10 Business Networking Tips: Grow Your Professional Network

Be Helpful Listen G.. Listening will help you to get to learn about peoples challenges and get to know them better which can ultimately lead to more productive professional ralationshipe Ack opan-ended questions, be ganuinely interestad, and express interost and curiosty When people in your network get stronger, you get stronger. By helping 000 people in your network 01 08 get stronger, thay may be in a better position to be able to help you in the future. In addition, per the lawof reciprocity, people may be more motivated to retum the favor. Meet Lots of Think People! Ways to meet new people include conferences events, meetup.com Quora, asking pecple you introductions reaching out to people directly, personal interest groups, intramural sports leagues.classes and workshops, parties, happy hours, alumn associations, Twitter, and Linkedn groups Long-Term Networking is not just about exchanging business cards and connecting on Linkedin Networking is most valuable when long-lasting. mutualy beneficial relationships are formed. Relationships take time to build e patient. Stay in touch with people you like 04 06- know for 10 Business Build a ASK Reputation Networking Tips: You never know until you ask, and more often than you think, you will get the answer you want. Ack for introductions. Ask people you vwant to meet to meet with you. Ask for advice. Ina na professional setting, peopie prefor to bulia business relationships with people they see as being valuatie By bulding a reputation as someone who is 09 02 Grow Your talented, helpful, and valuable, people will be more motivated to meet you and stay in touch with you. Professional Be Intentional Network Get Rejected! Go where the people you want to meet hang out both online and offine Interact with people and build rapport Share valuable content and In networking, you will face a lot of ejection People will ignore your cals and email. They will decline meeting invites and requests for introductions Trying and failing is much better then not trying at all. Learn from your rejections and grow stronger for when it happens again 05 07 and spark interesting conversations Alco think about who eke spends time with the people you want to meet and connect with them. Be Visible Follow Up If no one knows what you're doing, it's like it nevor happened. Maintain regular and consistent with Build a reputation as someone who delivers on their promises and is persistent. Folow up with on people who promised to do some- thing for you. Folow up on on emails you send that get ignored. Do what you promised to do for others 03 10 BGES. people you want to stay in touch with. .CO BUSINESS GROWTHANDEXIT SPECIALISTS Py. Lad.