10 Tips for Better Networking

​I recently attended a networking event where Joe Graves shared some great networking tips.  They are provided here for your consideration:
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1. Start with a bugger check ... you can use your phone and look at yourself.  Hygiene is important!
2. Dress your best, but do not over dress... understand the event/venue.
3. Be one of the first to arrive!
4. Go with a giving mindset.  Have something to give to others.
5. You have two eyes, two ears, but only one mouth ... take in 4 times as much as you speak.
6. Ask outstanding questions!
7. Stay focused on your task.
8. Ask permission to follow up with people you meet.  It is about establishing relationships.
9. Make it easy for others to follow up with you.
10. Be willing to say "no" and don't over commit

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