How Often Are You Networking?
I’m not talking about online, I’m talking about offline. Networking is an essential part of building a worthwhile internet business, because it leads you to all kinds of interesting people. But just as you don’t spend all the time sitting in your computer chair staring at your computer screen (you don’t, do you?) neither do a lot of other people. Actually getting out and meeting with other internet entrepreneurs at seminars, get togethers and all manner of other meetings can be a great learning experience, and a golden opportunity to get networking.
Meeting new people face to face can be difficult
When you think about it we’re used to getting to know people online – replying to emails, posting blog entries, replying to other peoples, and all manner of other things that don’t actually involve holding a conversation.
But there is one important thing to remember when it comes to networking face to face. We all have plenty of things in common as internet marketers. We’ve all surfed the same sites; we all rely on the same – or similar – methods of promoting our sites; we all experiment regularly with products, web pages, layouts and getting in touch with our customers, and we all know how we started out.
That is a lot of knowledge we can share through networking – and a lot of conversation starters as well.
Quite often the worst part of meeting anyone new is in trying to get a conversation started. That’s not exactly a problem if you visit an internet marketing convention because you know that everyone in the room has internet marketing in common. There is a huge array of subjects you can start talking about, and while you may not gel with everyone you will certainly be sure to click with some of the people you meet.
So get out and about more often and leave your computer at home for a change. Networking can help you in more ways than one.
Sean Rasmussen
Internet Marketing Blog
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