Alignable is a free online network that connects over 3 million small business owners across North America to build trusted relationships and generate referrals within their local communities. Users can create a business profile, connect with other local businesses, send referral cards, get recommendations, ask and answer questions in forums, and message other members to help their business and refer clients. The platform aims to function like a hyper-local version of LinkedIn specifically for small businesses and local business owners.

2. Alignable is the free
network where small
business owners build
trusted relationships and
generate referrals.

3. Alignable has over
25,000+ communities all
across North America.
And 3+ million users.

4. A hyper-local version
of LinkedIn.
A great place for small
and local business
owners to connect.

5. Unlike LinkedIn, Alignable is 100%
for small business owners to
connect and exchange referrals
with the business owners in your
Local Community.

7. Your Alignable Profile is designed with search
in mind. Boost your business’s online presence
and make it easy for potential leads to find
your business on search engines.

8. Referral Cards
You can you send your Referral Card out to anyone
you would like to showcase your business to, you
can also directly refer other Alignable businesses
you know and trust by sharing their Referral Card!

9. Home Page
Feed of all the
happenings both in
your network, in your
community.

10. My Profile
Think of your profile as
your business card, it will
serve as your first
impression as you're
connecting and
messaging other
businesses.

11. My Network
Place to find all of the
businesses in and
around your community.
Connect with the
businesses you already
know or the businesses
you want to meet.

12. My Community
Place to go to stay up to
date on your community.
Contains a directory of all
the local businesses,
products & services, and
upcoming events.

13. Q & A Forum
Need advice for your
business or looking to
demonstrate your
thought leadership? The
Forum can answer all the
hot questions that are
popping up.

14. Messages
Once you connect with
businesses you'll be able
to message them right
through Alignable.
Message one-on-one
with another business or
start a group chat with
up to 20 businesses.

15. Notifications
Where you can find your
latest activity, go here to
find all the notifications
you need to know about
like new connections or
new activity on your
posts.

17. Set Up Your Profile
Alignable strives to be conversational, so
there is a place for your logo and a headshot.
Describe your business and select the tags
that best represent what you do and who you
want to work with.

18. Set Up Your Profile
Fill out your products and services that
clearly defines what you offer.
Set up your profile before you connect to
people or invite people to join you on
Alignable.

19. Set Up Your Profile
Select people to join or connect with who are
valuable to you. Their value comes from
being a good business person that you feel
has something positive to offer in their
products and services and the way they do
business.

20. Learn the Platform
Take time to learn how the system works.
Check in on your network, give and get
recommendations, and participate in the
Forum by answering questions posed by the
members.

21. Learn the Platform
Alignable likes to keep in touch with you via
email to encourage your participation.
You can adjust your email settings so that you
are receiving notifications that are beneficial
to you

22. Give Recommendations
Look at your connections and identify the people
that you know and would happily recommend you.
Your connections should be people that you really do
know. Your recommendation should tell why you
think they are worth paying attention to and why
someone would want to do business with them.

23. Give Recommendations
What you are doing is paying it forward.
You are bringing positive, and valuable, attention
to your connections and you get a boost because
Alignable puts you on your connection’s radar,
too. With recommendations everybody wins.

24. Answer Questions
Alignable will send you questions from people who
in your field. They may or may not be connections,
but your connections will see your answers.
By participating in the Forum you are sharing your
expertise and keeping your name top of mind

25. Answer Questions
This is not the place to bait people to work
with you or to sell your product.
This is where you can ask or answer sincere
questions about doing business better.

26. Commit to It
Devoting about 10 minutes a day for 6 months.
Start planting a local seed. You’ll most likely find
that your network will expand and you’ll develop
some great camaraderie with your nearby
community. And your business will improve

27. Henry Bramwell
Email: hb@vgl.com
Website: www.vgl.com
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/HenryBramwell
Twitter: Twitter.com/visionaryli

28. Presentation available:
www.slideshare.net/hbram/alignable-presentation