As I mentioned in the last post, I am not a member of the chamber of commerce, and never have been. According to reporting in the Washington Business Journal (which I can't link to here because it is behind a paywall), there are fewer and fewer members of chambers in the Washington metro region.

Almost all of the DC metro local chambers have experienced a 15 to 50 percent drop in members over the past ten years. That's a lot. They haven't lost revenue, however, since they have increased dues and other income-generating programs.

One of the reasons I haven't joined a chamber is because it is expensive and I feel there is little benefit. After all, there are plenty lower-cost to no-cost alternatives for networking purposes, not the least of is on social media.

Is the chamber model even viable as networking tool?