Not all networks stay in the same spot. Many people are constantly on the move. As in, they are moving, or at least traveling, all over the nation, or globe. So how do you keep in touch with them? I think that the easiest way to do this is to make use of the Internet. [...]

I have a great suggestion for you which I started to do a while back. I went on a week long vacation and one of the things that I did while I was on the vacation is start to send my networking partners emails. The emails thanked them for everything that they had done for [...]

If someone is on your team but isn’t commited to working with you, then the best thing that you can do is offer them an ultimatum. The best way I can think to describe it is this. If you are holding a water balloon in your hand (I know it may have been a while, [...]

Two words: Take responsibility. If you want a relationship to work, one which you blew out of the water in the first place, then you need to stand up straight and apologize. People are often more forgiving than they look. Be sure to follow your apology with a commitment, and then be sure to stick [...]

Networking with government entities is not something which I can answer, but for the sake of completion with the 30 days of Coffee Tea You and Me I will open up discussion to you all . Do you have any experience with government entities and how to network with them? Fire us a comment below. [...]

Anyone can be your “friend” these days. Social media networks like LinkedIn and Facebook have fairly loose policies (read: almost non-existent) about who can connect with who and so people are inviting other people into their networks all the time who they don’t actually know. Is this a wise practice?  Well, lets take a look [...]

It seems that just in the last two years, the entire business world took networking to the web. However, there are still pockets of people hanging out that don’t get on the Internet. They are growing smaller and more far apart, but they are still large enough that it merits keeping privvy with networking skills [...]

LinkedIn’s Q&A section is an AMAZING way to network. Here is one strategy that you can use when working with LinkedIn Q&A. Answering questions which are relevent to your field. Be concise, and clear with your response. Then contact the question author directly and start to build a relationship with them. Ask then questions like: [...]

Blogging is one of the most powerful ways to build an audience, a following, and ultimatelty, a society and culture. This means that it is also one of the most powerful ways to drive business. Why? Because a popular blog will allow you to bring in gobs of cash by simply suggesting that people purchase [...]

There are many people out there you view facebook as “for personal use only.” They avoid facebook for business use like the plague. The interesting thing, though, is that facebook has many tools for fabulous networking on the social networking website. So when I am prompted with the question: “how effective is facebook for business [...]