by Ritesh Gupta |June 5 2018
Being genuine and authentic is the key for any kind of networking,be it offline or digital, building a trustworthy relationship, and seeing how you can help others takes you a long way in business networking, expanding your business across multiple cities, creating a brand of your company and effectively increasing your sales,
Defining a set of goals before initiating a networking communicationwill help focus on achieving your goals unobtrusively, Ask yourself what your goals are in participating in networking meetings so that you will pick groups that will help you get what you are looking for. Some business meetups and business events in India are based more on learning, making contacts, and/or volunteering rather than on strictly making business connections.
Visiting as many groups as possible in todays fast paced digital worldmight not be an effective way for business networking given the amount of traffic you have to overcome and the time spent might not be worth it, A more effective way of business networking in todays world would be digital, that consumes lesser of your time, helps you do more with less, Join a business networking website like Zumexo, join as many categories that interests you and follow as many businesses as you want, Begin conversations with proprietor's of few businesses and see if they are co-operative and helpful, few may not be interested in business networking immediately but with some help from your side initially helps soften the other side for a longer business networking relationship in this diital world,
Business networking in a crowded offline world
Join business networking portals like linkedin,Zumexo" and invite your friends and colleagues to your network so other businesses looking at your profile does know that you are genuine and are interested in serious business, Being part of a wide varety of groups on business networking websites like Zumexo" helps manage and grow your busienss network more effectively than managing it offline
Once you join a business networking website like linkedin or Zumexo" and follow few businesses and make new connections try to volunteer and help the business you are following by offering some free services you can offer, this helps the other business know your offering better and become a prospective buyer of your product or service in the future, You also become viisble to him directly among his areas of interest for any new requirement in future when he may just drop an order for you,
Ask open ended queries to business owners you following on a business networking portal likeZumexo", This means questions that ask who, what, where, when, and how as opposed to those that can be answered with a simple yes or no. This form of questioning opens up the discussion and shows if the businesses you are following are interested in business networking with your firm,
Become known as a powerful resource for othersWhen you are known as a strong resource, people remember to turn to you for suggestions, ideas, names of other people, etc. This keeps you visible to them.
Have a clear understanding of what you do and why, for whom, and what makes your doing it special or different from others doing the same thing. In order to get referrals, you must first have a clear understanding of what you do that you can easily articulate to others. Clarity of thoughts helps in building a long term powerful relationship and create a brand which impacts lives of lots of businesses,
Be able to articulate what you are looking for and how others may help you. Too often people in conversations ask, "How may I help you?" and no immediate answer comes to mind. Prepare yourself to have clear crisp answers if you want to exapnd your network in India or globally as nothing can beat a clear articulate mind,
Follow through quickly and efficiently on referrals or connections you are given or make on websites likeZumexo". When people give you referrals or you make connections online, your actions are a reflection on them. Respect and honor that and your referrals and connections will grow.
Join the fastest growing business network of India Zumexo" here to find buyers or suppliers in India or to just create a free website, expand your business all over India and create a more healthy business network digitally,
