Working from home is great. You
have more freedom and flexibility, you don't need to commute to work. Let's
Make the Truth It's certainly not terrible to have occasional conference calls
at PJ.
I have been working at home for
the past 3 years. And most of the time I love it. However, if you do most of
your work in your home office, your daily work may not be well equipped to meet
new people. And it doesn't matter who you are: introvert or extrovert, business
owner or corporate worker, at the peak of your career or just starting out,
it's important to your career (and your sanity!).
If you are a freelancer or a
member of the remote network engineering team who wants to connect with new people, you should
create those opportunities for yourself. So specifically what can we do to
build a network and leap forward in the process?
1. Find Opportunities To Deliver Value
People like people who help them.
Therefore, when you establish yourself as a person who adds real value, you
will automatically love people. And what is the best part? You can do all that
added value from the comfort of your home.
Find ways to help, support, and
establish valuable connections with people in your network. Did you notice that
people in your industry LinkedIn or Facebook group are having a hard time doing
the design work for your business? Check out a list of your favorite DIY design
tools. Do you know someone who is having difficulty hiring a new assistant?
Send us a helpful article on hiring a virtual team. Do you think the two
clients work well together? Please contact them.
2. Use The Media To Establish Yourself As An Expert (and promote
connectivity)
Earning a name, company, or
project mentioned in the media establishes yourself as a thought leader in your
space, not only to increase social media, but also to increase relevance, which
can help you grow your career professionally. It is an excellent way of. Today,
we can provide expertise wherever you are (like your home office) to develop
contacts around the world.
Register as a source in Help A
Reporter Out (HARO) and (for example, if you are an expert in a particular
field or have a particular experience in speaking). Try to communicate only if
you can speak from an authorized location. For example, what if a writer has a
piece for a digital nomad who travels the world and builds a sustainable
business, but does most of her work from her home office? Probably not a great
match.
3. Make Room
Of course, you can use
traditional network groups to connect with people. But when working remotely,
one of the best networking tools in the arsenal is probably Slack, which you
are already using.
Slack is one of the best ways for
teams to communicate and collaborate, whether it's internal teams, remote
teams, freelancers, and clients. But it's also a great way to work remotely,
network, discover exciting new projects, and connect with potential new
colleagues, clients, and friends.
"[Slack] was a great tool to
meet and network with people in my field. "By having a dedicated channel
like #mycity from Slack and meeting people in the same field, we can create
many opportunities and collaborations for future professional growth."
4. Start The Podcast
The podcast is at a critical
moment. It's also a great way to connect with people in the industry, as well
as entertain you on long walks and workouts.
“I was able to build an
incredible network through the Sales Success Story podcast, where I was number
one, or at least the top 1%, active individual contributor and with quotas on
the company's artists. Interviewing sales professionals, ”said Scott Ingram,
who is also an outside home sales representative, in addition to the podcast.
Plus, hosting someone on a
podcast creates a deeper, more personal connection than what you see at
networking events and more. "You may have contacted some of these people
at industry events, and I'd love to be in touch with them for more than a few
minutes on that stage," says Ingram. “With podcasts, I can be proactive
and have deep conversations for more than an hour that would otherwise be
impossible.
5. Pursue The Hobbies You Love
The best networks are organically
built. So, if you spend time chasing after your hobbies (whether job-related or
not), they help build the strongest (and most reliable) connection.
"I play wall sports
throughout the season, so I can meet new friends both personally and
professionally," said India Lot, founder of web development company Gray
Sole Media. She says. "This is a great unstructured way to meet people who
have a professional career."
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