How To Put Your Business Networking on Steroids
Posted by Abdul Vasi on 26 Jun 2009 at 3:57 am | Tagged as: Entrepreneurship, General, Technology
All entrepreneurs worth their salt know that networking is instrumental in making or breaking their companies and with the Social Media screaming at the top of its lungs today, savvy entrepreneurs are milking it for all its worth.
Talk about blogs, twitter, pluckr, flickr and much more – the scenario opened up like a wide chasm and you better know what to do with it. However, what really works for entrepreneurs, what sites are best recommended, wouldn’t it be nice if we had just a handful of sites we could focus on and see maximum results? It would be more than nice.
Check the must visit social platforms:
Linked In: All entrepreneurs must go find themselves at Linked In at any cost. Linked in is the ultimate business networking destination and you just can’t afford to miss the business networking opportunities it provides. You can’t escape the networking behemoth as thousands and thousands of entrepreneurs crawl into the addictive circle of like minded heroes of capitalism. Since you can join for free and carve your own place at your own pace, there is just no excuse for not hopping in.
Direct Mailing: I know this is considered to be lying on the more aggressive side of the spectrum, but I don’t see anything better than actually mailing out to business owners and seeking their help in matter related to business, catching up just to exchange ideas and much more. Of course there are forums and places online where you can catch up, but nothing beats the sheer tenacity and aggressiveness of accosting them with your well-worded emails. Of course, not every business owner will take to it and most won’t respond, but some will. Build your network on those “few“ people who would.
Blogging: We have always considering blogging to be an amazing platform to showcase our expertise, talk about our products and services and even lend your voice as a company to the potential customer base off your readers. Have you considered the possibility for networking that blogging provides. Your readers are your patrons, friends and critics.
Why not hand-pick from your regular readers, commentors and others and form lasting relationships? What would be better than converting your long-term readers into lasting friends?
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