The value of your network
Aug 11 '09
The Bottom Line Value you network and give respect to your existing network. Expand your network by helping others.
Your networks has value. The more persons you have in you network, the more is the economic value. Each connection is important. The value of each connection can range from few dollars to few million dollars. The connection has to be right and the value lies in being utilized it at the right time.
I somehow came accross Tim Piazza, while reading his interesting blog . Tim is VP of Interactive Media at Keller Crescent and I came across his profile when reading about Giovanni Galluci. How I came to know about Giovanni is a different story. When I tried connecting to Tim Piazza at linkedIn, it asked me to pay money.
You need to pay $49.49 a month, just to be able to send a message. It does not even gaurantee that you will get connected to him successfully. So If I have one person in my contact it has some value. Give value to your connection. Respect your connection, reap it. Help your connection in whatever way you can.
eZdia is another professional networking tool. Unlike LinkedIn, it is free. You can make a connection to a person like Giovanni Gelucci at eZdia . Of course, it will depend upon the person, whether he accepts your connection or not. And if you want to increrase the chance, make your own profile impressive. Fill all of your details, include your photo. While this does not gaurantee that the person to whom you request for getting connected will accept your request, it will definitely increase the chance that he will look at your profile, and, with the right message may accept your connection.
It is often better to get introduced thrugh an existing connection. So invite some of your friends to join eZdia and ask them to add you in your connection.
I had originally written this review at my blog at http://referencedesigner.com/blog/your-networking-has-economic-value/438/. The original article has two more pictures. Other than that the review is same.
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