Our Lunch & Learn Presentation today was a great success! Thank you Sheila Moore, www.idahohomelending.com, for inviting me to present; and thank you to all who attended. The food and conversation were fabulous!

Although you cannot enjoy the wonderful food those who attended enjoyed, you can be apart of the conversation by listening to the audio from the presentation. I welcome all questions or comments you may come up with while listening. Just press play to get started listening! PS. we are available to help with any of the topic mention in this piece: 208-861-9841 or valerie@jdaedesigns.com

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Your person is your businesses biggest walking advertisement.  So naturally it is important to be very effective at network marketing. Here are a few pointers for inside or outside that planned networking event:

• The amount of business cards you come home with does not reflect the actually success of the event. Trying to give out or receive as may business cards as possible is NOT the way to measure the success of the event. Starting a meaningful connection is the way to go.  You will be more memorable if you have connected on another level besides your business card.
• Don’t be there to only sell your business. Ask about them. Just pitching your product/service is a sure way to turn off future prospects.  Letting them know a little about what you do, then asking more about them will build that meaningful connection.  Sometimes just the simple gesture of the head tilt, or asking a follow up question to what they were just discussing is enough to let them know you are interested in them and get the connection sparked.  After you receive their business card, writing the answers to your questions (or details you have gathered) on the back, will help you with during your follow up conversations.
• Think of referrals for them. Another way to be remembered is if you find other connections you have that would benefit from your new connections product/services. If you can put one of your connections with your new connection, you can have positive results from both sides.  There is no need to announce this idea at the event, you can mention it during your follow up.
• ALWAYS FOLLOW UP. Within 48 hours you should follow up with any connections you have made.  48 hours is critical because you will be fresh in their mind if you do (and if you have made that meaningful connection).  And even if they cannot use your services now, they might be able to in the future. Better yet, if you have made a great impression they too will be thinking of their connections that they can pair you up with.

Practice makes perfect– use these tips at any event you attend so you can hone in your networking skills.  You will find with a little practice these things will become more natural and less salesman like with each event.  Then as you get more natural those referrals will start to come in.

JDae Designs would be ecstatic to help you turn your business cards into the conversation piece you can use to make those meaningful connections. Prices start as low as $50! Contact us today to get the ball rolling: 208-861-9841 or Valerie@JDaeDesigns.com