I have learned a lot lately about networking and have joined several great groups such as WNC, Ryze, WAHM.com, and of course here (thanks Lynn for all the great reccomendations). I am enjoying them all and have met several wonderful people. But I have found that keeping up with them takes a huge amount of my time, and I don't get much else done.
So, my question for all you folks who have been doing this for a while is, how do you strike a balance between networking through forums and newsgroups, and anything else you want to accomplish? Do you set a certain amount of time aside for these types of things, or do you look at them all on a regular (daily or more often) basis?
I love all these groups, and many of the regulars at these places have become friends
, but I need to get some work done too 
!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kathleen
