Your Business: Networking Mistake #5

5. Location, Location, Location

Where you choose to network really does matter! Choose different environments where you will meet more than just potential prospects for YOU. Networking is a process of connecting with different types of professionals. As a result, you will grow your list of contacts and potentially develop your million dollar rolodex too!

Look to develop contacts from the 3 categories below at Networking events, so that your business will grow and diversify with contacts that can potentially provide you with multiple streams of income.

1. JV Partners - ranging of different non-compete businesses that share in the same Target Market
   
2. Referral partners - perhaps sending potential clients to them, that are not a fit for you. This can also develop into a Joint Venture relationship too.
   
3. Colleague/Peer relationships - you can collaborate and mastermind with this group on future larger projects and opportunities.

Q: At your next networking meeting, consciously focus on different category from your norm. Perhaps, you may consider seeking out a colleague in your industry instead of a prospect and have an open discussion what "collaborating" together might look like.

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Your Biz: Networking Mistake #4 - must read!

4. Be prepared to speak clearly and concisely about what you do!

People's attention span is short and they get turned off quite easily by those who ramble. You need to be prepared to speak clearly & concisely about what you do.
Make sure the first words you speak are clear and positively phrased.
Saying 'well. . . it's hard to explain' leaves the listener disenchanted with you and your business. No one has patience to listen to negative chatter like that.

Determine in advance of your networking meeting what you can say about what you do and for whom in as few words as possible that are memorable, concise and appealing.

Special note: Using the words "I'll try" in business ventures will be a deal breaker if you're dealing with series professional business people. Their ears are trained to weed out the amateurs from the serious business players.

Why? "Trying" is an excuse to 'fail' - you either will or you won't.

Catch yourself next time and stop saying "I'll try" ~ it's sooo ugly to hear over and over again.

To illustrate how ugly...imagine that you call me to buy a box of pens and I respond like this:

• I'll try to make you I am writing your order down correctly and...
• I'll try to have your order ready on time and...
• I'll try to call the manufacturer and see if they have the color you requested and ...
• I'll try to make sure the package can be shipped on time and ...
• I'll try to be here when UPS arrives and ...
• I'll try to call you when your package arrives...

Well. . . How does all this 'trying' make you feel? Yuk! There is absolutly NO confidence in 'trying' zip!

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Your Business: Networking Mistake #3

3. "OH I WISH..." HOPING TO MAKE CONNECTIONS



Connection, interaction and mingling with others are YOUR responsibility. If you want to make connections - HOPING is NOT the skill or tool that will get you there. Making connections is very much an Intentional and Proactive Action, and NOT Passive in any way.



Many people who are self-conscious and shy will attend meetings and spend their entire time on the sidelines, hoping to meet people but not making any proactive effort to connect. If this is you, I suggest you stop wasting your time, effort, and money and stay at home or in your office. You'd do better for your Self-Esteem. However if you want to grow your Self-Esteem & Self-Confidence, attend networking events with a solid Intentional Proactive Plan!



Keep in mind that everyone who attends these networking meetings are there to do the same thing as you "Make Connection". So what's the worry?? If you're feeling shy, your body language will be that of self consciousness and shyness - not attractive at all!!!



To initiate making the conversation next time. Consider approaching someone you've never met before at the next meeting -

1. Look for someone who is standing or sitting alone,


2. Approach & cheerfully introduce yourself, and


3. Get very curious about them and what they do?

If you do this 3-5x at every meeting you attend, in a short while, you'll eventually know everyone there, and feel comfortable too.

Your Coach,

Nada





Nada Adams, a Success-RESULTS Coach, Empowers Parent-Entrepreneurs to live Authentically with Integrity by providing Powerful Intuitive Customized Solutions to create more balance, more well-being and more wealth! Experience NO-BS intuitive coaching today!For a LIMITED time ~ schedule your initial complimentary coaching call today by visiting: www.vipresultscoaching.com & Sign up for the VIP Connection Letter - "Be Authentic; Be Enough" to jump start each and every week!© Copyright 2008, Nada Adams and VIP R.E.$.U.L.T.S. Coaching Ltd. All rights reserved.

Your Business: Networking Mistake #2

2. EVERY PERSON IS A PROSPECT!

Keep in mind - NOT every person you meet will be or is your prospect. People are not walking around with signs on their foreheads, "Approach me, I'm your prospect".

Having said that, though not everyone you meet is your prospect, they can become a valuable part of your personal or business network (million dollar rolodex)!

By treating the individuals you meet at networking events with care, getting to know them will be easy and joyful. Take the time AND BE CURIOUS - find out their goals, plans and what they ideally want in life and their business. By doing so, this will establish the TRUST necessary to build a flourishing relationship. Over time, some of these relationships will turn into prospects and in the meantime, by developing trust, they may give you a referral or two to members.

Keep in mind, the manner by which you approach and treat these prospects in the beginning clearly indicates to them how you will treat their referrals. So if you're aggressive in your approach, they will shy away from giving you any of their contacts.

Go out there this week and EFFECTIVELY NETWORK with at least one new connection!

Your Coach,
Nada

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Your Business: Networking Mistakes ~ Part 1 of 5

Part 1:
Networking can be one of the best business building strategies if done correctly.

It's a process all about CONNECTION that takes time, effort and facing your fears. The connection here cannot be achieved after only 1 conversation. You're in it for the long haul...building rapport and over time your relationship will likely turn into sales & better yet, bring you a flow of referrals, alliances, support, advice and even friendship.

Networking Mistakes :

1. Doing too little or too much - Networking is all about getting to know others.

Too little: 2 areas here that most are guilty of...
i) One - joining groups that you never attend
ii) Two - attending networking meetings as the lone ranger and not interacting with anyone there. ..hmm....Keep in mind, signing up to become a member does not mean you're networking.

Too much: attending a merry-go-round of meeting after meeting but failing to really connect with anyone in a meaningful way (waste of time). Some people think just showing up at networking meetings is enough - NOT!

There is no quick way about it...getting to know people takes time to build knowledge and understanding of them & develop trust and rapport. It's a 2 way street, by showing interest in others first, they may show interest in you afterwards. Your turn will come soon enough...FOCUS on them first by....
i) Taking the time to learn about their businesses,
ii) Understanding how they want you to refer them clients

Real & Effective Networking requires you to step out of your comfort zone and actually initiate conversations with other members.

Your Coach,

Nada

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