Barry spends nearly an entire chapter on the value of networking and building a network of trusted agents to help you through your entrepreneurial journey. Barry goes on to say...

"Building a network of personal and business relationships is a life-long process. It really has no beginning and no end. In fact, some people do business because they went to kindergarten together! You only need to examine college alumni associations to understand how powerful these connections can be."

To Barry:

How has the Internet, and more specifically weblogs, altered the landscape of networking for the solo entrepreneur? More to the point, have business owners benefited from the concept of social-networking, such as using a site like LinkedIn to futher their network of trusted advisors? It would seem that weblogs and social networks would be a viable way for entrepreneurs to reach out both locally and globally, yet, I find that few business owner friends of mine actually use the Internet as the virtual support group it can be.

I think that these tools are a great way to extend your networking but it does at replace it. They are just added tools like the telephone. you still need put the effort into, creating relationships not just contact points. This takes time and thought.