Blog | Beyond Networking - Your Business Networking Guide - Part 7

Graduates business networking dreams a real nightmare for most business owners

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Jason Cobine

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Today’s post highlights what graduates can learn from experienced business owners and sales staff who network effectively. There’s also two things you can do to help graduates make a great first impression? Welcome back, or if you’re new here and like what you find sign up to the RSS feed at the top right of this page.

What is it about networking that concerns graduates and seasoned business owners? A recent survey* of graduates discovered 38% said that networking is the number one thing that will help them in their career. I don’t meet many graduates online or offline, perhaps they’re too scared to network with new people. I think they lack the confidence.

58% of business owners that took part in a different survey** were concerned that they were Continue reading →

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Ladies abandoned and saddened by their network

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Jason Cobine

An advertising expert I know was recently dismissed by a “women only” network. Not refused renewal of her annual membership, it was actually terminated long before falling due, by email. Could it get any worse?

This highlights one of the main concerns relating to “business networks”, the fact that there are unwritten or unpublished rules in some of them. This post will help you discover why rules are not made clear, what happened to “Celia” and what you can do to prevent being caught up in Continue reading →

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Are Networkers confused about farming?

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Jason Cobine

Is your Business Network fallow, fertilised or blooming ? I read this article and liked the way it explained why networking is compost for your business. Before you read that, what are three ways to check if your network has what it needs to produce a healthy crop? The top tip might help. Continue reading →

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Do networkers really help their friends?

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Jason Cobine

Top ten people to invite to your network.

This week is a departure from the usual style as I don’t usually do lists – out of the comfort zone I go again. Here, I highlight ten types of people you should tell that you network, why you might want to overcome your reticence to do so and a top tip you can try today.

These are people that I invite to my network to ensure that I’m not missing opportunities. There are 100’s of different people you could invite yet these are my top ten. Continue reading →

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Do Networkers waste time making connections?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Jason Cobine

Are you using online networks to save time? Or are you wasting time because you don’t yet understand some of the features? Here’s one great way to make the best use of your time online.

A contact of mine recently went the long way around to introduce me to a valued connection. This post is about what he did, how time was Continue reading →

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