The only reason I was able to start two new businesses after I launched Biba4Network almost 6 years ago, and today run three international businesses from home, is because I built an important network. Again it is all related to networking.
 
My proven strategies:

1/ Follow-up constantly with people you meet in person, on the phone or via internet. Don’t forget that they are various ways to network.

2/ Partner with other businesses on a regular basis.
Most solo-entrepreneurs and/or small business owners attend networking events on a regular basis but don’t use it the way they are supposed to. What I mean is, people attend an event in order to get new clients, but the only thing they really do is collecting business cards, and usually stop there. They don’t have any follow-up system in place, and, as a result, they just waste their time and money, then complain that networking is not working.
It is a win/win situation.

In the last few months I did partnerships with investors and developers, because I had an important demand from clients who were looking for solution. Since this area of business was not my expertise, the only thing I had to do was to look for the right people/expert, and since my mission is to connect people, I just had to connect everybody in order to solve my clients problems.

The beauty of it, my clients really appreciated that I help them, and know that they can count on me anytime, whatever they need. My partners are very happy because I bring them new clients, and I am happy, because of course, I make money in the process. Do you see the win/win/win situation here? (clients/partners/me).

In my program,“Power of Networking Secrets“, I reveal the 7-Step Follow-up System that I use on a daily basis to stay in touch with people. I show how this system helped me to develop my three businesses.To create joint ventures/partnership, look for people or businesses that have same target market as you and offer great complementary products or services. Working with them can be a great opportunity to access their clients or mailing list. You can cross-promote each other, organize events together, do a mailing campaign together, and subcontract services

 
Try to find people on your network that you can partner with, to solve your clients problems, and offer them more services. Become the go to guy/gal for your clients. Become a problem solver and you will attract a lot more clients.
 
Check out Power of Netwroking Secrets, for more straategies like this one.
 
© 2008-2009 Biba Pedron

 

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