Business Networking Tips

Fast Business Networking Tips – Clear the Trees

This excerpt is from the upcoming book: Face-to-Face Networking Skills

by Mindy Selinger

The majority of all the information & resources you need  in order to be successful is within your reach, lurking in the background waiting to be discovered. Sometimes we get so busy and so focused on one aspect of our business that we “can’t see the forest for the trees”. That’s where having a PowerPartner comes in.  They’ll see an opportunity for you and share it with you. They’re priceless. This comes from personal experience.  Recently, one of my PowerPartners forwarded the email of a  resource to me along with her thoughts on how I might use  that resource. What a trip! In fact, I had  received the very same email that morning. But I had been busy. I wasn’t able to see the application that she saw because of all the ‘trees’ right in front of me. So I took action and had a HUGE result. I’m so happy and grateful that she took a quick moment to share the opportunity with me…  Good PowerPartners look out for each other. You can find an excellent PowerPartner at your local Business Networking Groups.

Peter Shankman (of HARO) on the misuse of Facebook

I love this guy! I receive at least three emails a day from him, but I always read each one. (he has nearly 50,000 subscribers and an ‘open rate’ that is just to die for!) Peter Shankman, as described by PR Week Magazine is “redefining the art of networking”. Peter is hilarious… a marathon-running, skydiving, hyper-active PR specialist and social media addict who lives with two cats (NASA and Karma). He is  the founder of  HARO – Help A Reporter Out. HARO is an unique business networking website. The three or so emails a day contain inquires from reporters looking for sources. I was quoted in a national magazine! Most importantly, I know  many people who are experts on many topics. Every week I forward several queries to people I know. Some of the people I’ve forwarded to have actually been quoted and are in print. HARO is one of my favorites because it matches the philosophy I teach; be a hub through which information flows. Subscribe to HARO today and start forwarding Queries to the experts you know. It may just be the big break they are waiting for.Follow his easy rules.

I’m introducing Peter because I wanted to share this article he wrote on the misuse of Facebook Invitations.  Go to shankman.com to read the article. My feelings exactly. Even though Facebook and LinkedIn are business networking sites. Being FB friends or LinkedIn  Connections does not imply you want to be added to their marketing promotions. Usually I’ve been added to there marketing list, (I didn’t request it.) so the FB invites are duplicates. I’ll venture to say that this is happening with both FB and LinkedIn. I received this LinkedIn message recently: “My Mom has entered the Macy’s ‘I believe’ 2009 campaign competition to win a trip to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade… Will you please vote for her?” Sorry…no. Enjoy HARO & the article!

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