Still at a loss as how to create contacts and network successfully within your niche? Do not worry, sometimes it takes a little bit of time and effort to achieve results. The idea is for you to be consistent in your networking efforts and to be patient. In the meantime, do not simply sit down and wait for contacts to come your way. Be active and do something – like following more of these tips.
Link, link, and link some more
I know, what we want are links TO our web sites. They are what really counts after all, right? But you see, if everyone is merely to expect links to our sites, then no one would get inbound links at all. That is why you have to start with yourself. Link out wisely and hope that you will get noticed. If you love links, so do other web site and blog owners. If you link to their blog or site, they will definitely take notice of you. More so, linking out will help your readers find additional information that they may be looking for.
Participate in forums and other social web sites related to your niche
Every niche in existence has its own venue for socializing. This could be in the form of a forum or another social web site. Find out the most active venues in your niche and make sure that you join them. More than signing up, however, you have to be active in participating in discussions. And more than participating in the discussions, do make sure that you have something worthy to say.
Originally posted on October 26, 2008 @ 5:46 am
