How NOT to network in LinkedIn
We wrote here about LinkedIn’s groups, and how to network through them. An associate of mine told me that it didn’t work for him. When I asked him why, I understood his that he came in too strong by putting a link immediately after joining. This was considered spamming, and he paid the price. Here’s a lesson for all of us. Spam- by David, on

Networking for your Café Through Twitter
Bringing customers to a cafe or a restaurant requires good food, a nice setting and good service among other things. When I sat in a cafe and sent a tweet about it, I discovered a new way to bring returning customers: responding to the tweet in a creative way. Picture credit: Chris Brogan I sat with my laptop at Tazza D’Oro, a nice cafe-restaurant in Tel Aviv, best know for its e

How To grow your Network-Get a Dog
As said here before, networking happens everywhere. As a proud owner of a new dog, I found a  community I wasn’t aware of at all. Except for the fun of having a dog, and especially a young and energetic one, in the past few weeks I met a lot of people with dogs, and some great connections. There is always an exception, dogs who prefer different things to do with their leisure time- Just like any network, dog owners have their unique characteristics and common interests (dogs…), and just like any other network

LinkedIn Groups – A Closer Look
We have discussed LinkedIn here before, and pointed out the groups as one of its advantages. In this post I will elaborate on the groups feature, which can be very useful for business and networking. How do you join groups? First thing, decide what are your fields of interests are. What does your business do? Real-estate, law, consulting? In almost any subject you’ll find groups and subgroups with many professionals in them. People (like you) on each group are looking to hire, talk and write on the selected topic. In other words, people are looking to connect –

Networking Through Blogs – Adding to the Blogroll
In our last post about networking via linking in blogs, we’ll discuss the highest level of linking adding to the blogroll. Contrary to all the other methods of networking through links, this is a static link, that appears in ALL the pages of your blog. Adding a fellow blogger to your blog roll is a big step in your relationship with the person. When you add such a link, the link appears in all of your blog’s pages, and every casual user will see it. This is much more significant than linking to the blogger in a post.