Not Catching The Right Fish? – Networking Tips
It’s easy for business owners and professionals to get discouraged if they’re in a focused small market with people who may not have an immediate need for their services or who may not have the money to do business with them. The discouragement gets worse when they figure out that the people in their focused small market don’t have connections that could be referred to do business with them either. I’ve seen this happen in networking groups, Chambers of Commerce, social/service organizations, and even whole communities. No amount of bait or dynamite will help you catch fish in a dead pool of hopelessness. So, I must ask. Are you fishing in hope-filled waters? Do the people with whom you are meeting have the ability to either do business with you or to refer business to you? Do they need, want or can they afford to pay you for what you offer?