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Free! 300 plus networking meeting coming up

October 18th, 2010

On Nov. 1, I am attending a 300 plus networking meeting in Lynnwood. Bring your business cards and 30 second commercial and get prepared to meet people.

The key to this meeting is the follow up. After the meeting, send a thank you card and then call within a week to set up an appointment. When you have 300 plus people, you can’t sell anything. You just want to meet them and find something in common with them or better yet some problem they are having so that you can set an appointment to help them out.

Let me know if you want to go so I can register you. It’s Free!

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LinkedIn – how to use it for networking

April 27th, 2010

Check out these two videos about LinkedIn. I did several searches, but I had trouble finding one that I really liked. The whole point with linkedin is to connect professional. For me, the key is to build out your network – and then use your network to grow your business, find a job or find a referral to a local business.

To really use LinkedIn, you need to decide the businesses you want to connect with – job referral, business referral or a person who can help you connect with a job or potential client. The most powerful part of LinkedIn is the “Get Introduction” link. It allows you to use your network to be introduced to other people. Most often you can ask to meet the person, and they’ll usually accept because they get a personal introduction to you from your network. You get the face to face meeting, and the potential job, client or next introduction to your goal.

The key to LinkedIn is to use it. Search out those contacts and then ask to be introduced. If you’d like more information, let me know.

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Two Steps to 30 Second Commercial

February 12th, 2010

Yesterday morning was the Woodinville Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast. I really like this breakfast. Foods is okay, and they do a speed networking, so you can meet people. Each person has one minute to talk about themselves.

I believe I have my 30 second commercials down, so I have always ended early. Yesterday, I heard some bad commercials. So here’s my two steps to a 30 second commercial.

  1. PREPARE – work on developing a couple of commercials about you or your business. What is it you want to tell people? Yesterday, someone was telling me about the square footage of their space – BORING! Another person just started to list everything they did – my eyes glazed over. Think about what you want to say before you get there.
  2. PRACTICE – a speed networking event is a great place to practice. Why? Because you get to say it over and over again. I like to use these events to try out new 30 second commercials to see what type of response I get. However, I would at least suggest practicing at home or in the car just to get used to saying it. Listen to how it sounds? Evaulate it and see if it is what you want to say.

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