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Business Networking Tips in "Business Advice"

The Helping Habit

posted on June 6, 2011

Networking works because we help each other. The more you seek to help others, the more they will look for ways to help you. So to find the most success in your networking efforts you will be well served to find more and more ways you can help others. As Zig Ziglar was famous for saying: "You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want." Read more »

Author: Scott Ingram

Networking Success Comes From People

posted on May 31, 2011

It doesn't matter what you're looking for from your networking efforts. Those results are going to come from people. Let me ask you a question: Are you paying attention to the people who are bringing you the successes you desire?If you know what you're looking for from your networking efforts, watch for it. Better yet, write down or otherwise document each of these successes along the way along with WHO brought them to you. Read more »

Author: Scott Ingram

Networking Productivity (Your Inner Circle)

posted on May 23, 2011

Are your networking efforts productive? When you have time to network, how do you spend it? Who do you spend it with? Where do you go? Do you ever ask yourself these types of questions? Read more »

Author: Scott Ingram

Networking Rule of 2

posted on May 16, 2011

Author: Scott Ingram

My Favorite Tools Part 2 (Dropbox)

posted on May 9, 2011

Welcome to part 2 of my short break from networking tips where I'm sharing some of my favorite tools with you. Read more »

Author: Scott Ingram

My Favorite Tools - Part 1 (Passpack)

posted on May 2, 2011

I thought I'd take a little break from the constant stream of networking tips and share some of my favorite tools with you in a multi-part series. I'm a nerd and an evangelist at heart so this is very fitting for me, and hopefully helpful for you. Read more »

Author: Scott Ingram

New Relationships vs. Existing Relationships

posted on April 25, 2011

Traditional networking advice seems to harp constantly on building new relationships. It suggests that when you're at an event you shouldn't spend much time talking or sitting with people you already know. From a strong networking strategy perspective I think this advice is a bit misguided. Chances are you already know a lot of people who can help you on your path to success. You just don't know them well enough, or they don't know that there are ways that they can help you. Read more »

Author: Scott Ingram

Give First

posted on April 18, 2011

Real networking is about giving and receiving. Yet it's farily unnatural to sit back and wait to receive without first making an effort to give first. In fact through my very informal study of some very strong networkers it appears that you have to give 3x more than you expect to receive in the short-term. When and how should you give in your relationship building process? Read more »

Author: Scott Ingram

Not a Networker?

posted on April 9, 2011

I've had several conversations in the last few weeks with people I know quite well who told me that they're not networkers. Yet these individuals are some of the best networkers I know. So what did they mean? Why would they consider themselves non-networkers when in fact they're quite clearly in the top 10%? Read more »

Author: Scott Ingram