Are you a sprinkler?

The room is filled with rows of new faces and you have an hour before your next appointment. Do you take the hunter or farmer approach to networking?

Do you distribute your business cards as fast as you can, much like a garden sprinkler distributes water to your yard? This may be referred to as the hunter approach. You place your bet on someone needing your product or service now, you shoot, you score!

Do you introduce yourself to a person nearby and ask them about their business, taking interest in who they are and noting how you might do business together? This may be referred to as the farming approach. You place your bet on building a relationship with another business person, they introduce you to other business persons, you water regularly, you score repeatedly!

We all have different approaches to networking. What's important is what networking works best for your business. Let's share our thoughts on effective networking and be prepared to share specific strategy that works for us.

Consider bringing a new business owner, or someone thinking of starting a business, to our table. I look forward to seeing you!