Master Your 'Mingle-Ability': 5 Creative Ways to Network

by Jacqueline Whitmore, Contributor
October 17, 2013

An extensive network is vital to your success as an entrepreneur. Thanks to social media, the process of meeting potential clients and customers has evolved over the years...There are less traditional, yet more effective ways, to stand out from the crowd. Here are five creative twists on networking...

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https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/229440?newsletter=true

Reality Check for Meetings

(Reprinted from Successful Meetings. Copyright © 2001, Barry Maher.)

List of viable and resourceful concepts to make any networking meeting a success!

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http://www.barrymaher.com/Reality_for_Meetings.htm

How to Network: 12 Tips for Shy People

by Meridith Levinson

...But networking is a trial for shy people—geeks especially. They view it as insincere at best, manipulative at worst. They eschew networking for a variety of reasons including lack of confidence, fear of rejection and a sense of unworthiness.

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http://www.cio.com/article/164300/How_to_Network_12_Tips_for_Shy_People

10 Tips on How to Social Network

by Phillip Khan Panni

Here are 10 of the most important points to bear in mind and apply on how to social network.

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http://www.businesswings.co.uk/articles/10-tips-on-how-to-social-network

You Are Not Your Business Card

by Ted Fattorross, CEO/Founder JoinNetworkPlus

[Networking Words of Inspiration]

"...We are not our business cards. Some people have the notion that once cards are exchanged this ritual is rite of passage to do or say anything. In truth, it's just a small piece of paper -- smaller than a credit card and has a street value of about a nickel. It's who we are that really matters, not what we do..."

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http://www.ryze.com/posttopic.php?topicid=1042167&confid=1022

Top Tips for Attending Networking Events

"Tomorrow I will be attending the Texas Conference for Women; it is the state’s premier networking, educational and job fair event for women. For me this event is a fantastic opportunity to network with like minded individuals....In honor of tomorrow’s event, I am sharing my top networking tips for events, expos, conferences and career fairs."

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http://www.theworkathomewoman.com/2009/11/top-tips-for-attending-networking-events/comment-page-1/#comment-3402

6 Tips for Creating “Sticky” Social Relationships

by Brett Borders

Every day, around 30 new people follow me on Twitter. Then around the exact same number of people usually unfollow me. They’re apparently upset that I haven’t blindly reciprocated their “friendship,” despite the fact that they’ve never even said “hi” or interacted with me. They’re so obsessed with numbers games… that they don’t seem to understand the most basic social networking principle, where you have to be sociable and personally interact with people before you win their trust and friendship.

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http://socialmediarockstar.com/5-tips-for-creating-sticky-social-relationships