Bad networking etiquette
It you are not making enough connections, it sure is happening for a reason. There's the right way of networking, and there's the way to do it wrong. Here are some indicators that you're doing networking all wrong:
1. When you meet someone new, you talk more about yourself than you ask questions.
2. You ask for favors more than you offer them.
3. You comment on other people's blogs only to get others to read your blog.
4. Your last five tweets were about you.
5. You haven't picked up the phone to connect with someone new in over a month.
6.You find yourself getting jealous at others' success.
7. You try to get influencers to pity you instead of wooing them.
8. You put yourself down in the company of others.
9. No one asks for your business card or contact info… ever. (You didn't ask for anyone's, either.)
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