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How Blogging Can Help You Build an Awesome Professional Network
Mike Fishbein, www.mfishbein.com
About Me
Casual Corp
Author of “How to Build an Awesome Professional Network”
Blog at mfishbein.com, Huffington Post & more
What Exactly is Networking?
Meeting and building relationships with people in a professional context.
Why Build Relationships?
Not just what you know or can do, it’s who you know.
People do business with people they know, like and trust.
Learn from people in your network who have experience and expertise.
My Networking Journey
Learned of importance in collegeHated itBroke in to financeLearned moreBroke in to startupsGrew to love it
Be Helpful
When people in your network get stronger, you get stronger
Per the law of reciprocity, people will be more motivated to return the favor
Share expertise, ideas, informationPromote your networkBe a connector
Build a Reputation
Be someone that people want to meetSomeone who is valuableSomeone who is helpfulSomeone who has potential and is exciting
If no one knows who you are, they can’t help you
Be visibleGo outside!
Be Visible“if a tree falls in the forest…”
If no one knows what you’re doing, it’s like it never happened.
Stay in touchMaintain regular and consistent communicationBlog
Relationships Trump Contacts
The most value from networking comes from building lasting, long-term, mutually beneficial relationships Stay in touchBe authentic Dig your well before you’re thirsty
How Blogging Can Help
Be helpful
Build your reputation
Build relationships
Meet new people
Blogging to be Helpful
Share your expertise
Promote your network
Blogging to Build your Reputation
Validate your expertise
Update your networkNewsAccomplishmentsLearnings
Blogging to Build Relationships
Stay in touch
Show your character
Scalable
Blogging to Meet New People
If you create great content, it will get shared
Create re-existing rapport
Scalable
Thanks!
Questions?www.mfishbein.comhttps://twitter.com/mfishbein
My BookBusiness Networking: How to Build an Awesome Professional Network http://amzn.to/HdcYpl