{"id":1123,"date":"2015-04-13T17:30:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T17:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2015-04-13T17:30:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T17:30:43","slug":"networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/networking\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps one of the most important aspects in sales is that of networking. \u00a0Some of the most successful business people are those who have the greatest network of people. \u00a0Networking may not always be easy, however. \u00a0Here are a few tips from Entrepreneur.com that can help you make the process more productive.<\/p>\n<p>1. First Impressions Matter &#8211; This is something that seems pretty self-explanatory. \u00a0We all know that people will form an opinion about you almost as quick as they see you. \u00a0This is why it is important to manage what your first impression is like. \u00a0In order to manage this, it is a good idea to write down what you would want people to think about you after they meet you. \u00a0Write it from their perspective and practice what you would want to say to convey this to them. \u00a0After meeting several people, begin to tweak this pitch until you have it the way you want it.<\/p>\n<p>2. Follow Up Immediately &#8211; \u00a0This is something that is very important from a sales experience. \u00a0It can also be very important from a networking perspective, however. \u00a0If you promised someone something, you must follow up quickly. \u00a0Also if you want to further develop the relationship, it is a good idea to stop in to see that person shortly after or perhaps send a note that pertains to something you learned about that person.<\/p>\n<p>3. Give More, Sooner &#8211; Although this is something you may want to avoid in a sales situation (until you have commitment), giving more is a way that will help develop relationships sooner. \u00a0Don&#8217;t wait until you further the relationship to help someone out with your knowledge or experience, give it when its needed. \u00a0This will help develop trust and meaningful relationships as well as help develop your desired image.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps one of the most important aspects in sales is that of networking. \u00a0Some of the most successful business people are those who have the greatest network of people. \u00a0Networking may not always be easy, however. \u00a0Here are a few tips from Entrepreneur.com that can help you make the process more productive. 1. First Impressions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1124,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1123\/revisions\/1124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}