Business Networking Mistakes and How to Avoid Them?
Caner Lenger
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There are huge mistakes we all make when building business networking. I have listed a few of my experiences below.
I would appreciate it if you could share your views to establish healthier and long-term relationships.
> Only Self-promoting
> Confusing networking with face-to-face cold calling
> Abusing the relationship
> Just focusing on getting clients, missed opportunities for "Connection"
> They are trying to sell products right after connecting
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Nico Spijker@nicolaas_spijker
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> Never following up or engaging with the person after connecting.
Little added value to each others' network, why reach out in the first place?
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@nicolaas_spijker That's exactly. People should know. The first rule is of Business networking: "You cannot benefit from the others without creating added value for them."
@caner_lenger That! But also loads of LinkedIn requests (for example) where there is no note with the connection + no message once connecting.
I always wonder, what's the reason for connecting if no engagement through DMs or interactions on user-generated content happens? 😅
@nicolaas_spijker haha. To increase connection count 😄 Btw, i couldn't find your linkedin profile 😅 I gonna send a connection request with PM! 😃
Beautiful.ai
Spammy messages or just too much contact in general, especially for things unrelated to my job title
Thanks @andrew_bagby .That's an another important point.
They are not real business networker, it seems just for sales..
It seems to me that the biggest mistake is not to use marketing services, because with the help of marketing services you can find a good audience and make your business attractive to customers. I recently read an article about how important marketing is, I advise you to read https://mediaonemarketing.com.sg...
@morgo_port The topic is related with business networking. There is no marketing concerns while making business network, should not be.