Top 10 Tips to Boost your BUZZ Networking with Social Media
- Have your social media links on your business cards. Make it easy for people to find and connect to you after the event.
- Ask people you meet if they are on social media and ask for their usernames etc. If they don’t have their usernames on their business card, make a note of them to make it easier to connect.
- As soon as you can, connect to all those you have met on LinkedIn. Make sure you personalise the invitation so they remember where they met you!
- When connected, tag your connections with the group where you met so it is easy to refer back and see where you rst met them!
- Follow people and businesses on Twitter. You can also create list for all the people you meet at BUZZ to make it easy to nd them again!
- Mention people you have met in a tweet! It is nice to receive a tweet after the event, something as simple as “great to meet @katrinasargent and @simongeorge at @bizbuzzherts this morning” or send them a link to something relevant to your discussions.
- Re-Tweet content they send out. This shows you are engaged and actively listening to what they are saying.
- Tweet and send updates about events you are attending. This helps people to know where to re-connect with you face to face.
- Regularly check through your connections and see who you haven’t seen face to face for a while (or ever!) and invite them along to the next event – it’s a win/win for everyone!
- Most importantly treat your online networking the same way you treat your face to face networking. Don’t sell, listen more than you speak and be yourself!