Networking for Creative Folks

Do you hate networking meetings? Do they feel forced and unnatural to you? Would you rather spend your time coming up with five leads for yourself instead of your leads group?

I think that creative types in particular often don't find these groups to be a good fit for them. So, what other avenues are open to us? We can try...

*Cultivating our patrons as cheerleaders, and giving them lots of value in return.

*Blogging regularly.

*Commenting on the blogs of others that genuinely interest us.

*Teaching workshops.

*Writing a newsletter.

*Starting a website, and writing articles for other websites.

*Alerting friend, students, and colleagues that we are looking for connections.

*Building a community around a common interest (on the web and/or locally).

*Volunteering in related fields.

*Providing referral incentives.

*Writing ebooks.

*Providing truly helpful freebies and resources.


Please add to the list by leaving a comment!

Thanks,

Susan

P.S. Email me at scleaver@dejazzd.com to set up a complimentary tele-coaching session on this topic or most any other!

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