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In this video, we're going to go over networking, so what we're going to go over is essentially some

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networking dos and don'ts, how to go about networking the right way, how to build some connections,

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how to develop a powerful network so that you can utilize it for, you know, your career, being able

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to get new opportunities and being able to essentially have a network that you can go to for just different

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things that come up or that arise depending on where you are in your career.

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So let's go ahead and get started here.

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So with networking, this is one of the best ways to market yourself as a web developer.

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Right.

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And it's by building your powerful network.

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And a lot of times what happens here is that people go about networking the wrong way.

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The best way to go about networking is to take a genuine interest in other people and trying to be as

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helpful as possible.

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One of the things that I see, you know, people do in networking events that I've gone to in person

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and I some that are even, you know, online is that they're always talking about themselves, like,

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you know, I do this.

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This is what I do.

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You know, I sell this, I provide this.

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And it's all about me, me, me.

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What I do versus a really good networker is somebody who is coming in with a genuine interest as to,

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hey, what do you do?

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I'm curious, you know, how do you work or what exactly do you provide instead of coming in there with

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your own agenda about what you do, how you can help people?

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And this is not because what ends up happening is that when you're talking to people, you're asking

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them, hey, I'm curious, you know, what do you do?

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Or, you know, what is it that you provide?

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They're going to talk to you and tell you.

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I mean, obviously, because you're not going to hesitate to tell you, hey, I actually do this.

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I help people accomplish this or that or whatever service they provide.

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Right.

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They're going to inevitably tell you.

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And so after that, what are they going to do?

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Well, they're going to then go off and ask you, well, so then what do you do?

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Tell me about yourself.

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Notice how they are essentially asking you after the fact that you've already asked them versus you

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coming in with your own agenda and just trying to, you know, pitch to them why, you know, your service

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is great or what exactly you do.

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The roles are essentially reversed where you're asking them, they're telling you.

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And then now they're asking you, hey, what are you doing?

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Versus you come in just trying to, you know, talk about what you do.

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It's a big instead of you coming in, just trying to talk about what you do, notice how there's a huge

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difference there and people will, you know, build more of a connection with you.

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They'll realize there's a connection there.

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And really, you're not really doing anything.

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You're just kind of listening.

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Right.

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And letting it so that it comes natural versus trying to, you know, push your agenda on somebody.

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Right.

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And so LinkedIn is one of the best places online to network.

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This is a great platform where you can build connections.

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You can actually build connections with your existing connections.

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For example, a good way would be like, you know, you have a connection that's a first here.

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And you have, you know, somebody who is a second tier, third tier connection that is connected to

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that first tier connection.

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You can reach out to them and say, hey, I noticed you and I have similar connections and I notice

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you're in X, Y, Z field.

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Hey, just wanted to reach out and see if there may be something that we can collaborate on or whatever

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that may be right.

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Where you're able to build easily connections through your first connections as far as your first level

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connections.

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And you don't have to go and actually physically meet them.

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It's just a fantastic way for you to be able to build connections online through the LinkedIn network.

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And as the old saying goes, it's not what you know, it's who you know.

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Right.

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Because somebody who has a, you know, pretty decent level of experience but may know a lot of people

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is oftentimes going to be able to get into really good positions because it's, you know, who they

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know and it's the people they know versus somebody who is, let's say, the best developer in the world,

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but doesn't have very many connections that have a pretty good network.

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It's going to take them maybe a little bit longer and it'll be a little bit more challenging for them

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to actually get a position, a job, because they have to work harder to be able to get their name out

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there because they don't have the same level of network.

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Right.

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So very important there to keep that in mind and then focus on building quality of contacts and not

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quantity.

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You don't want to go out there and just connect with everybody and anybody.

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You want to make sure it's the right kind of contacts that are going to help you, you know, have mutually

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beneficial relationships.

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With people that will benefit the most from actually connecting with you and then also from you being

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connected with them.

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So very important to keep that in mind.

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And then social media groups such as Facebook groups and LinkedIn groups are also a great resource.

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I mean, this is fantastic.

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When I was doing a ton of coaching and consulting, Facebook groups were a great way.

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For me to go out there and build connections and actually build relationships with people and actually

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get clients as well from various Facebook groups, from, you know, being able to be in a similar group

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and have the same sort of interest.

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Right.

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So don't underestimate the power of Facebook groups and also LinkedIn groups so that you can build connections,

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relationships and overall have a great network.

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So that's going to be here for this one.

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And we'll see you on the next one.