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Networking butterflies

I am a keen networker. I do believe in getting out often to meet people in business and to build relationships. To me and to most of us the important part is about the building of relationships, because with that comes trust and the referrals we can give without embarrassment, and we hope the referrals we receive. There are networking butterflies who drift in and out of groups, flitting from flower to flower, never concentrating on a few. Continue reading

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Networking and leading a horse to water

I had occasion this past week to contact a visitor to our breakfast networking group we have not seen for a month or so to find out why we had not seen him recently. His business would have fitted in … Continue reading

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How will your customers find you?

It struck me the other day while I was waiting for a hair cut that there are different ways of attracting customers. Some businesses are totally passive in their marketing, some can get away with only a little marketing, and … Continue reading

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Ten Reasons I Won’t Follow Back On Twitter

Image via Wikipedia We all have our prejudices, and I guess mine are reflected in my approach to social media and indeed networking on and off-line. Here are some turn-offs as regards Twitter users – I won’t say the Twitterati, … Continue reading

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Do not rubbish the competition

I don’t know about you, but one of the most annoying aspects of advertising on the TV and radio is when large companies disparage their opponent’s products, or say that so many of their products cost less than those sold … Continue reading

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Seven annoying types met whilst networking

Here is a bit of amusement about seven types of network attendees I would prefer to avoid: 1.People who come straight up to me, announce their product or service and thrust a card or leaflet in my hand. Do not … Continue reading

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Fear of the unknown in business

I wrote a little about being courageous in business a while back and was reminded that FEAR can stand for False Evidence Appearing Real (thank you Martin). Now we may often be worried about doing something that is a complete … Continue reading

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Some things start-up businesses need to know about

What no one tells us if we don’t ask is about all the mistakes we might make which can cost us money. It is always useful to be armed with a few tips, so here are some things I have learned. Continue reading

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Breakfast referral networking and gaining trust

When I started out running my own business I was lucky enough to be recommended to join BNI. In terms of business, it was not a huge success for me mainly due to local reasons, but it was great training … Continue reading

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Networking breakdowns

I went to someone else’s breakfast networking event the other day. It is not a weekly event like my regular one, but takes place monthly. I guess there were about thirty people there and some of them were certainly present … Continue reading

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