Comments on: Quick networking tip!

By: Phil Novara

Phil Novara — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:31:26 +0000

@George
I apologize for coming off wrong, not my intentions. I want to be an active member here and help participate. This is a fantastic site I just found today, maybe I got overly excited to post:)

By: George Russell

George Russell — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:06:44 +0000

@Phil
So, how does turning up on a guys blog a total stranger, asking for free help, relate to his post about building credible connections?!?

@scot Yes. Jims helped me tons of times too> he actually called me once to asnwer a question I asked on his blog.

@jim. You hekp a lot of people dude and we appreciate it.

By: Phil Novara

Phil Novara — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:04:52 +0000

I am now following him on Twitter…thank you for all the info/help.

By: Scott Gould

Scott Gould — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:58:05 +0000

@Phil – the reason why nobody asked for help is because Jim has already helped many of us on twitter, providing unending advice and support.

By: Phil Novara

Phil Novara — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:16:38 +0000

After reading the comments I was shocked nobody said it, so here goes:)

So Jim, you suggest we focus on building credible commercial networks…quality over quantity.

With that being said, I would much enjoy time to sit down and pick your brain. Maybe get some suggestions on my current project. I can be reached @ phil@urbanbacon.com and will email you after this post.

LOL…Was that too forward? (Just taking your advice)

By: Scott Gould

Scott Gould — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:23:46 +0000

@Brad – agree, it’s a “timeless” approach. I find more and more that “new” media and “new” marketing is actually timeless methods with shinny new packaging.

@Richardo – agree! Contacts and connections – thousands of followers – it is all useless unless their is influence. One leadership writer, John Maxwell, says the leadership is synonymous with influence. How can I lead someone to a sale / business / etc unless I have influence!

By: Ricardo Bueno

Ricardo Bueno — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:10:34 +0000

Quality in relationships vs. Quantity… I’m good with that. Contacts/connections are meaningless if you hold a position of zero influence.

By: Brad Olson

Brad Olson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:51:59 +0000

Thank you for this timely advice. It seems like people will do almost anything for followers. Your approach is by far the better one.

By: Mark Harai

Mark Harai — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:21:44 +0000

Hello Mr. Connolly… I copy and pasted this reply right out of a blog post I recently wrote:

“Over the last year that I have been participating on Twitter, it has changed dramatically. There are a lot more spammers and numbers players vs people organically growing their mutual following. Long term value will only be created through developing relationships. The stronger the relationship, the more value that can be created. NO relationship = NO value.”

I love your tip at the end of this post… building a solid relationship with just 10 of the right people can significantly impact your business… a lot more than thousands of people you don’t know!

Thanks for the great insight Jim

By: Scott Gould

Scott Gould — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:16:26 +0000

Hey Jim, et al,

Great post that cuts through the old paradigms of networking that still plague us today.

You are bang on – it’s about quality not quantity – and in our hunt for more and more we actually miss engaging the 1 or 2 people who represent growth and true networking.

And as you’ve pointed out (and corrected my thinking on), this old mindset is rampant on Twitter where people are hungry for numbers, and then using TweetDeck to block those numbers’ streams!

Great stuff Jim