Jim Skamarakas

Tip #1. Offer help, experience and insight to others.

End meetings you are attending by asking other attendees if there is anything you can do for them and if you do agree to something, make sure you get it done. If not, you will lose a lot of credibility with them.

Tip #2. Communicate and market your unique knowledge and expertise to others.

Let them know how your experience and background will help them. Do this from a position of support, not competitiveness. Don”t forget to put them on some type of drip marketing campaign so they remember what you do.

Tip #3. Do not be afraid to share your own personal contacts judiciously.

If you have a contact that can provide a product or service to another contact, facilitate communication between them. You have nothing to lose by helping one contact solve another contact’s problem and you”ll be the most successful participant in this scenario.

Tip #4. Always be approachable and willing to talk.

Present an air of friendliness and helpfulness. If people are afraid or reluctant to approach you, you”ll risk not connecting with some potentially valuable contacts.

Tip #5. In the event someone helps you in any way, always remember to write a personal thank-you.

People who actually do assist you deserve to be thanked in an appropriate manner. Never risk the perception of appearing ungrateful. Always remember to thank those who should be thanked with a personal handwritten note.

Tip #6. Follow through on your commitments

If you said you would do something or be somewhere, make sure you do so. Never let a commitment slide or be ignored. Not only is it insulting to the other people involved, you risk acquiring the reputation of being unreliable.

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