Abstract: A client development system is provided that includes creating a plurality of hosts and host databases. A host contact is identified, qualified, and cultivated. The system provides for three levels of users: hosts, experts, and members. The system permits a host's member contacts and experts to search the expert directories of other hosts for an expert that matches a particular profile. The system also provides automatic communications to a host contact from the host as well as and other contact interface notifications for the host.