Episode 180 – Networking Is More Than Referrals

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In this episode of Business Growth Time, we talked aboutNetworking Is More Than Referrals.”

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

06:39 – Riverside Tool

08:53 – The idea of “If you give you get, give get give get.”

  • Getting doesn’t always happen at the same frequency that the giving does.
  • Networking is more than just getting referrals.

10:09 – Here’s why Networking is more than just getting referrals.

  • Janet belongs to a women’s group called Refine and it’s a business networking group.
  • Networkers don’t give to get, they get to give.
  • If you are helping other people, ultimately you’re helping yourself.

17:50 – The Importance & Value of Business Networking

  • Education has come in a format of how to business network well.

20:43 – How To Build Your Referral Network Your Way

  • Your network becomes a really good sounding board, especially if there are people that are on a similar mission you are doing the same type of work.
  • Terry’s best form of referral sources are people that are doing the exact same thing.
  • Because they’ve got the exact same target client he has.

26:54 – The Power of Networking and Referrals

  • More referral partners are found through business networking than a client.
  • When you talk about networking all the time, stay visible to your network.
  • Making those connections and having two people talk about you when you’re nowhere around is magic.
  • If you go to business networking events, your whole entire business will be built on a consistent basis.
  • Don’t go to an event to get, go to an event to give, go to an event to build relationships.

31:26 – 2 Types of network referrals

  • #1, the retail referral is the one that’s going to write the check.
  • #2, the wholesale referral the one that’s going to introduce us to multiple referrals, retail referrals.

32:07 – Action Steps:

  • Just don’t go to those networking events looking desperate.
  • Just make friends and enjoy yourself, that’s the key thing

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