What's the worst bit of networking advice you've been given?
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Posted: 8th Aug 2012 - 14:23 Quote |
always ask "what can I do to help you?" |
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Posted: 8th Aug 2012 - 14:52 Quote |
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always ask "what can I do to help you?"
I asked ya that!
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Posted: 8th Aug 2012 - 14:53 Quote |
Hah |
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Posted: 8th Aug 2012 - 15:13 Quote |
Typical hard-sell beller at one of those "only open networking" gigs - interrupted a conversation I was having with someone else, asked me what I do, and before I finished saying "web designer" he shot back with "I'm going to stop you there, I've spoken to 3 "web designers" (with air quotes, perhaps suggesting that he doesn't believe such a thing exists) tonight, and it's highly unlikely you have the contacts I need so I'll not waste any more of your or my time" The look on my face must have told him how pissed off I was, so he was kind enough to advise me that to make the most of networking I should adopt the same hard-line stance. I've worked with Ancestry, Boots, Millies Cookies, Autoglass and so on and so on - guessing those aren't in the realm of "contacts he needs". |
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Posted: 8th Aug 2012 - 15:14 Quote |
Henceforth these people will be referred to as "sell-ends" |
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Posted: 8th Aug 2012 - 16:18 Quote |
I got told by a 4Ner to quit 4N because ''my target customers are not in 4N'', when in fact, just prior to that I had won 3 really decent clients through one 4Ner and afterward landed a fairly large client who is also a 4Ner. |
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Posted: 8th Aug 2012 - 20:06 Quote |
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I got told by a 4Ner to quit 4N because ''my target customers are not in 4N'', when in fact, just prior to that I had won 3 really decent clients through one 4Ner and afterward landed a fairly large client who is also a 4Ner.
Just goes to show you never know who will turn up and meet with you, there are all different size and shape 4N'ers out there! |
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Posted: 9th Aug 2012 - 07:58 Quote |
Precicely - this guy is a bit short sighted... you just don't know who you're gonna meet or who they know or work with... |
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