Your Network

Posted on January 10th, 2008 by Adam in Networking

You already have a network and it is probably much bigger than you at first realise. Don’t believe us? Take a few minutes and write down as many of the following as you can think of:

Family
Friends
School
Alumni
Previous jobs and ex-colleagues
Clubs and Societies you belong to
Business cards you have kept

Contact as many of them as you can and tell them what your company does and ask them for referrals – the people who you should be speaking to.

Plaxo [http://www.plaxo.com/] is a fantastic online tool for organising your contacts. A basic account is free and allows you to synchronise your contacts, diary, and tasks across several computers – very useful if you have both a PC and a laptop!

Plaxo automatically updates when your contacts update their information thereby saving you hours of administration. Upgrading to Plaxo Premium, for a small annual fee, allows you to manage duplicate entries, store more than 1,000 contacts, and view your contacts and calendar on your mobile phone.