Are Business Cards Still Useful in 2019?

Yes, business cards are still useful, even in our current digital age! Here’s a few reasons why: · It makes it easy to share your contact details quickly. · It shows you’re prepared and ready to make connections with others. · It’s easily accessible, for instance what happens if your phone dies? You can’t get to someone’s contact info. But if … Read more

Should I Connect with People Who I Don’t Know, but Show up in My Recommendations on LinkedIn?

You can, but I don’t necessarily recommend it (see what I did there?) These suggested contacts do show up for a reason. But when building your LinkedIn connections, you want to associate with those that you have a shared specific interest with, or are people you know or have met at a networking event, or perhaps … Read more

The Meaning of Meaningful Conversation

We live in a communal society. Whether you’re grabbing your morning coffee, picking up milk at the store, or watching your daughter’s soccer game, you are constantly interacting with people. And during these interactions you can choose to: A.     Be social and actively participate in conversations; B.     Extend a wave and a quick hello to people you … Read more

How Do You Establish Connections with People You’ve Networked With?

What’s the best way to establish relationships with your connections? It’s simple – put the time into it. A study from the Journal of Science and Personal Relationships states: · It takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from “acquaintance” to “casual friend” · It’s an additional 90 hours to become a “good” friend · And … Read more

How Did You Start Networking Professionally?

I started networking professionally when I recognized that the most important and successful people had one major factor in common – an extraordinary Rolodex. When people think of networking, they often think it’s about going to events or that pushy sales guy handing his business card out to everyone. But that’s not really it! You … Read more