- Identify 2-3 specific networking groups to attend.
- Indentify at least 1 “elite” group and attend 1-2 times per quarter.
- Refine your “audio logo.” (For a definition of audio logo and an example of one, see Wednesday’s post.)
- Develop 3-5 open-ended questions you can ask at a networking event.
- Join your local bar association.
- Join your local Chamber of Commerce.
- Attend 1-2 Industry-specific trade association meetings every month.
- Volunteer to sit on a non-profit’s board of directors.
- Join a formal leads group (like Business Networkers International.)
- Create a follow-up campaign consisting of emails, letters and phone calls.
- Use an Excel spreadsheet to track your results form various network events.
- Read Masters of Success and Masters of Networking by Ivan Misner.
- Set-up 1-2 informal networking lunches with colleagues every month.
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