Timely follow-up: Following up with what you promise and when you say you are going to do it builds your credibility and trust with your network.
Positive attitude: A negative attitude drives away people from you and a positive attitude attracts people and they love to work and cooperate with you. People send their friends, family and associates to you. Positive attitude contributes to your determination and boosts your motivation. It is responsible for business success.
Enthusiasm and motivation: People getting the most referrals are the most motivated. If you want to be respected within your network, you need to sell yourself with enthusiasm. When once you successfully sell yourself, your contact will sell you to others. Things happen for networkers and others because of the enthusiasm and motivation of networkers.
Trustworthiness: When you introduce one person to another, your personal and professional reputations are at stake. You must have trust in your referral partner and he should repose faith in you. Nobody will refer a contact to someone who cannot be trusted. You should earn trust.
Good listener: Only good listeners become good networkers. We should listen to others and learn from them. The faster you understand your partner the faster you establish a valuable relationship. Good communications skills are necessary.
Commitment: Master networkers never take off. Networking is their second nature. They network everywhere - in the grocery, at the doctor's office, and while picking up kids from school. Master networkers never miss an opportunity.
Gratitude: In today's business world, gratitude is a scarce commodity. Expressing gratitude is a building block for establishing strong relationships. People like to refer others to business professionals. Thanking others make you stand out from the crowd.
Helpfulness: There are a variety of ways of helping others. You can help others by sending them a useful clipping of article. Master networkers always ready to advance the interests of people. They are always on their toes to help others at any time. They enjoy helping others and feel happy when others succeed.
Sincerity: Friendliness without sincerity is meaningless. Those who developed successful networking skills convey their sincerity at every turn.
