How To Leverage Your Network And Get Others To Help You
But what exactly does this mean? How do you implement this concept?My experience has been that most are more than willing to help out when asked. Most will make introductions when asked. This is great, but there are other things one can do to give and help others. Even when not asked.
I think one of the best things you can do is share information. My partner Barry and I try to do this daily. We post articles so others can read them and benefit from our 30 plus years of experience. From time to time we will get an email thanking us. In fact, I received one today which was the catalyst for this article.
Here are other ways you can help others.
*How often do you forward articlesÒ you found helpful to your network?
*How often to you post the link to your Facebook page allowing all your friends to benefit?
*Do you post the discussion or forward the article to your Linkedin groups?
*Do you share it with your Linkedin connections?
*Do you Tweet and include the link so all of those following you can benefit?
*Do you make announcements at networking meetings about how you benefited from this article?
*Have you passed along YouTube videos that you found helpful? Do you do this? Do you do it on a regular basis out of habit?Ò Or like many, do youÒ just read the article and never think about proactively helping others? If you benefited from it so will others.Ò Just one right tip from you, one article reaching the right person at the right time, may help them land an interview or even a job.
Sharing information is just as important as sharing leads. I could make the argument that itò€™s more important. Leveraging your network by helping others, makes others want to help you. People generally want to repay those that have helped them.
It is also a tremendous way to keep in touch with people without bugging them. You are helping them and they will appreciate it. So stop worrying about bugging people in your network, instead start helping them by passing on helpful and informative information.
I would like to challenge you to not wait until people seek your help, instead be proactive. Send them information you find helpful so they can benefit. I bet you will start getting emails thanking you for helping.
What a great way to be branded as a ò€ giver.ò€
I think this is an excellent way to continue to engage your network and at the same time help others.
Isnò€™t that what true networking is about?
If this was helpful, then please help others by forwarding on to your network, posting on your Facebook page, Tweet with the link, post to your Linkedin groups or status update.Ò Letò€™s all do everything we can to help those looking for employment.
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Brad Remillard