Posted in Entrepreneurship, Networking on December 24th, 2006 Comments
In my last blog post, Jason commented:
I find that the networking /marketing events that I attend are 100% more beneficial when I ask more questions than I answer.
Why is that? He continues:
People generally like talking about themselves and their ideas.
Don’t you feel good after having a conversation with someone who took a genuine interest in [...]
Posted in General Marketing, Networking on December 21st, 2006 Comments
In a coaching session with a new entrepreneur yesterday, I asked what was holding her back from getting more clients. Her answer was a combination of “I have a problem with approaching strangers” and “I fear rejection.”
As I probed deeper, she said that networking at the Chamber of Commerce in her area didn’t work. “My [...]
Posted in Defining Your Services, Networking, Setting Your Fee, Target Market on October 30th, 2006 Comments
I love sharing questions that come up on the various online networking groups I belong to, because I feel they reflect what’s really going on in business.
For example, last week, this question came up:
I am looking at a starting a VA business part time while maintaining my full time status at work for at least [...]
Posted in Articles, Networking on September 29th, 2006 Comments
I often hear clients and colleagues say that they wish they lived in or closer to a big city that offers many networking opportunities.
I could myself fortunate to live in such a city — and one that has a strong entrepreneurial presence — that offers countless networking opportunities. But to tell you the honest [...]
