Download - Personal Networking
By Jim Estillwww.jimestill.com
People Buy From peopleThis can be the competitive advantage of
smaller companies
Networks multiplyThe bigger they are, the bigger they getOnce I hit 500 Linkedin, I get 3-4 invites per
week
Organize and SystematizeUse outlook etcKeep “personal” information, company
informationUse Linkedin
Set Networking GoalsAdd 5 new Linkedin contacts per week
Networking is MarketingPeople remember the most recentPeople need repeated “touches”
People all respond to different approachesEmailTwitterBlogsCallsMailCocktail partyWebinarsUse different approaches and medias
Most of your competition is not good at itWhy – because it takes timeBecause it takes effortBecause it takes planning
So the key is to maximize efficiency in it
TipHelp your customers make money and they
will buy foreverThis means knowing your customers
TipBe a clipping serviceSimply forward links or articles of interest
TipOld fashioned hand written notes get readWe get few of them
Tip – Send UpdatesNetwork via different media – all at the same
timePing.fm – sends updates to Linkedin,
Facebook, Twitter , Tumblr and a blog all at the same time
Hootsuite allows this to all be scheduled (I have 60 days done in advance)
I send quotes, links of interest
Tip- Do not Spam People ignore you if you send too much
Andrew has a BlogPromote itThe beauty is it keeps the name out“Thought this might interest you…”
NetworkingIt is never too late to startDo it now