Ready to change jobs? Your first step is to stay employed and keep doing your current job as best you can. What’s the next step? Tap your network. Eight-five percent of jobs are filled via networking. Contacting the people in…
The average American adult spends over 8 hours daily online, so it’s no surprise that many relationships start and develop there. Networking has moved online, and that’s great because it gives us the opportunity to connect with people globally, whom…
You’ve met a valuable contact, and you’d like to build a relationship with them. How should you follow up? Most people would send an email. The problem? Emails get lost and ignored. As of 2018, 124.5 billion business emails were…
What does it take to be successful? Hard work? Skills? Talent? Relationships may not be what comes to mind first when you think about what you need to achieve career success, but they should be. Relationships are the biggest predictor…
The first rule of networking is to understand that it’s not about what you can get, it’s about what you can give. With that in mind, you should constantly be looking for ways to bring value to the people in…
Before the age of social media, personal branding wasn’t a thing — at least not for the masses. Your reputation was your personal brand, and it’s still a huge part of it today. Like your reputation, your personal brand is…
Modern relationships with customers, business contacts, friends, and even dating partners often start and develop online. Developing real relationships using virtual strategies is a multi-billion dollar industry. While there are endless tools, techniques, platforms and philosophies for building relationships through…
Ever sent an email and not gotten a response? We all have. Most of the time, it’s not by accident. They’re ignoring you — or rather, they’re ignoring your email. The good news is you can change that. Email is…
The #selfie has changed the way we experience life. Seventy-four percent of snapchat photos are selfies and 1,000 selfies are posted to Instagram every minute. The average millennial is expected to take over 25,000 selfies in their lifetime. Some people…
If networking events sound about as fun as a root canal to you, you’re not alone. Between one-third and a half of people identify as introverts — people who prefer a quiet, intimate setting over crowded social situations. But as…
