Prosepecting future InterNACHI Members

[Joseph Hagarty]

http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/viewto...ght=internachi

No need to Solicit new Members.....

Everyone is already a Member of Inter-NACHI...

[Joseph Hagarty]

Nick Gromicko
Founder
NACHI Member: Staff
Location: Valley Forge, PA
Posts: 7876



Posted: Apr 17, 2005 5:16PM Post subject: If you can speak English well enough to fulfill http://www.nachi.org/membership.htm you can join InterNACHI by simply joining NACHI. NACHI's membership is a subset of InterNACHI's membership and NACHI members may also use the InterNACHI logo http://www.nachi.org/internachilogo.htm if they so choose.

If you can't speak English very well or not at all you cannot join InterNACHI by way of NACHI and so have to email me. Sorry, NACHI is reserved for English speaking inspectors only. I will enable the foreign language translation of the primary language, forward the email to someone who can speak your language and assist, and then record your contact information for when InterNACHI is ready to accept formal applications in that language.

InterNACHI is currently working on the daunting task of creating a 9-language InterNACHI website similar (but much smaller and less N. American biased) to NACHI's.

U.K. is the exception to English speaking inspectors joining InterNACHI by way of NACHI. Two separate existing inspection organizations in the U.K. are partnering with InterNACHI (but not NACHI) despite English being their member's primary language. I believe this has something to do with the general dislike of the word "National" by Europeans and the fact that NACHI is not just English biased but clearly North American biased in every way one looks at it.

The number of members associated with the various international inspection-like organizations (NACHI being one) expressing a willingness to participate in InterNACHI is now in the several hundred thousand range.

Inspectors outside North America are free to join NACHI if they speak English. NACHI is reserved for English speaking inspectors only and our membership requirements http://www.nachi.org/membership.htm could only be reasonably fulfilled by someone fluent in English. --
Nick Gromicko
Founder

[Brian E. Kelly]

So am I a full member of Inter Nachi

[Joseph Hagarty]

Originally Posted by bkelly2

So am I a full member of Inter Nachi

Exactly

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by jhagarty

Exactly

Beer is now going through my nose, Thanx Joe.

[phinsperger]

Originally Posted by dnoble

Neil, this post was just to spark some interest in the organization. Not ask anyone for money. The fee structure was just information as to how it is set up for NACHI members. We're still working on details to "different" benefits, but I can't announce them just yet. Did John Onofrey give away all of the secrets of the Holy Grail of inspection marketing when he wasn't ready?

Its funny that you should mention John's holy grail project. Just the other day I was thinking about how closely the hype about InterNACHI resembles the hype about the holy grail. No offense to John but I was very disappointed when he finally announced it. I'm not saying isn't a good thing but with all the hype I had expected more...a lot more.

Originally Posted by dnoble

I have had inquiries from inspectors in the U.S. about inspecting in Canada and Mexico, and being a member of an International organization makes clients living outside the U.S., or moving to another country, that much more comfortable. These words came right from real estate agents!!

For non-border towns this would be a very small percentage at best.

Originally Posted by dnoble

The Canadian government won't recognize members of NACHI because its a U.S. based firm. Perhaps other governments, municipalities, brokers, agents, clients, and the general public, might be inclined to reach for that comfort zone also? Might you be interested now?

Personally, I could care less who or what the Canadian government recognizes. I have never gotten a referral from them and I don't expect to.

[rwand1]

I am still waiting to get the first inspection via Nachi, just as I waited 13 years to get any referrals from OAHI!. If some are hoping to increase biz because of association affiliation, good luck. My work comes as a result fo my efforts, not those by some association.

[phinsperger]

Well Raymond if you do get a NACHI referral it won't be though Inspectorseek. It doesn't work. It hasn't works for at least a couple of months that I know of and maybe longer. If you enter a Canadian city it can't find anything. It only works by postal code. Who knows the postal code of a city they are moving to?

[rwand1]

I agree Paul. I have mentioned before as others have that postal code search is stupid. Lets face it people who are looking to purchase a home would not know the postal code of the areas they maybe thinking of relocating in.

[phinsperger]

I would be interested to know the "click-through" rate from NACHI sites to member sites of Canadian members vs U.S. members. The Featured Inspectors is not Canadian friendly either. There is a search for US members but just a big long list for Canadian (international) members.

This should be one of the top 'benefits' to belonging to NACHI ( a cyberspace oriented and dominated association) but we seem not to be getting the same service that the US members do in this area. I think I'll have to 'adjust' my membership dues accordingly the next time their due.

[rwand1]

I would like to know why NACHI continually ignores what is going on up here in Canada with regard to members rights and discriminatory practices against NACHI members who are also members of Canadian Associations.

[ntoll]

Originally Posted by dnoble

Neil, this post was just to spark some interest in the organization. Not ask anyone for money.

You certainly have sparked interest. There have been many replies in both of the threads. If we were not interested, we would not respond. You may not be asking for money at the moment, but you did quote a price:

Originally Posted by dnoble

First year membership is only $50, and will give you access to all that InterNACHI has to offer, including logos and literature for you and your clients, expanded message board access, continuing education credits both in class, and on line, and much much more!!

And there is the controversy. For a mere $50, you will offer us benefits that we already have. We can point to NACHI web pages that prove this.

Originally Posted by dnoble

We're still working on details to "different" benefits, but I can't announce them just yet. Did John Onofrey give away all of the secrets of the Holy Grail of inspection marketing when he wasn't ready?

This type of marketing may work for an infomercial, where at the end, they tell you what they are giving you for your money. It does not work well when spread out over a few months. People lose interest. They lose faith. They become even more skeptical. I know I did with John's program. I'm not bashing his program. I hear a lot of good things about it now. I just got caught up in the hype for a few days and then tired of it quickly. Simply put, I have little time to devote to listening to someone's pitch.

Take a walk over to the misc discussion area and try to count all of the posts that Nick has made about things he is working on. How many of them actually got implemented? I know that he works hard for this organization but now, I steer clear of most of his posts in that area.

Originally Posted by dnoble

Might you be interested now?

Sorry but, NO. When you started this, you asked for email responses. I had a simple question that I'm sure was on the minds of many so I posted it. Nearly a month later, you have yet to satisfactorily answer it. I am already a member of interNACHI. If it splits off and I lose that, I will not lose much. People look for local inspectors, not international ones.

[Larry Ewens]

Ray
It is time to do something about it and it would appear that a few of us are poised to do it. I believe we need to promote NACHI CANADA and I am in the process of doing just that.
Larry

[wjung]

Larry,
I see nothing wrong with promoting NACHI, however, if you are directing consumers to contact individual inspectors via the net or if consumers are trying to contact you via the net and the search sites do not work, what good is all your promotion of NACHI. Raymond is correct and I also have mentioned to Nick that the "InspectorSeek" search site has to be straightened out big time and in a hurry. I was within the first bunch of inspectors in Canada to sign on with NACHI and was told by Nick that there would be no fees for Canadian members until NACHI can provide the same level of service to its Canadian members as they provide in the US, I think we are still laging far behind and other than our own periodic local meetings I have received little benefit and no inspection work through being a member. Just like Paul, I think I may have to review my membership dues. You may sound the trumpet as loud as you want, if nobody is around to hear you all you will be is out of breath.
Best regards
Wolf

[Charles R. N. Crooker]

So Larry what is happening with this??Ray
It is time to do something about it and it would appear that a few of us are poised to do it. I believe we need to promote NACHI CANADA and I am in the process of doing just that.
Larry