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Feb 25
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I recently went to a local networking 101 and social media seminar that helped pull everything together that I had been learning the last 5 years. These are basic elements of online or offline business people forget or never learned.
When people go out to network they may believe it will rain customers on them became they were ‘networking’. They go to pitch their business and what you should do is share information to be credible. The goal in networking for business is to get one on one’s so you can share your business and grow.
It is good to have a plan and try out several networking groups until you can find one that fits you. It also need s to fit into your time schedule and make sure you know how much time you can devote. There are groups for moms, business, leads, and many more so find the right group the fits your business. I recommend going a couple times to see if the fit works. The first time you are new and uncertain. The second time you have and idea and can have more of a plan. As you go to several you will get a feel for what is right to you.You also want to prepare an elevator speech, even if it is online marketing because you may find someone looking for online help. It may take time to get the speech that fits you so play around until you find it. The same thing goes for your brand or USP (Unique Selling Position). Narrowing your brand will help identify your elevator speech.
These same techniques apply to social media as well. The only difference is you will make profiles on various sites with your brand. People connect with you and you connect with them through the internet to create a web or funnel to build relationships.
Once contact is made at a networking event you want to follow up with the person 24-48 hours after. Any longer than that and they forget what you talked about. You want to remind them of what you talked about and propose a place to meet one on one.
In time you will become a seasoned networker showing others how to do the same in their network marketing business.
“The way of the world is meeting people through other people. “ ~ Robert Kerrigan
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