Networking
Are you a Lazy Networker? 6 Things You Should Do
Are you a lazy networker? I find that most people who are networking for the purpose of getting referrals are actually pretty lazy. Few people do any real homework on their target market, have no clue who they want to do business with or be connected to, have no systems…
Who Has More Time to Network?
It’s 4:00 p.m. and I have worked a long day, starting my day getting the family and myself out the door and on time to our respective place, now I am running this child to soccer, and that child to baseball, picking up the dry cleaning , rushing home to…
He Wants to Know What – She Wants to Know Who
Women do not like to talk about their accomplishments, they feel that it is bragging which is unlady like and impolite. Ladies, there is a big difference between “bragging” and sharing your accomplishments, and the latter is important if you are going to network effectively with men. Listen to men…
Networking or Creating a Referral Strategy
Networking, one of the most popular activities in the business world. It is written about, talked about, videos are done, trainings are held, books are written, and blogs blogs blogs all about networking. Most of them say the same things over and over, leaving you with “Tips” and “Sure Fire…
8 Things to Watch Out for When Beer and Networking are Combined
This is part two of a post by my friend and fellow Tweeter, Greg Magnusson DVM is an Indianapolis Veterinarian and owner of Leo’s Pet Care. Part one is on the Blog for Lipstick on The Rim. Greg is a prime example of why it is important to have a good…
Look at Networking Differently – Social 46
If you ask people to describe networking you will get a variety of responses, most often it sounds something like this, “going to events where business people exchange business cards and talk business with one another.” While indeed that is a good description of what a lot of “networking” events…
Flirting and Networking – Good or Bad?
Flirting: to court trifling or act amorously without any serious intentions Flirting is a basic instinct, part of human nature. This is not surprising: if we did not initiate contact and express interest in members of the opposite sex, we would not progress to reproduction, and the human species would…
3 Things for Men To Know When Networking With Women
Women business owners have reason to feel good. According to the survey, in the most recent 10-year period, the number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. grew by 44 percent (twice as fast as men-owned firms) and, women-owned firms added 500,000 new jobs. Women are growing business twice as fast…
Make More Time for Your Network With a Strong No
Ladies we all know that building a strong business network is key to being the most successful in life and in business. Building a strong network requires two things, time and education, with the key requirement being time. After all it takes time to invest in our education. Here is…
Automate Your Network
If you are going to be successful at building your business by referral then it is key that you have a plan for automating your network. Think of all the wasted business cards you have sitting around. You went to networking events, collected cards, then what? Automate Your Network
