Effortless Networking – How To Impress Someone Quickly
Filed Under Networking | Posted on July 12, 2011
Here’s an interesting question from a reader, which may be one that you share too:
“How [do I] impress them instantly, such that they can devote their precious time speaking with me alone, rather than splitting their time amongst those around?”
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My response:
Listen to them with your full and undivided attention.
Don’t sell, persuade, advise, talk about yourself, etc.
When you DO talk, ask questions about the other person.
If you really want to impress someone and have them talk with only you, this is all you need to do!
Try it.
Now, here is my question for you:
What will you do with all the information you get from this conversation?
Top 5 Social Networking Software
Filed Under Networking | Posted on June 13, 2011
There are many ways by which you can create your own social network easily. To add flexibility to this and get more control of the site, including a branding, a good domain name, nice features, design, the community or even the database, the best possible way is to install social networking software on your server. There are a lot of scripts that are free and paid that can be used to run your own social network. Of them the top 5 include:
o Elgg: This software has been voted the best for the year 2008. It is a powerful tool that supports blogging, network, community, feeds for news and other file sharing features. Elgg operates on Linux, Apache, MySql and Php-LAMP and it is easy to install and configure to get your social networking site up in minutes!
Electronic Networking – How the Internet Has Increased Our Sphere of Influence
Filed Under Networking | Posted on June 12, 2011
We all know that people do business with and refer business to people they know, like and trust. And the way we normally get to know people is through networking. Until recently, networking meant going to events and meeting people face to face. Since the internet has become a well established medium of communication we now have at our disposal another networking tool.
We can now reach thousands of people we would not have known otherwise and virtually without cost. This in itself is incredible. But what is more incredible is that this has always been the case. Even before computers each person is the centre of his or her own sphere of influence and we know that sphere’s potential is immense.
Ten Tips For Effective Business Networking During the Holidays
Filed Under Networking | Posted on June 6, 2011
During the holidays, people sometimes take a break from networking. The holidays, though, are an excellent to time build and nurture relationships. As people tend to be more relaxed during this time of the year, take advantage of these circumstances by reaching out and interacting with various individuals.
To make your time effective during the holidays, consider the following 10 networking tips.
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Tip One: Attend Holiday Parties
While your tendency may be to take a break from networking events during the holidays, it’s important for you to continue attending events. Many organizations and individuals will be having holiday parties rather than typical business events.
Networking Etiquette Means Business
Filed Under Networking | Posted on February 3, 2011
Everybody is doing it. At least, successful people are doing it. And “it” isn’t even a dirty word. “It” is Networking. Successful business people network for a variety of reasons.
Career Networking is an excellent tool for finding and landing your next great job opportunity. In fact, according to the Wall Street Journal, 94% of new job finders cited networking as their primary mode of job search.
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Networking is also used to build relationships with potential and existing clients and vendors. Let’s face it, people prefer to do business with and refer business to people they know and trust.
Belonging and Benefiting in Business Networking
Filed Under Networking | Posted on February 3, 2011
Business networking is a common phenomenon in the world of entrepreneurs. They are built for businesses to come together essentially to share business referrals and other business opportunities to one another in a more personal manner, in meetings they can have outside the circle.
A friend in college, after graduation, said that finally she feels the importance of belonging to a sorority. She said that in finding a job, she has it easier because her sorority sisters serve as her connections to companies they work in. Well, there is a concrete example of the perks one gets in being a part of a group aside from personally carrying your group’s identity with you wherever you go. Of course, it would be better if your group actually has an established name. But that’s another story.
Networking Your Way to Prosperity
Filed Under Networking | Posted on January 19, 2011
“Networking” has different definitions. One of these is that it is the practice of meeting other people involved in the same kind of work or business, to share information, support each other, etc. Another definition is that it is a conversation with a purpose – a mutually beneficial exchange of ideas, positive energy, advice, referrals, leads or contacts. If you ask twenty different people what networking is all about, you may get as many as twenty different answers. Therefore, a person’s definition of networking depends on his or her use of this very effective strategy. The fact remains that whether you network to get sales leads, find a new job, have new friends, enhance your career or get referrals, you need to focus on networking as an exchange of information, experience or contacts.
