Job-seekers, business-developers, and all sorts of professionals are exploring the fast-growing world of online networking. But how do you plunge into the online networking sphere, and how do you gain value from it? HAPPY ABOUT ONLINE NETWORKING outlines the tools, methods, and protocols of creating and cultivating an online network for global reach, business and personal support, and professional success. From how to introduce yourself to how to disengage from an unproductive networking relationship, HAPPY ABOUT ONLINE NETWORKING covers all the bases.
After reading this book, you will:
1) Lose your fear of online networking or of ‘looking foolish’ online
2) Make connections and know how to sustain them over time
3) Improve your business and professional success through online networking
Excerpts
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Congratulations to you— – and welcome to the world of online networking! As someone who has been an online networker for a decade, I have made fast friends, cultivated terrific business contacts, and received life- and career-changing advice from the wonderful people I''ve met online. Online networking is neither expensive nor complicated, and it has major benefits for businesspeople who are willing to invest in relationships. This book is intended to give you the knowledge and tools you need to become an effective online networker.
I have a friend who calls the online networking world, the realm he and I both spend countless hours in, ""Thunderdome."" The reference comes from the series of popular Mel Gibson films (""Mad Max"" and its sequels) in which a post-apocalyptic civilization lives amidst the ruins of an earlier city. Why is the description apt? Because much of the infrastructure that makes today''s online networking possible, was laid down during the go-go 1990''s, the Ddot -Com com boom— – that''s the earlier civilization, now in ruins, that the name ""Thunderdome"" brings to mind.
Today, the late-90''s dot-com boom is a memory, but the pipes and wires that allow us to communicate almost instantly with networking contacts around the globe, remain— – the pipes and the awareness of how technology can enable our human connections. Online networking has moved past the stage of being a nifty trick, a way to impress your friends by mentioning your good pals on five continents. In our global business world, online networking is becoming a business necessity.
As with any new technology, there''s a ton great deal of hype aroundbout online networking. Newbies enter the online networking arena expecting to find a sort of instant-connection machine inside their PC. They''ve heard about online dating, and think that maybe online networking works the same way: you type your specifics onto a screen, and out pops your next boss, next client, or Daddy Warbucks investor. It doesn''t work quite that way.
The purpose of this book is to equip you with the an understanding of online networking systems; the tools and resources you''ll need to get going; and a solid knowledge of online networking etiquette (and some reminders on basic networking protocols, including amusing horror stories) to allow you to jump online and network without fear. If you''re new to the online networking arena, you''ll know more than many, if not most, of the online networking crowd by the time you''rve finished this book. If you''re a veteran, you should learn a few new tricks to make the most of your online networking activities.
Before we get started with the How-Tos, there are a few online networking myths we should quickly kill off. Here are ten of my favorites:
Synopsis
Job-seekers, business-developers, and all sorts of professionals are exploring the fast-growing world of online networking. But how do you plunge into the online networking sphere, and how do you gain value from it? HAPPY ABOUT ONLINE NETWORKING outlines the tools, methods, and protocols of creating and cultivating an online network for global reach, business and personal support, and professional success. From how to introduce yourself to how to disengage from an unproductive networking relationship, HAPPY ABOUT ONLINE NETWORKING covers all the bases.
After reading this book, you will:
1) Lose your fear of online networking or of ‘looking foolish’ online
2) Make connections and know how to sustain them over time
3) Improve your business and professional success through online networking
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 – The Truth About Online Networking
CHAPTER 2 – Getting Started; Understanding the Online Network
CHAPTER 3 – Who Are You Online?
CHAPTER 4 – When Worlds Collide
CHAPTER 5 – Cultivating Your Network
CHAPTER 6 – Online Networking Etiquette
CHAPTER 7 – Online Networking for Problem-Solving
CHAPTER 8 - Creating an Online Networking Plan
About the Author
Reviews
Debra Fine, Author, The Fine Art of Small Talk...
If you've been hesitant to enter the online networking sphere, wait no more! This book is a comprehensive guide to navigating the worldwide web of social and business networking online, filled with concrete tips and valuable resources.
Bill Vick, Principal, Vick & Associates...
Liz Ryan has created a book that is an intelligent and witty guide to online networking in writing 'Happy About Online Networking.' Finally we have an easy to read, easy to understand and step-by-step guide to effectively using networking in your life, business, and career. If you buy one book about the exploding use of networking, buy this book.
Vincent Wright, Chief Emcouragement Officer, My Linkedin Power Forum (www.MyLinkedinPowerForum.com)...
I've been waiting for this book for a very long time!But, more importantly, I've been waiting for the right person to write this book with the right tone. As an opera singer, master online networker in charge of a growing empire of over 50,000 members, and an exquisite writer who understands the subtleties as well as the power of tone in online communication, Liz Ryan is just the right person to write the book I've been waiting for all these years. Indeed, if you want to exploit the tremendous benefits of online networking for your career, business, or social cause, you should get "Happy About Online Networking.
About the Author
Liz Ryan is a former Fortune 500 executive, serial entrepreneur, and expert on the new-millennium workplace. Liz was VP of HR for U.S. Robotics throughout its period of rapid growth in the 90's, and co-founded software startup Ucentric Systems in 1999 (now a division of Motorola). Liz founded Liz Ryan Consulting in 1997 to advise large employers and startups (DDB Needham, NBCi, Looksmart, et al) on their HR and organizational strategy needs; and in 1999 she founded WorldWIT, now the world's largest online network for professional women.
Liz is the workplace columnist for Business Week online and a frequent CNN, CNBC and MSNBC columnist on the workplace, networking, and work/life topics. Liz writes on networking for the blog magazine New West (www.newwest.net) and on women and entrepreneurism for AllBusiness.com (www.allbusiness.com). She is a sought-after speaker and pundit, whom business guru Tom Peters called "a woman on a mission...the right mission."
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