Category Archives for Networking Tips

Networking Nugget by Casey Eberhart ~~ Call your Auto Insurance Agent!

<<Networking Nugget>> Today is a bit harder than most. Today, call your auto insurance agent and schedule a lunch or coffee with them.  Here is the deal. Bottom line, they by nature of what the sell, know everyone in the community.  During the meeting you are just getting to know them. NO SELLING. During the meeting you should try to find out who would make a great referral for them.

This is really an important one!  If you are going to build a huge network of professionals that we can leverage out, we need to start by networking with the people in the community that already have large networks of professionals. This would work as well for the person who deals with your health insurance or even your local Realtor.  The point here is to start looking at tips and tools to get you in front of the people we need to see, rather than a cold call, it would be much easier to have someone else make the introduction.  Remember these folks are usually pretty dang good networkers in the first place and heck you may even pick up a tip or 3!!

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Invite a Stranger to Lunch~ Networking Nugget by Casey Eberhart

Today is all about getting to know someone new. The advanced Nugget is to add more people to the lunch. I might add that Shane added in YouTube to only ask questions and you are not really allowed to talk during the lunch. I love that because it is all about the other person and seeing if you can support them in their business. I would love your comments.

Give some new stranger an AWESOME day and invite them to lunch!!

Networking Nugget by Casey Eberhart~~ Buy from Network Marketers!

<<Networking Nugget>>  Using whatever means you have (facebook, email, phone) find someone who is in network marketing and purchase a product from them. Usually they have huge networks of people and trust me when I tell you, they will be happy to A. Get the business and B. Put you in the “cool” category.  People ask me all the time how I have a big network and it starts by working with peers who have big networks.

This may just be the best Nugget so far!  If you are already in a network marketing company, I would love for you to leave a comment here so people can find you! I live my life by buying products from network marketers all the time!  Look, I know there is a high probability the person will try to recruit you and thats o.k., remember we are building a network! I have made a full time income for the last 2 years in network marketing and I can tell you, it has produced some of my very best friends and I meet new people every sniffle day!  If you really think about it , you can do so much of your shopping from people who run their business from home.  For example, I have not washed my clothes in anything but Amway’s laundry detergent. I do not sell Amway but I sure have friends who do.  You can literally buy almost anything from network marketing companies and you will get better products than you can in a store while supporting your peers.  Now, please do not mis read this nugget, you do not join every company, but by buying products from people in a company,  you will be doing a lot towards building that network of yours!

Give a Network Marketer an AWESOME day!!

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Who ya Gonna Call From Jail? Networking Nugget by Casey Eberhart

This is such a great Nugget if I do say so myself! The quest to build a large vast business network made up of people we like, trust and maybe even want to do business with is one that takes time and is very heavy into building relationships. I called several people and let them know that they are in fact one of the 3 people I would call if I ever got into serious trouble. it was great because we ended up getting a good chuckle out of the call but it was really important to let them know how much I value them. I hope you enjoy the video Networking Nuggets enough that you will either share it to your Facebook wall or subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Give someone an AWESOME day and let them know to keep some bail money handy!!!

Networking Nugget by Casey Eberhart ~~ Call a client!!

<<Networking Nugget>>  Today is the day to go outside your comfort zone a bit. Call one of your top clients today and the entire goal of the conversation is to thank them for their business and to find out if they have someone that they would like to meet.  You are just starting to find out how to support them in their business.

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Casey Eberhart with today’s Networking Nugget ~~ Take a picture!

<<Networking Nugget>> Today it is your goal to simply offer to take someones picture with their camera.  When you do this, you are not only being a good person but you are also getting in the habit of seeing new opportunities to meet people in a non threatening way.

This is such a cool one! I go tint the habit of taking people’s picture while out and about just because I like to be a good person and I know that pictures create memories for people.  Since I always look for ways to meet new people and to open conversation this is a very simple way to accomplish both.  I had made several friends that I have connected with on Facebook just because I offered to help them out by snapping a pic for them.  Really, this takes all of 30 seconds if it does not result in a conversation and you make someone’s day.  I am posting this on Friday so you can have it anchored in your brain for the weekend.

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Give someone an AWESOME day by taking their photo!!

Networking Nugget by Casey Eberhart, invite a stranger to lunch!

<<Networking Nugget>> Today is an “outside the comfort zone” nugget.  You know that person in your office or in your building that you see everyday but do not even know much more than their name? Ask them if they would join you for lunch just to get to know them better. ** Advanced Nugget** Ask 3 more people to join you.  The 4 of you can just get to know each other.

Hey Gang~~  I started doing this when I was in college.  The cool thing about asking a stranger to lunch is that you NEVER know who they know or if you will become life long friends. One of the reasons I like to invite multiple people is I now position myself as the anchor if any of these relationships bloom. By doing this, you will quickly establish yourself as a connector of people and that is extremely powerful in the world of business relationships.  When at lunch it is all about the other people, I want to get to know them and see how I can support them in their business.  The cool that happens to me quite often is people are so excited to meet some new people that they almost always do anything to help you in your business.  Trust me, doing this might be a bit outside your comfort zone but it can have a HUGE payoff.

Give someone new an AWESOME day!!

Networking Nugget by Casey Eberhart

<<Networking Nugget>> Today we will be talking JAIL!  If you were picked up and taken to jail, who in your cell phone would you call if you were given 3 calls?  Your nugget for the day is to call each one and just let them know that they are your “bail your ass out of jail” person. Two things will happen, you will find out if they are up for the challenge AND you will have a good chuckle.

I actually love this Nugget!  This is such a fun one to do, I had a fun time today giving my 3 a call.  The results were great and I found myself catching up with an old friend about his family.  If you take me up on this Nugget trust me when I tell you this will at the very least get you into several great conversations.  If you want to take it to the next level then call your “Jail” friends that are in other parts of the country.  I actually called a friend up in Seattle just to let him know if I was caught in a bad situation up in the Pacific Northwest, that he would be it!!  I would love to hear about you results with this Nugget.

Give your close friends an AWESOME day!!

 

Networking Nugget by Casey Eberhart

<<Networking Nugget>> Today, very easy and can have some big effects. While you are out and about today, your nugget is to reach your hand out and meet one new person. It will count when there is a handshake and you know their first name. This gets us out in the world and looking for opportunities to meet new people.

This is one of those things that once you get in the habit of doing, it almost becomes second nature.  I was having lunch with a friend a few days ago and as we were walking to our cars she told me that I had created an opening for her business.  I was like, “huh”. She went on to explain that since we had walked into the restaurant she had noticed that I had introduced myself to the Hostess, the Chef, the Server as well as one of the patrons that ended up needing a bit of help keeping the door opened.  I did not even notice because it is a habit for me to introduce myself to as many people as possible. Now, the funny thing, I did not talk about my business at all at luck with any of the people I had just met only because the subject never came up, but I eat there a few times a month and now when I go in, I will be able to start a conversation with my new “friends”. I hope you will get in the habit of extending your hand to someone new everyday.  If you get something out of this Nugget, would you please share it using the Facebook button in the upper right corner?  Also, if you would like a little FREE publicity you can head over to my “Success Spotlight” and add yourself to the community on my website.  I would be honored to have you there.  Visit the Spotlight by heading over to CaseyEberhart.com

Give someone an AWESOME day!!

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