Posts Tagged ‘business’
Networking Tips #20 Business Cards
These are an essential tool for networking and it’s useful to carry one or two with you wherever you go. You never know when you might want to give someone your contact details. I always have one or two in my wallet for those totally random moments, when you’re not necessarily at a business meeting.…
Read MoreNetworking Tips #21 Social Media Networking
These days, anyone who’s in business is in to social media – or so it seems. Now there are still a lot of people who don’t ‘get’ it and many people think it’s just another place to waste time on idle gossip (it can be) but it’s also a great place for online networking. It’s…
Read MoreNetworking Tips #18 Pay It Forward
Networking is a two-way process. It’s not just about what you can get from networking it’s just as much about what you can give to your network. Your network is a valuable resource of product and service providers. You probably know people from a whole range of professions. If someone requests an accountant or a…
Read MoreNetworking – Should I Join BNI?
If you’re in business and you network, the chances are you’ve come across BNI (Business Networking International). They’re a large global organisation that works on the premise of ‘Givers Gain’ and the core of their meetings fits around the referral process. Members refer and promote the other businesses within their ‘Chapter’. Someone asked a question…
Read MoreNetworking Tips #19 Does Size Matter?
So, what size networking event should you aim for? With the hundreds of networking groups available – they vary greatly in size, from small intimate groups to large gatherings. This may come down to personal preference. No matter how many people attend an event, you’ll inevitably only get to talk to a handful, so it…
Read MoreGrow Your Followers On Twitter
Something I often get asked about Twitter is how to grow your followers. It’s relatively easy to grow the people you follow if you spend a few minutes a day actively finding people to follow but how do you get people to follow you? Well, this might depend on whether you want to put a…
Read MoreNetworking Tips #16 How Not To Network
While I’ve given you a few tips on how to make the most of your networking – here are a few things to avoid: Don’t spend all your time talking about yourself and your business. It’s not about you it’s about them and networking is not another word for ‘sales pitch’. Don’t adopt a ‘seagull’…
Read MoreTime Off Sick – Are You Faking It?
Sickness costs UK business £32bn a year and as many as one in three employees are ‘faking’ sickness to get time off. Depression and boredom were given as the main reasons for faking ‘sickies’. The underlying reasons for these need to be addressed – if they’re ignored the problem will persist. “Employers would be well…
Read MoreDrop-outs, No-shows And Last Minute Cancellations
Anyone who runs meetings, events or workshops knows that there is always the risk of ‘drop outs’, ‘no-shows’ and last minute cancellations. Social or business, free or paid. If it’s free it’s more likely to occur – there’s no financial penalty for not attending. It’s just as likely to happen for paid events. Whether it’s a…
Read MoreNetworking Tips #14 Any Time, Any Place, Any Where
You don’t need to attend a specifically organised business networking event in order to participate in or benefit from ‘networking’. As the Martini Ad used to say – networking can be done, “any time, any place, anywhere” (for those of us old enough to remember it). You never know who you might meet or where…
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