Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Building a business? start networking

By Jay NaPier

Each week Tom networking groups meet to share clients and grow each other's business. This is but one of the many secrets of success for many business owners. This weekly discipline allows the business owner to build a silent salesforce and expand their client base.

If you've ever recommended a plumber, mechanic or real estate agent, you've been networking. By simply sharing your clients with other business owners you can quickly expand your business. Every time there's an opportunity to recommend a member of the business network, you simply do it.

These weekly meetings consist of business card exchange and letting each other know home they've recommended their services to. These weekly meetings are a great opportunity to get to know one another and find out new things about each business.

When you are recommended by someone in the group you'll get the business card of the person that you were recommended to so that you can follow-up with that person. Since you are recommended, you're also getting an endorsement from someone who the customer or client is already doing business with. This makes it easier for you to add that person is your client as well.

While these networking groups are not the only networking opportunities around, they are the highest form of networking as the networking group will carry your business card with them and assist you in marketing your business.

Your local Chamber of Commerce is available to assist you in building your business. Each month they have networking opportunities available so you can meet new people, learn new things about the community, and expand your business knowledge.

Bring lots of business cards to these networking events as you're going to meet a lot of new people. Make sure you mingle and sit at a different table at each meeting so your meeting and conversing with new people.

If you're looking for new business, networking is the way to go. You can quickly add more revenue to your business and even build a silent salesforce whose only compensation is for you to refer to them as well. - 16492

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