23 Tips to Grow and Maintain Your Network


	23 Tips to Grow and Maintain Your Network
Communicator
1-12-2009 4:41 AM
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One's network is often the key to many doors in life and business. This year I'm focusing on improving mine. I clipped just a few of the tips. Follow the article to see more.
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/fd35f4e9-b020-461d-92f3-27d249637582/67CEF12B-E345-4FAA-BABB-12CC4DC93766/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.facetofacenetworking.com/news90.shtml" href="http://www.facetofacenetworking.com/news90.shtml" style="font-size: 11px;">www.facetofacenetworking.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.facetofacenetworking.com/news90.shtml">Maintaining
                                                        a Network</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.facetofacenetworking.com/news90.shtml">Devote
                                                                              at
                                                                              least
                                                                              20
                                                                              minutes
                                                                              to
                                                                              networking
                                                                              per
                                                                              day.
                                                                              Remember,
                                                                              it's
                                                                              a
                                                                              process.
                                                                              Think
                                                                              of
                                                                              all
                                                                              the
                                                                              prospecting
                                                                              you
                                                                              must
                                                                              do
                                                                              to
                                                                              create
                                                                              a
                                                                              contact
                                                                              that
                                                                              becomes
                                                                              a
                                                                              client.
                                                                              Those
                                                                              20
                                                                              minutes
                                                                              could
                                                                              be
                                                                              spent
                                                                              writing
                                                                              three
                                                                              notes,
                                                                              or
                                                                              making
                                                                              three
                                                                              extra
                                                                              phone
                                                                              calls
                                                                              -
                                                                              all
                                                                              for
                                                                              the
                                                                              sole
                                                                              purpose
                                                                              of
                                                                              networking
                                                                              and
                                                                              staying
                                                                              in
                                                                              touch.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.facetofacenetworking.com/news90.shtml">Have
                                                                              a
                                                                              strategy
                                                                              and
                                                                              plan.
                                                                              It
                                                                              might
                                                                              include
                                                                              a
                                                                              goal
                                                                              of
                                                                              meeting
                                                                              two
                                                                              new
                                                                              people
                                                                              this
                                                                              week,
                                                                              setting
                                                                              up
                                                                              a
                                                                              meeting
                                                                              with
                                                                              them,
                                                                              writing
                                                                              a
                                                                              short
                                                                              note,
                                                                              and
                                                                              then
                                                                              calling
                                                                              them
                                                                              one
                                                                              week
                                                                              later.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.facetofacenetworking.com/news90.shtml">Reconnect
                                                                              with
                                                                              at
                                                                              least
                                                                              three
                                                                              people
                                                                              a
                                                                              week.
                                                                              Every
                                                                              week
                                                                              call
                                                                              a
                                                                              client
                                                                              or
                                                                              prospect
                                                                              you
                                                                              have
                                                                              not
                                                                              been
                                                                              in
                                                                              touch
                                                                              with
                                                                              for
                                                                              at
                                                                              least
                                                                              three
                                                                              months.
                                                                              The
                                                                              reason
                                                                              for
                                                                              contacting
                                                                              them
                                                                              can
                                                                              range
                                                                              from
                                                                              just
                                                                              wanting
                                                                              to
                                                                              say
                                                                              "hello"
                                                                              to
                                                                              inviting
                                                                              them
                                                                              to
                                                                              a
                                                                              specific
                                                                              event
                                                                              that
                                                                              will
                                                                              interest
                                                                              them.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.facetofacenetworking.com/news90.shtml">Each
                                                                              week,
                                                                              call
                                                                              one
                                                                              person
                                                                              with
                                                                              whom
                                                                              you
                                                                              haven't
                                                                              spoken
                                                                              for
                                                                              the
                                                                              past
                                                                              90
                                                                              days.
                                                                              </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.facetofacenetworking.com/news90.shtml">
                                                                              Invite
                                                                              people
                                                                              to
                                                                              accompany
                                                                              you
                                                                              to
                                                                              events.
                                                                              </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.facetofacenetworking.com/news90.shtml">Nurture
                                                                              your
                                                                              network.
                                                                              Make
                                                                              calls
                                                                              and
                                                                              send
                                                                              notes
                                                                              even
                                                                              when
                                                                              it
                                                                              is
                                                                              not
                                                                              directly
                                                                              business-related.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/67CEF12B-E345-4FAA-BABB-12CC4DC93766/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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