the networking strategies i’d rank from good to great:
everyone does it.
and because everyone does it, people have become very good at ignoring it.
cold outreach can work, but it shouldn’t be your entire networking strategy.
events are great.
but collecting 50 business cards means nothing if you never speak to those people again.
the real networking starts after the event.
follow up. start a conversation. find a reason to stay connected.
posting is good.
but i’d recommend going beyond posting.
engage in conversations.
comment thoughtfully. share ideas. appreciate someone’s work. start discussions.
sometimes the comment you leave on someone else’s post can create a better connection than the post you publish yourself.
this is underrated.
if you only network with people from your own industry, your opportunities remain limited to what your industry already knows.
meet people from different industries.
a creator can learn from a founder.
a marketer can learn from a designer.
a filmmaker can learn from a product person.
different industries create different perspectives, opportunities and collaborations.
this is extremely important.
as ankur warikoo says, if you don’t tell your story, nobody else will.
your work needs to be discoverable.
share what you’re building.
share what you’re learning.
share your experiments.
share your wins and even your failures.
you never know who is watching.
i love this one.
if you know two people who could genuinely help each other, introduce them.
don’t always ask, what can this person do for me?
ask: who can i help?
when you consistently connect the right people, you become a resourceful person in your network.
and people remember resourceful people.
this is probably the most powerful one.
you don’t always need to meet more people.
sometimes you need to know the people you already know better.
use existing contacts.
ask for introductions.
build relationships through mutual connections.
stay in touch.
nurture the relationships that matter.
because having 10,000 contacts isn’t necessarily valuable.
having 10 people who genuinely trust you can be far more powerful.
networking isn’t a numbers game.
it’s a trust game.
don’t just try to meet more people.
become someone people want to know.
be useful.
be generous.
put your work out there.
connect people.
stay curious outside your own industry.
and most importantly, nurture the relationships you already have.
because opportunities rarely come from the biggest network.
they come from the strongest relationships.
manish pandey
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