Networking Tips
DANGER: Happy Holidays… NOT with Facebook Spoof eMails
I get to see every flavor of spam possible as a web developer that has developed, implemented, managed and supported over 100 active websites. I won’t bore you with the intimate details about spam, but if you saw the movie Forrest Gump, Bubba started a list of all the ways he knew to prepare shrimp… my list is that long about spam and I am from the South. Imagine that.
Lately the worst offenders have been the Facebook Spoof emails, as they look identical to the email notifications from Facebook. Currently there is a “Happy Holidays” Facebook Spoof which places a virus on your computer and infects your Facebook account. Even though you love and adore Facebook, don’t open the emails! Procede with caution when it comes to networking sites. Here is a list of the email cautions I use. Please add yours to the comments…
Keith Farrazzi – How Do I Start Networking?
If you get a chance to see Keith Farrazzi, the popular author of ‘Never Eat Alone’ at a live presentation…GO! He is passionate and animated just like he is in this short video. He brings some good points to the table about getting involved where you’ll shine…this is where passion comes in…Engage it! He never mentioned any formal business networking events… and that’s an important detail. You can connect anywhere! (But we encourage business networking organizations. 
Don’t limit yourself by thinking you can’t make business connections outside of your referral group or chamber mixer. Your next big business connection could be standing right next you at Starbucks!
Create a Memory
by Dale Furtwengler
Nothing creates a memory better than offering a referral or resource to a person you met at networking events. But what type of memory? Certainly your kindness and generosity, but is that enough to help you generate more referrals? You need to clearly communicate who your ideal client is. Here are the mistakes I see people making when introducing themselves at networking events: 1. They speak about what they do.
2. They don’t talk about what their customers get from working with them.
3. They identify their ideal client using demographics.
I’m going to be talking about point number three. You know that it feels like when someone is going on and on all about themselves. Boring! The third mistake, however, is less obvious.
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