Yesterday I drove a three hour round trip to attend a lunch. Not just any old lunch but one that meant chatting and building bonds with my fellow professionals.
Now, three hours might not seem a lot if you’re in the US or Australia but it’s quite a distance here…and it was totally worth it.
Building and maintaining your personal network is vital to the success of practically any business, especially one online.
When you spend so much time working alone or remotely, you really need to meet others who are in the same field and who can support you in so many ways, not least when you feel yourself flagging.
To underline the importance of what I’m saying, take a look at this – the highly reputable Digital Marketer on 7 ways to become the best digital marketer…
With, at no. 3, ‘building your personal network’:
https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/7-ways-to-become-the-best-digital-marketer
And if that doesn’t convince you, you can download a whitepaper here on the importance of networking on social media:
https://www.robertwalters.co.uk/career-advice/the-importance-of-networking-for-marketers.html
Convinced? Good. Here are 7 irresistible strategies to help you network online:
Along with some more tips on networking on social media:
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/networking-with-social-media
And 7 sites where you can grow your network here:
https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/7-sites-for-marketers-to-grow-their-network/
Plus 9 Facebook groups where you can talk and learn all things marketing here while meeting your fellow marketers:
With 11 essential online networking tips here:
https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/essential-online-networking-tips
Earning trust is crucial to effective networking and one great way to do that is to tell the right stories…your TED talk this week will teach you why and how:
