VIDEO: From online connection to real conversation
My August live 30-minute Online Q&A Chat featured tips and discussion on taking an online connection through to a real business conversation. This was followed by an opportunity to network online with professional peers.
My live Q&A Chat in August 2021 was on the topic, ‘From online connection to real conversation’.
What better way to round out the winter series of online Q&A Chats than to discuss the eternal question: How do you take a casual LinkedIn connection to a real conversation… maybe even towards becoming a client or someone integral to your network?
I shared 3 pathways you can take to get that connection to a valuable contact that you are having meaningful conversations with.
This was the final Online Q&A Chat for the series. If you are interested in having us host a similar experience for your network or organisation – delving into discussions around a common challenge in business or personal brand expression – contact us to discuss.
Here’s what we covered in this discussion:
FROM ONLINE CONNECTION TO REAL CONVERSATION… 3 PATHWAYS THAT DON’T FEEL ‘SPAMMY’!
WHAT I DON’T SUGGEST…
- Send unsolicited LinkedIn DM asking them to do something
- Send a vague coffee request
- Send ANYTHING to their email address you got from their LI profile
INSTEAD:
- PLAY WHERE THEY PLAY & get on their radar (LinkedIn is great for this!)
- RESEARCH = OPPORTUNITIES & BETTER CONVERSATIONS (you will formulate ideas and questions that give you a real reason to talk!)
- INTRODUCTIONS ARE THE GOLDEN TICKET – make it part of your strategy
BONUS TIP: Have you done what is needed to start building trust online? (Hint: Personal Brand…)
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