Ask for What YOU Want and Gain More Business
Why ask others for help and what do you gain from it?
What does asking for help have to do with creating business relationships and making announcements? It has everything to do with it. You have made announcements, donated items, created an awareness of who you are and what you do. You are now in the position of getting more business than you can handle, or worse, not getting enough business in the community. You should then be able to call on prospective customers and ask for their time to help you solve a particular problem. The problem must be one that they will be able to help you solve before you ask for their time. For example, you could call a business and ask them if they could help you answer some questions about handling a situation you have and that you know they have handled well in the past. You will almost always get a yes to setting the meeting.
You should never hesitate in asking others for advice or help on something you say they do well. The person you talk to is impressed and their ego is stroked in a way that is positive. It is a good basis to form a great business relationship. On the negative side, however, you should never come across as being too needy. The needier you seem, the more it will turn off the relationship. You will also find that there are a number of groups in your community that support businesses, such as TEC or the Alliance of CEOs; you should look into other ways to solve problems and gain contacts at the same time.
Gaining outside insights will also put you a leg up when being sought out as a business partner for a project. If you have a give and take rapport with your business relationships, then you will have a great foundation for being accepted and being in the position of being recommended to others. You are, after all, in a big race to win the business.
Bette Daoust, Ph.D. has been networking with others since leaving high school years ago. Realizing that no one really cared about what she did in life unless she had someone to tell and excite, She decided to find the best ways to get people's attention, be creative in how she presented herself and products, getting people to know who she was, and being visible all the time. Her friends and colleagues have often dubbed her the "Networking Queen".
Blueprint for Networking Success: 150 ways to promote yourself is the first in this series. Blueprint for Branding Yourself: Another 150 ways to promote yourself is planned for release in June 2005. For more information visit http://BlueprintBooks.com
Latest News
 Telegraph.co.uk | The Bell Now Tolls for Social Networks New York Times, United States - No longer was it possible to argue that one day social networking sites would be anywhere near as good at making money as they were at expanding, ... Facebook founder: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook's priority is growth not profit Zuckerberg To Investors: Suck It! |
IT spending set to cross $12 billion in Gulf Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - In line with its aims to leverage the soaring IT sector, NETGEAR, a worldwide provider of technologically advanced and branded networking products, ... |
Social Networking and UC - One Vendor's Perspective ITworld.com, MA - Linking social networking to UC has generated some interesting conversations. Some of my points have been validated and others refuted. ... |
Long-shot candidate taps social networking sites to broaden his appeal Virginian Pilot, VA - By Lon Wagner He's up against Meyera Oberndorf, the 20-year incumbent who's got name recognition spilling out of her high-top red Converses. ... |
 TECH.BLORGE.com | Cell phone makers, social networking sites form alliances TECH.BLORGE.com, Australia - The marriage of handset software and social networking sites has already been proven advantageous to all parties. Perhaps the most famous example is the ... Social Networks Go Mobile with Handset Makers Can INQ Cell Phones Whack iPhone in the Knees? |
The Co-operative Financial Services launches 'goodwithmoney ... 1888 Press Release (press release), TX - The Co-operative financial services have released there new good with money blog Designed to highlight financial ethics. Co-op explains what they aim to ... |
Latest Linux Hits Networking Flaws InternetNews.com - "One update that is quite important and timely for advanced users is the bug fix for the Intel e1000e network interface driver," he added. ... |
Chamber's Corner Evening Observer, NY - The Chamber invites all chamber members and their employees to celebrate 'Oktoberfest' Networking Mixer on Thursday, Oct 30 at The College Lodge in Brocton. ... |
Networking resources centre in MK Univ Chennai Online, India - Madurai,Oct 11:A networking resources centre in life sciences has been commissioned at the madurai kamaraj university mku which became only the second ... |
 ZDNet | Sprint launches Xohm 4G WiMAX network in Baltimore infoSync World, Norway - By Philip Berne, 8 October 2008 Sprint today took the wraps off its Xohm wireless network in Baltimore, Md. Xohm, which uses Samsung WiMAX technology on the ... Sprint Firm on WiMAX Despite ... XOHM, Intel and WiMAX Partners Celebrate New 4G Broadband Era in ... |
Resources
-
Pharmaceutical Sales Interviewing Tools
Pharmaceutical Sales Interview Questions is a pharmaceutical career portal providing the job searcher with all job hunting needs from job search, questions and answers, resume advice, research and other free information.
-
[ Certify.com© ] Exam Essentials™ A+, CompTIA, Novell, Microsoft Certification Practice Tests an
Since 1994, Exam Essentials has been the first choice in practice tests and training software for informed professionals and students preparing for their CompTIA, Microsoft, Novell and A+ certification exams. Try our FREE DEMO practice exams and see why t
-
Home Automation & Networking -A Complete Guide
Home Automation & Networking eBook on how to design a home automation system ranging from a simple installation to a total integrated Design.
-
Networking - perth speed business
Corporate Services.