As a business owner networking is a big part of my business, to discover services out there that may be useful in the future, and to help educate others about the Virtual Assistant industry in Australia.  I’m not sure about you, but I would much prefer to use someone I know or who is recommended than someone I find by Google search.

Although it would be easier to just hand someone your business card and leave, hoping they will keep your card and eventually need your services, to make networking worthwhile you need to make an impression, so you generally introduce yourself and find out a little bit more about the person and then exchange business cards. Continue reading »