While many people know that joining a networking group is a good idea for gaining exposure, sadly not everyone knows how to make the best use of them when attending. This is because there really isn't any training manual when you sign up. This leads many people to just wander around aimlessly or worse, just sit by themselves. This explains why some people seem to get so much … [Read more...] about Networking For Beginners: 15 tips for getting the most out of a networking event
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How I made over $7,000.00 at a networking event (and how you can too).
Here I am again telling you about how important networking is to your business. Well it is true, and let me tell why it is true again. I belong to several networking groups, some are large and a couple are the smaller type. I do attend the meetings faithfully. I have met many wonderful business owners, sales people and employees of those business owners. One general manager … [Read more...] about How I made over $7,000.00 at a networking event (and how you can too).
What do you “get” from networking?
The headline above is a question that just came in here via email. I thought the answer would make for an interesting post. Why is that you ask! Because the person was asking the “wrong" question! Networking is not about getting something from someone. It's about giving of yourself without any expectations of a return favor. This is probably a BREAKING NEWS to some people. … [Read more...] about What do you “get” from networking?
Potential Business Is All Around Us
We talk about this topic so much it's like a broken record at times, but “Networking” is very valuable to your business. This weeks networking meeting was held at a restaurant during lunch. There were about 12 of us in attendance. We each get our 30 second commercial to say who we are and what we do. Then we eat lunch and talk to each other about business. Normally we discuss … [Read more...] about Potential Business Is All Around Us
10 Networking Mistakes (and how to correct them)
One of the fastest ways to drum up business for your cleaning business is through networking (that's why we spend so much time writing about it). Networking gets you in front of more people who either need your service or know someone who does. In other words it creates sales opportunities. However many people make a variety of mistakes during the networking process that … [Read more...] about 10 Networking Mistakes (and how to correct them)