| Those who think that networking is a waste of time, | | | | Networking is also beneficial both online and off |
| specifically "social" networking are way off the mark. In | | | | because it can mean the difference between landing a |
| fact, social networking (aka: online networking) has | | | | job versus not. For example, though many people |
| grown exponentially over just the last couple of years | | | | might have the credentials on paper, it is still a |
| alone. With social networking sites such as Facebook, | | | | somewhat unfortunate fact that those who land the |
| Twitter, Plurk, Tumblr, Zimbio and more, there is a | | | | dream jobs do so not because of their actual |
| plethora of avenues to explore when it comes to | | | | qualifications so to speak. Rather, they get the job |
| finding others within your niche. Because every niche is | | | | because of who they have networked with in the |
| different and specifically geared towards something, | | | | past- who they know. Someone who has already met |
| the type of social network that you will want to join will | | | | with and knows the personality of one person might |
| vary. For example, just because Twitter and Face | | | | choose that person over the person on paper that |
| book are the largest social networking sites on the | | | | they have never met. |
| Internet right now, this doesn't necessarily mean that | | | | In recent years with the advance of online social |
| you will gain a huge advantage by creating profiles for | | | | networking, there have been some who have |
| your business here. | | | | suggested that with this progression of online |
| Research, Research. Research. Find out what sites | | | | networking, there has been a inverse relationship or |
| people within your niche are hanging out on the most. | | | | regression away from actual face-to-face |
| For example, for one person I know who runs a | | | | communication. However, nothing could be further from |
| gadget website for the technologically savvy, he finds | | | | the truth. In fact, networking socially, if anything, has led |
| that most of his success comes from using a social | | | | to the meet and greet of more people than anything |
| networking site called Redditt. However, for someone | | | | else. From online webinars to Tweets about where |
| like me who wants to make professional business | | | | meet up groups are going to be meeting up, you can |
| connections, I might choose to use Linked In. It just | | | | now rearrange your schedule and plan ahead with this |
| depends on what you are looking for. Another | | | | type of networking. For example, someone like me |
| example of social networking in use can be seen in | | | | may see a tweet about a local meet up in my area |
| my aunt. She uses a local meet up networking socially | | | | related to social netting. I can then respond to that |
| site so that she can find various activities to include | | | | Tweet with an RSVP saying that I will at tend and |
| herself in during the week and on the weekends. From | | | | simply copy down the location of where the meet up |
| free dance lessons to 'Over 50 singles nights out', | | | | will be taking place. It's that easy...and that effective. |
| there is no shortage of things to do for her. | | | | |
