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#1 (permalink)   06-16-2009 ElishaA New Member   Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire. Posts: 3 What is networking? This may sound dumb ... But what is networking? Many Job specs have been looking at have said that I must have previous experiencing in networking etc... How do you do that?

#2 (permalink)   06-16-2009 Carol_Crompton Contributing Member   Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 70 Re: What is networking? My understanding of networking is being able to actively meet people and create lasting business relationships. Then you have social networking which includes meeting people & creating relationships online. I know there are a few threads on here about networking - maybe have a look at those and see if they are helpful.

#3 (permalink)   06-16-2009 leedrozak Resident Member Company name: My Office Assistant Small Business Practical Times: Knowledge is Power. Or Is It? My latest Twitter: Knowledge is Power. Or Is It? http://t.co/IGodtgp...   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 2,079 Blog Entries: 13 Re: What is networking? Networking is the art of building contacts, relationships and alliances. There are many avenues of networking including face to face, social media, direct marketing, etc. If you are looking at job specs that are marketing in nature or heavy on social media, the client probably wants to know how you market to make yourself successful so that they can see how you will fit into their scheme. Although networking can also refer to computers as well. Maybe give us an example so that we can give you more specific advice. Best to you! __________________ Lee Drozak My Office Assistant

#4 (permalink)   07-15-2009 ElishaA New Member   Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire. Posts: 3 Re: What is networking? Thanks for your reply!! Well they were jobs in fashion, but they required be to have contacts and something about networking - I really cannot remember now as it was a while ago. So what about if you have no previous networking experience - how would I go about building this? Thanks,

#5 (permalink)   07-15-2009 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,889 Re: What is networking? Go to local networking groups (try www.meetup.com), check out your local Better Business Bureau for a local group, etc. If you are not comfortable with publicly speaking with strangers, check out your local toastmasters group. Spend time online on various social networking sites (twitter, facebook, etc.). Basically, every time you interact with someone else, you are networking! __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

#6 (permalink)   07-17-2009 AboveParr New Member Company name: Above Parr PA Services My latest Twitter: AboveParr: "@CBNutrition: Good breakfast meet...   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Jacksdale, Nottingham Posts: 38 Re: What is networking? Contact the local Chamber of Commerce and Business Link to see what events they have coming up - they have free ones once in a while... There will also be some local groups, I did a quick Google (Bracknell Networking) for you and found this one http://www.nrg-networks.com/index.php?page=19 as an example but there will be others as well. Any group should be happy for you to go and try an event without expecting you to join straight away, so go to a few and see which ones feel right... Good Luck __________________ Sara Parr - Above Parr PA Services

#7 (permalink)   07-17-2009 ElishaA New Member   Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire. Posts: 3 Re: What is networking? Thats brilliant thanks alot for all your information!!