Business networking is an effective marketing tactic for small business owners, provided they approach it the right way. All too often, I meet disappointed fellow business owners who expected instant sales and, when these weren’t forthcoming, stopped going to the events. These are the same people who abandon the social networks because no-one takes any…
After a bit of a break, I recently started networking again locally with my fellow small business owners. The break wasn’t deliberate, but looking back I had become a bit tired of it all. So when I did return, it was lovely to renew acquaintance with people I hadn’t seen for ages, and to…
I consciously try to separate my social networking blog posts and publish them over at Savvy Marketers, and it occurred to me that some readers of this blog may not be aware of my alter-ego Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past couple of years, it’s impossible to miss the impact the…
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I went to my first business networking meeting in 1998 – because I’d heard it was where I should go to find new customers. What I didn’t know back then was HOW networking worked. So I made all the mistakes I’m going to share here, and a few more that I’d rather not own up…
I’m giving a short (very short at only 10 minutes) talk at a new networking group of local business owners later this week on the subject of networking, and have been trying to decide what to include that will be of most interest and use to them. Should I only talk about traditional networking? But…
Louise Barnes-Johnston is a Business Coach and Mentor, Online Marketing Advisor & Trainer.
She helps small business owners build a better business model by creating additional streams of income, to use social media marketing to attract more clients, and also how to be more productive so they don't need to work so hard. [Click to Read More …]
