Networking

Business networking, networking meetings, online networking

Overcoming Fear of speaking

Learn Ivan Misner’s 5 Tips For Getting Past Your Fear of Presenting

Although I love speaking in front of groups, I know it scares the pants off other people. In fact, when I teach at the college, I have often had a student in tears about having to give presentations. But speaking in front of a networking group can be an invaluable marketing strategy. In this great […]

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LinkedIn Connections – should you connect with people you don’t know?

If you’ve been on LinkedIn for more than about 5 minutes you’ve probably started to receive invitations from people you don’t know. So the question is: should you accept those invitations? LinkedIn states you should only accept invitations from people you know well. But should you follow LinkedIn’s advice? While this is a personal decision,

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Networking is About Creating a Personal Connection

When you’re networking – either in person or online – if you’re doing it right you’re trying to find something in common with the other person. You need to make a connection. Why? Because everyone prefers to do business with people they know, like and trust. We prefer to buy from them. We prefer to

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How to Have Off-Line Conversations with Your Online Connections

Yesterday I wrote about why you need to take your online connections off-line. Today I’ll tell you how. When you met somebody online and you’ve had some sort of an ongoing conversation, someone you think you might have a connection with, approach them about having an off-line conversation. You can send them a private message

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Don’t lie to me on LinkedIn (or anywhere else)

I’ve been seeing a disturbing trend on LinkedIn; a trend that is making me angry. People are starting their relationship with me by lying. Let me backtrack. LinkedIn has a much more rigid code of conduct than other social networking sites. On Twitter you can start following anyone you want: celebrities, politicians, brands, random strangers.

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The biggest secret for using social media

Many small business owners view social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter as an exciting new shortcut for marketing their business. They think social media magical solution; if they sign up customers will flock to their website or store front. It’s as if marketing no longer has to be work. Well I hate to

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