GUIDELINES:
Everyone is welcome to join Carol Deckert’s - Business Networking and Relationship Building Skype Room as long as your behavior is professional and non-threatening.
EVERY new person entering this room MUST introduce themselves by their first and last name. It is difficult to get to know someone only by their aliases. Your introductions can and should include information about your business, how long you have worked in this particular industry, what you specifically do and may also include generic facts like whether or not you are married or single (if you choose to divulge this info), number of children, grandchildren, and the general area in which you live (for example, I’m married, have 3 children, 5 grandchildren and I live in SouthCentral PA in the USA (EST). Anyone that does not introduce themselves, may very easily find themselves banned from returning to this room!
Introductions should be posted immediately upon joining the room - please begin your post like this:
INTRO: My name is . . . Include your URLS for websites and blogs for others to read and review.
As new people enter the room, would someone please greet the new person and tell them about the room guidelines? As others join in, questions will naturally flow - and we will learn more about what they are looking for. If you would like to invite your friends and associates, please use this URL http://www.runlancaster.com/skype-room/networking
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SPECIAL EVENT DAYS:
Mondays: Post the link to your blog and tell us what’s happening - do you need help with promoting it, ask us to post a Tweet, post in FB, etc.
Wednesdays: Introduction Day for everyone
Fridays: Self-promotion Day - post your ads, post your news, etc.
As discussion topics are posted, please don’t lurk - I really invite your participation, including your likes/dislikes.
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Building relationships is so very critical if you ever plan on referring or receiving any new business. In order to build relationships, obviously there has to be some social interaction and I am all for that. What I don’t want to have happen is that the room becomes nothing BUT chit chat. Please remember that this is all about networking and relationship building as it relates to business.
Anyone using inappropriate language, including language of a sexual nature (which could be considered sexual harrassment) or discriminatory language will be immediately ejected and banned from participation in this room without warnong or comment. We do have some teenagers who have been invited to participate in this room, with their parent’s permission and knowledge, so that we can assist them in learning how to network properly. Please be considerate in all you say and do. Conversations of a personal, private nature should be taken out of the room and into an individual private chat.
Keep this room about business - share resources, quotes, joint venture opportunities, teleseminars, that type of info with one another. Find out about each other’s business - ask relevant questions until you totally understand how the other person works.
You could start with some very basic questions such as what are your biggest challenges right now in your business? How did you get started in your business? If I ran into a good referral for you, how would I know it? How would you like me to introduce you to someone that I know (such as email, voice, letter of recommendation, etc.) Most of the individual members of these Skype rooms are more than likely NOT in your target market, but there is absolutely ways in which you can each network and refer each other. Share stories, anecdotes, processes you use. Help others really understand your business.
Announcements for all events should be posted in the Announcement Skype Room to avoid posting in every Skype Room.
Please use this room for sharing experiences, asking for help, sharing resources and links and business-type information. As we begin to build relationships, we should be focused on listening to what others say about how they do business, why they do business and what they do to solve their client’s pain and/or frustration. Building professional relationships does include learning something about the person’s background and life experiences, but does NOT need to include statements about their health, what they ate for lunch, dinner, etc. or where they went over the weekend.
Not to sound harsh, but general chit-chat of a personal nature should be done between two or more individuals in their private Skype rooms. Keep this room available so that valuable shared resources and links do not get lost in the midst of conversations. Of course, good morning, evening, etc., how are you today is perfectly acceptable. It’s those personal details that we want to avoid - details that are not necessary in a public forum.
If you want to temporarily leave this chat, please close the room with large “X” - DO NOT LEAVE BY CLICKING ON “LEAVE CHAT” button - if you do, someone will have to manually add you back to the room.
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