Networking always seemed like a big waste of time to meet. Why go to all these events and talk to new people. Why can’t I just focus on building my product. People will recognise greatness when they see it. Won\u2019t they?<\/p>\n
It depends. Do they already know you? Have you met them before? If that\u2019s not true, you\u2019ve just made things harder for yourself.<\/p>\n
Let me explain on Prevoz.org: every month, somebody wants to buy it. If they don\u2019t want to outright buy it, they have a complicated business idea. They also don’t want to share it in writing. It’s always in personal meeting. The problem is – I don\u2019t know them and they usually have no knowledge about this area of business. Which means that it\u2019s a huge waste of time for both of us. I\u2019ll have to explain to them why it won\u2019t work or why I won\u2019t sell you the site for pocket money. This is stressful and has negative impact on my other work.<\/p>\n
What does that has to do with networking and introductions? Everything. It means that if you send me an email from your personal gmail address, I will most likely reject you. Many previous failures taught me that it\u2019s not worth the time.<\/p>\n
There are only two exceptions: you email me from a reputable business address (think agency or company that I heard of) or you\u2019re introduced by someone I know. It\u2019s a low barrier to entry, but most of prevoz.org business email I get, doesn’t pass it.<\/p>\n
Extrapolating from my personal experience, I can see why professional networking is important. It\u2019s not a silver bullet – just a foot in the door. But that should be enough. Professional community is small (even on global scale!). Getting that introduction from mutual acquittance shows that you did your research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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