- It has to be close to your niche and mutually beneficial for you to go.
- Spend your time wisely.
- Look at trade organizations where your ideal customers are.
Limit the amount of events you go to
- Less is more.
- Focus on the best ones.
- 2-3 would be ideal.
Be a giver
- It’s not always about you. Don’t be a taker.
- Understand and know everyone in the group that you can possibly bring value to.
- The more you give, you get 10 times the amount in return.
Look good
- Look good. Smell good.
- Make sure you have good breath. Bring some mints.
Have a goal
- What do you want to gain from the event?
- Give referrals: Find 3 people you want to connect.
- Build strategic alliances: Find 3 complementary businesses.
- Limit the number of business cards you’re giving out.
Make sure you have a message
- Ask people first. Learn about them. Build relationships.
- Have a message that you can share with them that will grab them.
- Describe who your ideal customers are.
- Describe what specific things you can do to help them.
Bonus: Go! Just go!
- Stop making excuses not to go.
- Find someone you can go to these networking events with.
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