9 Ways to Make your Contacts Really Count

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From http://www.bizbest.com 224 days ago
Made Hot by: Entrepreneurosaurus on October 9, 2012 1:20 pm

Many small biz owners and start–up entrepreneurs relentlessly network to build connections. But while networking is valuable, connecting with the wrong people – or the right people in the wrong way – can waste valuable time and effort. Here's what you need to know:

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Written by lyceum
223 days ago

As a "certified networker," this post is music for my ears. The Referral Institute's slogan is: "Generating Referrals for Life." (R) I will check out literature by Vickie Milazzo.

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Written by HeatherStone
223 days ago

Hi Daniel,

Number 3 and number 6 are very important here. Building a large diverse network means looking for people in a variety of fields perhaps beyond your immediate expertise or even your industry. (What are a bunch of marketers going to tweet to each other all day long and how much can they really help each other when all of them have the same aim?) Also, a network of such complexity cannot be built over night, so considerable time must be spent cultivating it.

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Written by MarkT
224 days ago

Creating value for the other person is usually forgotten although it is probably the most important step of all. Great Post!

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