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Use Facebook and LinkedIn to Follow Up with People You Meet

How do you use Facebook and LinkedIn to follow up with people you meet in business networking groups? There are a number of considerations when it comes to doing this type follow up. The first one is which of the people you meet while networking  do you want to stay in touch with? A second consideration is which social sites do you want to use to stay in touch? This blog post will primarily address connecting with them on LinkedIn and Facebook. There are other sites, such as Instagram and Twitter, that could also be appropriate places to connect. One [...]

By |2021-02-24T20:55:55-07:00February 24th, 2021|0 Comments
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Finding the Best Virtual Business Networking Groups

Finding the best virtual business networking groups can be challenging. Even without a pandemic going on, it can be hard to find business networking groups that are a good fit. Adding the dimension of only getting to interact virtually in these groups further complicates this decision. Most of the criteria you use when selecting the right business networking groups can also be applied when looking specifically at virtual groups. Other criteria are relevant only to virtual settings.   Criteria to Use When Selecting a Business Networking Group When they Meet: Find groups that meet at the time of day when [...]

By |2021-03-07T15:49:39-07:00February 18th, 2021|0 Comments
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How to be a Ninja Virtual Networker

I'm delighted to share this guest blog post by Susan Mann of N-Compass TV Colorado, whom I recently met through a business networking group. She's a very successful networker in the business world and offered to share these tips with the readers of my blog post. Thanks, Susan! In these crazy days of COVID-19, everything you thought you knew about networking has changed. Overnight, sometime in March, a new way of having meaningful connections emerged - the Zoom Virtual Networking Meeting. While some networking groups are beginning to meet in person again (distanced or not) and some hybrid meetings are [...]

By |2020-09-01T09:56:32-06:00September 1st, 2020|0 Comments
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Tribute to Tom Kaufmann and 905 Careers in Transition

My blog post is a tribute to Tom Kaufmann and 905 Careers in Transition, a group for job seekers. There are two locations of this group – one just north of the Denver metro area, and one in the south Denver metro area. For the last several years, I’ve done a lot of pro bono LinkedIn training for a wide range of job seekers groups. Some of these trainings have been for private groups, like this one. On other occasions, they have been held at county workforce centers. My first experience with job seekers was at a church near my [...]

By |2020-02-12T20:23:32-07:00February 12th, 2020|0 Comments
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Make the Most of Your Down Time at a Conference

Do you make the most of your down time when you attend a conference? Recently, I arrived a bit early to the annual green building and sustainability conference held in Denver by the U.S. Green Building Council Mountain Region. I wanted to be all set for the break-out session I was leading on LinkedIn for Emerging Professionals and Students. As it turned out, all the sessions were running a bit late and I had about 30 minutes before I could access the room where I was presenting.   Unexpected Down Time at a Conference – What Would You Do with [...]

By |2019-04-18T16:26:58-06:00April 18th, 2019|0 Comments
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Make Business Networking Worth Your While

Do you ever wonder if business networking is worth your while? If done effectively, business networking can contribute positively to your bottom line. Every year, I find that over 70% of the revenue for my business is the result of business networking. Although I’ve been skilled at such networking for many years, I continue to seek resources to help me with this important activity. The person I turn to consistently for professional guidance regarding this is Alyce Blum. A certified networking coach and consultant, she hosts a terrific monthly Meetup in Denver. The purpose of the group is to help [...]

By |2018-06-05T21:05:42-06:00June 5th, 2018|0 Comments
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Use Facebook to Honor Your Favorite Local Organizations

How can you use Facebook to honor local organizations such as chambers of commerce, professional/trade organizations, broad-based business networking groups, category-specific leads/referral groups? Last week, in just one day, I attended: the monthly meeting of my professional organization my favorite broad-based networking group a signature event hosted by one of the chambers of commerce I belong to. Because each of these organizations is so important to me, I often spread the word about them through Facebook. I don’t do this every time I attend a meeting, but each of these gatherings felt special enough to me to call attention to [...]

By |2017-06-12T23:23:21-06:00June 12th, 2017|0 Comments
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Enhance Your Business Networking with Social Media

Did you know that you can use social media to enhance your face-to-face networking? Now that so many people are connected via popular social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, etc., sometimes people forget that there is still a place for face-to-face networking. In my opinion, communicating with someone via social networking will never replace the power of a handshake, a smile, and a face-to-face conversation. And I know I am not alone in this opinion. Over 75% of my clients come to me through my involvement in local business networking groups. But just joining them doesn’t bring [...]

By |2016-04-25T00:24:09-06:00April 25th, 2016|0 Comments
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