One of the most important pieces of powerful networking is building successful, long-term relationships. That’s why people who take a short-term view to networking usually fail - you can’t take shortcuts to building relationships. Just as your personal relationships take time to nurture and grow, so too do your professional connections. It does take time to build connections with the people in your network, but you can accelerate the process by focusing on the quality of your interactions – and always keep your networking goals in mind. There is an old sales adage that says “people do business with people they know, like, and … [Read more...]
How to Easily Build Your Network with 52 New Networking Partners
Updated January 2020 How would you like to have 52 more referral sources in your network? Not 1, 10, or 25, but 52. It's easier than you might think. And it's very possible to create meaningful business relationships with 52 more people in less than a year. Here’s how you do it. Coffee Conversations Find a new person to have coffee with every week for the next year. It only has to be for 30 or 45 minutes. Simply email them or give them a call and say you’d like to find out more about their business, and how you can help each other. These people can be associates from work that you just "sort of" know, people from an … [Read more...]
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