By Christopher John
Effective networking works, plain and simple. I know there are many people out there doing business that use different methods and ideas, and they think what they are doing is eventually going to be effective. The bottom line is that you know you are networking effectively, when it works! If whatever you are doing isn't working, it's not effective networking!
I have just about 2,500 Twitter followers right now, and I have not made a dime from my Twitter network. Right now you could say that my equation is 2,500 X 0 = 0.
How about if I get 25,000 X 0 = 0.
How about 250,000 X 0, it still equals zero!
So if you are thinking once you build up enough followers on Twitter it will make the difference, well, only time will tell, but clearly what I am doing on Twitter is not working!
Sometimes to make something work you just have to rethink and re adjust, and do something to turn it around.
Let's take it in a series of steps, one step at a time. We are going to pick it apart, analyze it, work out the bugs, and put it back together in a better way than any business has ever done before. We are going to put a network plan together that is so simple and so effective that everyone is going to look at it and say, "Ah ha! That's what I should be doing!" So let's get started, we've got a lot of work to do!
1. What is effective business networking?
The most effective networking I have ever seen in my opinion is the "Pal System." This type of networking is where businesses help each other in the following ways.
a. They help each other generate new business.
b. They contribute to the quality of each others services and or products.
c. They communicate with each other in an effective and organized manner.
d. They build a relationship of trust based on a similar code of ethics when doing business.
e. They actively participate in all the networking processes.
f. They must believe in the concept and believe in each other.
g. They must make sure that their entire organization is involved and dedicated to the network processes.
h.They must be willing to be equal contributors to the contribution of creativity and new ideas.
I. They must be equally and genuinely concerned and dedicated to the success of each other in every way. A selfish "what do I get out of it" attitude, is not the way of a successful network." If you can't see past your own needs, forget about effective networking!
J. They must share the same attitudes about networking.
K. They must absolutely be willing to work together!
As you can see there are several things to consider when networking effectively. It's a far cry from just setting up a Twitter account and following and being followed and tweeting all day. Or setting up a facebook fanpage and getting others to join. Or even joining networking sites like active rain and linked in are not effective without being organized and having willing participants. I have approached several active rain members about networking and have not received one reply. We must be willing to work together or networking will not work!
On my next blog we will start picking things apart.
If you would like to join me in this endeavor, send me a message on twitter saying "let's work together. I would love to put a master mind group together of at least 10 people.
http://twitter.com/cjfassociates
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