Many business owners and business development managers start their networking strategy full of enthusiasm. They join a number of networking groups, show up a few times, perhaps even get a few leads, then they get busy and their networking falls by the wayside.
SMART networkers join two or three groups and then implement a consistent plan to ensure that they maximise the benefits from each membership.
Here are our 10 top strategies for maximising your networking group membership.
1. Show up – be reliable
2. Arrive early and leave late
3. Invite guests and introduce new people to the organisation
4. Volunteer – help the organisers
5. Take on an official role
6. Help connect other people who may be able to help each other - be a yellow pages not a yellow pages ad
7. Donate products and services (door prizes, raffles etc)
8. Offer to be a speaker or at least an MC
9. Offer to write articles, reviews etc
10. Send thankyou gifts and notes of appreciation.
Want to find networking groups to join and networking events to attend? Networking World has over 1400 groups listed around Australia and a comprehensive calendar of networking and business education events.
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