Marketing: Online Networking for Better Business

Online Networking for Better Business

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3) Recommend people you’ve done business with. Networking is just as much about getting business for others as getting it for yourself, so if you can recommend somebody you’ve done business with in repparttar past, do it whenever possible. You’ll find that people will return repparttar 142012 favour.

So, after these helpful hints, here are a few online networking clubs to get you started. I’ve selected three very different ones to give you an idea on what’s out there, and what’s suitable for you. All these offer some sort of free membership, as far as I know – but please do check yourselves – you know how fast things change on repparttar 142013 Internet…

Ecademy (www.ecademy.com) – This is repparttar 142014 online networking club I’m most involved in. It’s semi-formal, with public forums, private messaging, a marketplace, blogs and useful articles. You’ll have to pay to get repparttar 142015 most out of it, but in my opinion it’s well worth repparttar 142016 investment.

Ryze (www.ryze.com) – Ryze is a very informal and chatty network, possibly best suited for small companies operating a retail business from home. Forums, guestbooks and private messaging are available, and it’s very easy to meet new people.

LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) – LinkedIn is a very formal networking club. Unless a member has specified that they’re open for direct contact, it’s only possible to contact other members via recommendations from people you already know. It takes time and effort to build a network here, but repparttar 142017 ones you do build seem to have an extraordinary level of trust.

So there you have it – online networking in a box, ready and waiting for you to try. Oh, and if you’re checking our Ecademy – give me a shout while you’re there and let me know how you find this online networking lark…

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Trust and the Double Glazing Salesperson - How to Beat Larger Competitors

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best thing is that building trust doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. In my case, all it took was one well-written booklet. Other great ways of building a reputation as a trustworthy business partner include: -An article in your local paper. An article about your company is a wonderful trust builder, increases your professional visibility, and, unlike an ad, won’t cost you a penny. -A free initial consultation. Invite people to come round for a talk, with no obligation to them. Give them a chance to get to know repparttar 142011

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human face. It’s much easier to trust a person than a faceless business. -A free newsletter. The perfect way of keeping in touch with prospective clients. But beware – only do this if you’re certain that you can write useful and interesting content for each and every issue, so take care to decide on a realistic schedule. And, of course, repparttar 142014

single most effective way of building trust: Satisfied clients. Recommendations from customers who think that you’ve given your best to produce outstanding results are pure gold dust. Cultivate a good relationship with past clients to get plenty of business in repparttar 142015

future. Do some of these things, and you’ll find it much easier to get business even if you’re facing stiff competition. Here’s to your success!

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