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How to Effectively Network Online Vs. Offline
Online Social networking: Blogs, Feeds, Online Forums, Podcasts, Videos, Games, Chat Rooms, IM, Photo Sharing, Browsers, Bookmark Sharing, Digging Stories, and Posting Stories.
Offline Networking: Finding People of similar interest, Finding Chambers, Organizations, Local Meet ups, Invites, Networking events, conferences, and Seminars.
Online Vs. Offline Social Networking
| Online | Offline |
| Search and earn social networking sites that interests you. There are hundreds of Social networking site blooming everyday. | Look for networking events from your local organizations. There are tons of networks taking place in your city. |
| Find out if there are members similar to your interests. Research whether the content is interesting to you. | Pick the network event that is right for you and see if the attendees are your target audience or related industry. |
| Create a profile. Before you creating a profile, make sure that the specific site will meet your goals. | Doing some research will let you know if a specific network will be beneficial for you to join or to attend. |
| Online | Offline |
| Introduce yourself within the community. Give a brief introduction of who you are, what you do, and add a picture or an avatar for yourself. It helps you in the Google Universal Search results, and yes use alt tags to tag your picture(s). | Introduce yourself to people. I have seen people in the same group all the time. Mingle with other people. Get introduced to people whom you do not know rather than being with someone you do know. You will be surprised to meet so many people who will have similar interests. |
| Link your blog, website, and contact information in your profile. | Talk about your Company or Business and exchange business cards in a networking event. |
| Participate, ask questions, and if you know an answer, or if you can provide additional resources, share it with the group. | Interact! If you are in a conference or meeting, ask questions and share your thoughts! People will remember you. |
| Online | Offline |
| Make friends! It is easy to send a request or to add anyone to your friend’s list. Most social media sites have the feature of importing your contacts from any address book you may have. Make as many friends you can within the site. | Join a group in your local community that is of your interest(s). |
| Create a group of your own interest or for your topic. | If you do not see a topic of interest, create a unique meet up and let everyone know about it. Talk about the topic and invite people to join the group. You can also throw a party or a get together and invite your neighbors, friends, family members, and co-workers. Then share your thought and ideas. |
| Have great content so that people can visit your entry. | When you meet someone new, talk about something that is of interest that is both appealing and meaningful. Current and updated information is always a topic of interest. |
| Online | Offline |
| Give people a reason to stay in your blog and befriend you. | If you talk about an interesting topic, people will love to befriend you and be around you more. |
| Make it easier for them to find you and add as friend. | Exchange business cards, give your phone number, and extension for others to call you, or give them your email address to get a hold of you. |
| Link to their blog from your posts. Vote for your friends' posts. If you find interesting posts, vote for it and talk about it to others. Spread the word. | Referral works very well and words from the mouth is still one of the best way to get some business. |
| Online | Offline |
| Interact with other members. Comment on interesting posts. Create your own topic to discuss. | Find out possible ways you can help your network and vice versa. |
| Welcome all of your friends, family, and co workers to join your community. | Share your involvement with friends, family, and others. They might find it interesting as well. |
| Answer questions. If you are an expert in your field, give answers, suggestions, and advise. | Give expert advise, tips, and share your thought with other networks. |
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