Building A Large Network Quickly

So you want to build a large network and do it fast. Building a large network is more of a formula than it is one or two easy steps. Once you have all the proper additives then you can see great results. I will share with you the additives I have used that have resulted in a great “Formula For Success”.

1. In your participation in any discussion or answer/ question be sure to leave a signature “that is a call to action”, it cannot be a straight out focal point of the post, but more of a soft plug. Drive them to your profile, see my recent post on “Your Profile is Your Resume”, as this is critical to growing your connections quickly as well. One signature idea is to sign off with your name and simply “Invites Welcomed”
2. Be sure to participate in all “open invites here” discussions in groups, just simply post your invite email address so open networkers can invite you.
3. Be sure to put in your profile or headline that you’re an open networker / toplinked.com member.
4. Join Toplinkedin/ OpenNetworker (by clicking here), as not only a free member, but also as a paying member to receive the full benefits to grow your network fast!  You can read more about this hybrid way of building connections at the Success Store page.
5. Refer to my post on “How to load a CSV file” if you have questions on loading toplinked/ OpenNetworker lists.
6. Respond to every single invite, refer to my recent post on “Do NOT respond in Mass to invitations”, this is critical to getting your message out.
7. Comb groups for those who provide an email address and identify themselves as open networkers and invite them.
8. Develop a standard invite response that has 2-3 bullet points that drive you or your brand…Just save it in a word document so you can copy and paste into the response. I keep my document open all day and just copy and paste as the invites come in.
9. Be active! Read my report at www.theaggressivenetworker.com on “Setting a 24 hour perimeter” around your account! This is critical as well.

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Randy Schrum

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