At the beginning of last week I was at a conference, Spark & Hustle, with a bunch of other small business owners. And I heard this said many times and in many ways: “How do I get all my day to day things done and still have time for all those other things that should be done?” Do you ever wonder that? I know I have. And it’s usually accompanied by a feeling of overwhelm, a physical tightening of my … Continue reading
So far we’ve covered: The three questions to ask before you network How to find places to network How to make time in your schedule to go networking What “To Do” When Networking What “Not To Do” When Networking This topic, ohhh, this topic is one that I seriously could have used myself a few months ago (heck, a couple of years ago would have been even better). Ideally, you’d do these things within 48 hours of the event. However, … Continue reading
So far we’ve covered: The three questions to ask before you network How to find places to network How to make time in your schedule to go networking What “To Do” When Networking This topic, what “not to do” when networking, is the reason that this series came to be. Why? Because I met someone that definitely did a “don’t.” And I’m not sure she realized she did it, but I’ll get to that later. The Do Not’s Forget business … Continue reading
So far we’ve covered: The three questions to ask before you network How to find places to network How to make time in your schedule to go networking And, as the title suggests, this week we’re covering the do’s of networking. In the first draft this was the “to do’s” and “not to do’s”. However, it ended up being an almost 1,500 word article, so I’ve broken it into two pieces. The “do not’s” are next week’s article. Before I … Continue reading
At this point you know who your ideal clients and referral partners are. And you’ve found some places to network, or at least know where to start. So, now the question is: How do you fit it into your already busy schedule? First, you’ll want to further narrow down the events / groups you’ll go to. Pick just one group to attend a week. If you can make time to go to more or if networking is a high priority activity, then … Continue reading
