NETWORKING TOSUCCESS

4 W A Y S T O B U I L D R E L A T I O N S H I P S T O D A Y

DID YOU KNOW?A C C O R D I N G T O T H E U . S . B U R E A U

O F L A B O R S T A T I S T I C S . . .

O F A L L J O B S A R EF O U N D T H R O U G H

N E T W O R K I N G

70%

Wow

SO HOW CAN YOUMASTER NETWORKING?

READ ON

FOLLOW OUR SIMPLE NETWORKING STRATEGIES TO GAIN:

1. Mentors

2. Accountability partners

3. And even job leads

01Connect with leaders on LinkedIn

R E G I S T E R E DL I N K E D I N M E M B E R S

T H E R E A R E O V E R

330Million

RULE OF THUMB:G O W H E R E T H E P E O P L E A R E

SO HOW?

FOCUS ON "WARM CONTACTS" FIRST.USE LINKEDIN'S:

1. Find Alumni feature

2. Get Introduced feature, while

tapping into your mutual connections

Hover over theConnections tabat the top

Alumni are more willing to connectwith those from their Alma Mater

Filter by Location,Company andIndustry to gettargeted profiles

Find relevant people to connect withby filtering your search

NOTICE ANY MUTUALCONNECTIONS?

A S K T H E M F O R A N I N T R O U S I N G T H E G E T I N T R O D U C E D F E A T U R E

THEN...

NO MUTUAL CONTACTS? COLD EMAILTHEM INTRODUCING YOURSELF:

1. Find an email on their LinkedIn,

social profiles, or Google search

2. Test their email on MailTester.com

NEXT TIP

SEND A CONCISE, PERSONALIZEDMESSAGE. EXPRESS YOUR:

1. Genuine interest in their work

2. Desire to learn from their expertise

3. Availability to chat if they're open

02Connect with leaders on Twitter

"TWITTER IS THE INTERNET'SCOCKTAIL PARTY"

- G A R Y V A Y N E R C H U K , F O U N D E R O F V A Y N E R M E D I A

A C T I V E T W I T T E RU S E R S . . .

W I T H O V E R

645Million

YOU'LL MEET AN ABUNDANCEOF INTERESTING PEOPLE

M A R K E T E R S , W R I T E R S ,E N T R E P R E N E U R S . . . T H E L I S T G O E S O N

Click on Who tofollow, then typein a keyword(like "Marketing")

Head over to Twitter's #Discovertab at the top of the page

Use theAdvanced Searchfeature to the left

You'll get a number of related profiles.But to get more targeted results...

Filter by Keywords,Phrases, Hashtagsand Location

Find interesting people bynarrowing your profile search

03Attend meetups, conferences & industry events

NO MORE LAME"NETWORKING" EVENTS

A T T E N D R E L E V A N T I N T E R E S T I N G E V E N T S ,W H E R E Y O U ' L L F I N D L I K E - M I N D E D P E O P L E

TO PREP

AWESOME WEBSITES TO GET YOU STARTED:

1. Eventbrite.com

2. Meetup.com

3. LinkedIn Groups

PRO TIP

HAVE A STRATEGY GOING IN. VISIT THE EVENT PAGE FOR INFO ON:

1. Speakers at the event

2. Topics they'll be presenting on

3. Key influencers who are attending

T O E N G A G E A B O U TT H E E V E N T

T W E E T A T T H E MT H E D A Y B E F O R E

04Attend workshops & classes that interest you

PRO TIP

BY ATTENDING A CLASS ORWORKSHOP, YOU GET A CHANCE TO:

1. Meet highly experienced teachers

2. Connect with other students

3. Learn and improve your skills

C H A T W I T H T H E MA F T E R T H E S E S S I O N

R E S E A R C H T H EI N S T R U C T O R

TO-DO'S

ONLINE OR OFFLINE, HERE ARE SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS:

1. Research relevant people & events

2. Have a strategy before reaching out

3. Practice for ultimate confidence

01Find people using LinkedIn's Find Alumni

02Find people using Twitter's Advanced Search

03Connect through a mutual contact or by cold email

04Find a professional event or workshop to attend

PRACTICEF O L L O W T H E S E T I P S A N D B U I L D U P Y O U R

N E T W O R K I N G S K I L L S L I T T L E B Y L I T T L E

F O R M O R E I N - D E P T HS T R A T E G I E S . . .

W A N T M O R E T I P SO N N E T W O R K I N G ?

ALSO...

VISIT OUR RESOURCES PAGE ONOPPIN.CO WHERE YOU'LL FIND:

1. Our full networking guide, with tips

on deepening the relationship

2. Email scripts that get responses

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