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Meditation: Why Just Sitting There Isn't Just Sitting There - Abigail Beal
Meditation: Why Just Sitting There Isn’t Just Sitting There At first you might not think this is a tool for creativity. Meditation does typically involve sitting quietly by yourself for a period of time. No computers or pens or pads of paper...
The Lure of Easy Money - Elena Fawkner
The Lure of Easy Money © 2002 Elena Fawkner You might be forgiven for thinking that competition is fierce if you run an online business. After all, every day - day in, day out - you, me and everyone else is constantly bombarded by offers from...
Using Your Controllable Advantages - Kevin Bidwell
Good news: You can beat your competition. You can beat them, even if they were there first, have more money and are king of the hill right now. How can you beat them? You can beat them by taking charge of your "controllable advantages." ...
The Key Element That Will Make or Break Your Business - Marc Goldman
When you made the leap into ecommerce, did you realize the importance of providing top notch customer service, satisfaction and support? These factors and your ability to deliver them rapidly and efficiently directly impact your credibility and...
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Building Better Bridges: Networking for Personal Productivity
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Written By:
Kathleen J. Wheelihan
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Mistakenly, networking is sometimes viewed or approached as selling, aggressive, simply passing out business cards, or used solely for personal gain. However, the true spirit of networking involves getting to know people and developing relationships, giving without obligation, and exchanging business cards when there is a reason to stay in touch, such as a mutual interest or information or resources to be shared.
Why the emphasis on networking? In case you aren’t already convinced through your own experiences or that of other people you know, the following statistics underscore the importance of effective networking:
* A referral generates 80 percent more results than a cold call;
* Approximately 70 percent of all jobs are found through networking; and
* Most people you meet have at least 250 contacts.
And while these facts are reason enough to focus on improving one’s networking skills, there are other benefits of networking too. Among them, networking can enrich your life, providing new experiences and knowledge.
One of the best ways to get started is to consider what you have to offer to the people in your network, such as special skills, information, experience, or knowledge, followed by asking yourself what you might need help with. Networking begins with listening and sharing—people helping each other to achieve their respective goals. Little things as simple as clipping an interesting article, sharing a useful website - continued below ...
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link, or answering a question in your area of expertise are all ways to add value to the people in your network. These things show people you care, help build relationships, and establish rapport and trust so that when you need help it will be there for you.
Remember, networking can be very rewarding, not only in terms of business outcomes, saved time, and valuable information, but also in personal satisfaction because it involves helping others reach their goals. And that’s a great feeling!
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10 Ways To Ignite Your Product's Overall Value! - Larry Dotson
1. Sell your product at a higher price. This increases the perceived value because people usually associate the higher priced product as being better. 2. Offer a free trial or sample of your product. This increases the perceived value because...
Internet Marketing Basics - Himanshu
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With the strict competitions in the world plus the need of every person to be abreast with the growing technology it is but necessary to learn things and do things on your own. Furthermore, being independent in life is needed to know more your own...
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