The Rules Of Highly Effective Networking Explained

Effective networking provides the best opportunity for business growth so you need to consider very carefully, exactly where you are going to network.

In recent years the internet has become a very popular place to network, not only from a business point of view but also for social networking. When you think about social networking sites the question to ask yourself is, whether social networking is the most effective networking platform. Unfortunately when it comes to internet networking you have to be very careful about security and that is why I have stayed well away from it!

For a long time I have been reading articles on how businesses should have a presence on Twitter and a Facebook page as part of it’s internet presence. Many people spend hours on social networking sites communicating with “friends” but are they talking to the right people?

Social media, as a phenomenon, has taken marketing online by storm and this has, unfortunately, meant that both Twitter and Facebook have been targeted by attacks and, as a result, suffered many hours of downtime despite defensive measures.

People have had their online accounts compromised and, as a result, had important banking and other private information intercepted, so beware! If you are going to network through social sites be on the look out for scammers at all times.

There are other ways of using the internet as an effective networking tool to market yourself and gain information and here are a few:

•Write articles about topics that you are interested in or have knowledge about. You don't have to be a freelance writer or a journalist. As long as you are able to put you point across in a coherent manner and write an interesting short article.

When people are reading on the internet they tend to scan the page so keep paragraphs short and easy to read.

•Writing articles in a publication read by your target market is an excellent way of becoming known as an expert in your field. To do this you will need to start sending articles off to various publications and be patient. If your writing is good and you convey your expertise, you are bound to be accepted.

•There are many web sites that publish articles and it is fairly easy to become accepted as an “expert author”.

•Writing and e-zine or news letter is another option. For this you would need to collect a data base of e-mail addresses to send your news letter out to on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis.

•Blogging is another way of keeping in touch either with friends or customers. A blog is an online journal where you can post comments, links, stories and articles.

This has become a very popular medium for sharing your feelings and experiences. A blog is free and is a fun way to network with other users online. It's a great way to let your customers know what's going on in your business.

You can just do a search for free blogs and choose one from your geographic area. To be honest there is slightly more to it than that, but that information will have to wait for another time.

In order to become a successful marketer you will need to learn the art of effective-networking so I have included a page with some networking ideas.

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