What is it about curry? There\u2019s something about curry that bonds people.<\/p>\n
Whenever you meet new people, the first time you go out for dinner is almost always for a curry.<\/p>\n
I dunno if it\u2019s the spices, or something else, but it makes people feel comfortable.<\/p>\n
Anyhoo\u2026 I\u2019m off to a curry this evening with some people from my NCT group. That\u2019s a group in the UK where they teach you about having your first baby, which is now threateningly close for Holly and I!<\/p>\n
But all day I\u2019ve been at Martin Avis\u2019s London Lunch.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve managed to go for a while, and it was awesome.<\/p>\n
You see here\u2019s the thing, if you want to succeed online then you need partners. To get partners, you need to network.<\/p>\n
Yes, you can network online by getting in touch via email. But nothing\u2019s as good as meeting someone face to face.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the truth of it.<\/p>\n
Which is why I strongly recommend you start going to networking groups near you. You don\u2019t have to go all the time, just a few times each year, but start building up your network.<\/p>\n
Now if you\u2019re anything like Holly, you\u2019re going to hate networking. It feels like you\u2019re asking people to help you.<\/p>\n
Which means you\u2019re looking at it wrong.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re not going to find people who can help you. You\u2019re going to meet people who work in the same industry as you. Some will be further advanced than you, and others will be behind you.<\/p>\n
Everyone is equal, you\u2019re just going to meet some new people and find out what they do.<\/p>\n
If in the future something comes up that\u2019s beneficial to you and someone else, that\u2019s awesome, you can mention it to them. If not, then you\u2019ve just made some new friends.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s how I see networking.<\/i><\/p>\n
It takes the stress away, it takes the need to achieve something away, and ultimately it will make people more interested in working with you.<\/p>\n
But before you work with a partner, you need to have a system in place to make money.<\/p>\n
And this is the best system I know of\u2026<\/p>\n