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Guide to Networking on Under30CEO
It's called a social network for a reason--we're here to meet new people and stay in contact with the people are already know. But instead of mass friending people, you'll need a plan of action.
Reasons to network:
1. NEW BUSINESS CONTACTS--we all know it's good to know people all over the world. People to bounce ideas off, learn from their experiences, share struggles, seek advice, mentor, and move forward on new ventures with. There are millions of people going through the same things you are and Under30CEO is designed to bring these people together for collaboration and innovation.
Build a great profile page so that people know you are open to networking. Make it clear who you are and where you want to go. Read people's blog feeds to get to know more about them both personally and professionally. Chat it up!
2. LIKE MINDED PEOPLE--There are two types of people you know, close contacts and loose contacts. Break out of your comfort zone and your close knit group of friends and family. LOOSE contacts are where real idea generation and opportunities lie. Believe it or not the 5 people you spend the most time with are the 5 people most like yourself. It's the LOOSE ties that bring complimentary skills to the table and allow for a dynamic and diverse work environment. Expand your horizons and meet people who are like you, but not exactly like you. This is where the real opportunities form.
Use the search in the top right to find people in your industry, with your interests, with your passions, OR with complimentary skill-sets and passions.
3. I'M SEEKING--it's like the personals, but for business. If your seeking funding, advisers, partners, new hires, or to be acquired--let it be known on our Forum section, there's a spot for everyone. Put your elevator pitch on YouTube and paste the embedded code into the text box in the Elevator Pitch section or paste your executive summary. Make it be known what your seeking even if it's just critique on your performance before the big competition.
Under30CEO is your place to find people who will take your venture to the next level. Even if your not in the game yet, there's a place for people to post who are looking to join a startup. Let it be known within the community what tools you bring to the table!
Participate in Forums, Search the network, Browse profiles and join/lead Groups!
4. FRIENDS--we all know the C.E.O. National Conference is world renown for it's "after hours networking". Rules of networking in person apply online--we want great conversations, lots of introductions and most of all fun times.
Send people personal messages if you like their profiles, introduce yourself to people and tell them what your on the network for, share news about Events in your CEO chapters and meetups and organize Events outside of the network! Online social networks are just a tool to networking in real life.
Meet people who are attending the same events as you in our Events section, get to know them before hand, meet up during the event and keep in contact afterward!
5. FOLLOWERS--got a really cool business, blog or project going on? Let the community know. Every blogger wants to seek readers--if your pushing out great content then this is a great place to find people to follow you. Whether your going through startup success or startup failure share your story with the community and form a support network. Prime examples from the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization are Ryan Allis and Michael Simmons.
Link your website/blog's feed through RSS on your profile. If you've got a Video YouTube series, are a photographer or utilize Twitter--link those things into your profile! Get people to comment, give feedback, advice, etc. If you are truly passionate about your niche, and your pumping out great content, fanfare will truly follow!
Reasons to network:
1. NEW BUSINESS CONTACTS--we all know it's good to know people all over the world. People to bounce ideas off, learn from their experiences, share struggles, seek advice, mentor, and move forward on new ventures with. There are millions of people going through the same things you are and Under30CEO is designed to bring these people together for collaboration and innovation.
Build a great profile page so that people know you are open to networking. Make it clear who you are and where you want to go. Read people's blog feeds to get to know more about them both personally and professionally. Chat it up!
2. LIKE MINDED PEOPLE--There are two types of people you know, close contacts and loose contacts. Break out of your comfort zone and your close knit group of friends and family. LOOSE contacts are where real idea generation and opportunities lie. Believe it or not the 5 people you spend the most time with are the 5 people most like yourself. It's the LOOSE ties that bring complimentary skills to the table and allow for a dynamic and diverse work environment. Expand your horizons and meet people who are like you, but not exactly like you. This is where the real opportunities form.
Use the search in the top right to find people in your industry, with your interests, with your passions, OR with complimentary skill-sets and passions.
3. I'M SEEKING--it's like the personals, but for business. If your seeking funding, advisers, partners, new hires, or to be acquired--let it be known on our Forum section, there's a spot for everyone. Put your elevator pitch on YouTube and paste the embedded code into the text box in the Elevator Pitch section or paste your executive summary. Make it be known what your seeking even if it's just critique on your performance before the big competition.
Under30CEO is your place to find people who will take your venture to the next level. Even if your not in the game yet, there's a place for people to post who are looking to join a startup. Let it be known within the community what tools you bring to the table!
Participate in Forums, Search the network, Browse profiles and join/lead Groups!
4. FRIENDS--we all know the C.E.O. National Conference is world renown for it's "after hours networking". Rules of networking in person apply online--we want great conversations, lots of introductions and most of all fun times.
Send people personal messages if you like their profiles, introduce yourself to people and tell them what your on the network for, share news about Events in your CEO chapters and meetups and organize Events outside of the network! Online social networks are just a tool to networking in real life.
Meet people who are attending the same events as you in our Events section, get to know them before hand, meet up during the event and keep in contact afterward!
5. FOLLOWERS--got a really cool business, blog or project going on? Let the community know. Every blogger wants to seek readers--if your pushing out great content then this is a great place to find people to follow you. Whether your going through startup success or startup failure share your story with the community and form a support network. Prime examples from the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization are Ryan Allis and Michael Simmons.
Link your website/blog's feed through RSS on your profile. If you've got a Video YouTube series, are a photographer or utilize Twitter--link those things into your profile! Get people to comment, give feedback, advice, etc. If you are truly passionate about your niche, and your pumping out great content, fanfare will truly follow!
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Permalink Reply by Matt Wilson on -
Also planning on distributing this to all CEO Chapters throughout the world! Imagine 30,000 CEO members on this site!
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Networking online is all about providing content. Check out some tips here
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21 ways to provide content in the community here
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