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Essentially, you're being a salesperson, so do the things salespeople do... 1. Use every excuse you can to give out your business card. Need to write a note

Essentially, you're being a salesperson, so do the things salespeople do... 1. Use every excuse you can to give out your business card. Need to write a note for a friend, write it on the back of your business card. Someone needs a bookmark, give them your business card. Give them away like candy. 2. Attend at least one meetup per week. Hand out those cards like Skittles. 3. Never eat alone--try to take someone out to lunch or coffee every day. Simply say, "I'd like to learn more about what you're doing, and tell you about what I'm doing, can I buy you lunch or coffee?" Now, you might find that meeting time doesn't mix well with maker time, so feel free to pile up your lunches and coffees all in one day. 4. Keep a CRM of your meetings. A spreadsheet will do. Of the people you met with in #3, loop back around every 4-6 months. Also, we're hiring at Rover, so maybe you would be interested in working with us: http://jobs.rover.com http://jobs.rover.com.

philiphodgen 13y ago
> 3. Never eat alone--try to take someone out to lunch or coffee every day. Simply say, "I'd like to learn more about what you're doing, and tell you about what I'm doing, can I buy you lunch or coffee?" Years ago a marketing guy told me "2 lunches a week". I was indiscriminate in my selection of lunch partners -- anything remotely possibly business related counted. The year I took his advice I increased my income by $50,000. The extra business didn't, for the most part, come from my lunch partners. It came out of left field. The Universe works in mysterious ways. Take @scotporad's advice -- take people to lunch.
swah 13y ago
Not all of us are in entrepreneurial places, unfortunately. For example, in Brazil, everyone I know personally dreams of having a higher paying 9-5 job, and working for government agencies means you're high status and set for life. (I want to have a business to make people happy though).

philiphodgen 13y ago

> 3. Never eat alone--try to take someone out to lunch or coffee every day. Simply say, "I'd like to learn more about what you're doing, and tell you about what I'm doing, can I buy you lunch or coffee?" Years ago a marketing guy told me "2 lunches a week". I was indiscriminate in my selection of lunch partners -- anything remotely possibly business related counted. The year I took his advice I increased my income by $50,000. The extra business didn't, for the most part, come from my lunch partners. It came out of left field. The Universe works in mysterious ways. Take @scotporad's advice -- take people to lunch.

swah 13y ago

Not all of us are in entrepreneurial places, unfortunately. For example, in Brazil, everyone I know personally dreams of having a higher paying 9-5 job, and working for government agencies means you're high status and set for life. (I want to have a business to make people happy though).