Business Networking and Word of Mouth Referrals are the future of business! The collected articles on this website are free to use in your own networking or as education for your networking group. All I ask is if you use my work in public you tell people where you got it from and give me a plug.
This section will assist you in getting off to a great start in your business networking by helping you build strong relationships and a successful business. 10 introductory lessons to help people new to networking get to the top of their networking game.
Many people join networking groups to get more business by being referred, if this is your goal, you need to rethink your reasons. The key to getting referrals is twofold, firstly you must learn how to find referrals and secondly, you must make yourself easily referrable.
Recon Meetings are the single most important activity of an effective business networker - You want referrals, do Recons!
Visitors and substitutes are crucial to networking groups. Non-members who attend are true VIPs, a fact often forgotten.
Your behaviour from entering to leaving the meeting room must reflect your true self. Preparing for your meeting involves more than just planning your one-minute presentation.
To be an effective business networker you need to think unconsciously and 'just network'. It, like all skills, can be learned.
