well indexed by Google, Yahoo and other search engines - and integrated into Facebook and Twitter, your profile and the information and news that you publish on MyGenius gets found on the world wide web fast. The MyGenius search engine will find profiles and content using words and tags used in the profiles. The smarter you are about the range of words you use in your profile and content, the more you'll get found on-line.


It only takes a minute to join MyGenius: You'll need to be signed-up to interact with the MyGenius member network and to access content. But it's really quick and easy to join - and it's free. Simply click sign-up and put your basic profile information in the fields provided. You'll get an activation email in your Inbox within 24 hours of your profile being moderated. [We check every new profile application submitted to ensure that only SA entrepreneurs and small business people are admitted.]


Activate your profile by clicking on the link in the mail. If you don't receive a mail within 24 hours, check your junk mail or mail us for help here. [Be sure to set your Inbox to always allow mail from MyGenius to ensure you get leads and messages from members. You can add to, edit or delete your profile at any time.


Thanks to our sponsors, your membership is free: Our sponsors are visionaries who want to make an on-line networking service available to everyone in the industry. By making it free and easy for everyone to link-up and connect, the industry becomes more efficient and competitive to the benefit of all. Appreciation for the added-value that sponsors have created can be shown through loyalty to our sponsors' brands.


How is MyGenius different to Facebook? Facebook tends to be more for social engagement. Folks generally interact with their friends and family on Facebook. Often they feel it inappropriate to allow their business contacts access to their Facebook profiles. MyGenius allows you to keep this separate and create a separate online business persona. In addition, as a business person, you need to join a network that is focused on driving local business directly to your website and your phone lines.

How is MyGenius different to Linked-In? Linked-In tends to be a repository for your CV and experience. For most people there is no engagement beyond just setting up a profile. It is a vast and international network. MyGenius gives you the opportunity to create your South African online business persona as opposed to just a static international profile.

MyGenius is a managed service. MyGenius is operated by The Virtual Works. Established in 1997, The Virtual Works specialises in the creation and operation of on-line industry and enterprise communities and on-line marketing. The firm serves most major brands in the building industry and also operates 8 other industry networking sites. The Virtual Works is a Technology Top 100 ranked accredited firm and an Innovator of the Year. Visit www.virtualworks.co.za for more information or mail us on info@virtualworks.co.za.