Writing Tip of the Day: Network with Your Friends
September 10, 2009 by Deb Ng
Filed under Demand Studios Writing Tip of the Day
This post is sponsored by Demand Studios.
You talk with your friends about what you do, but how many of them send business your way? When you think about it, friends are perfect for referrals. Here’s something that happened to me recently:
I go out to dinner once a month with a group of women. We talk about everything. We gossip about celebrities, we gripe about work and we talk about our families. At the last dinner, a friend who works for a national brand asked more about my job. We chatted about it and I gave her a card. Two weeks later, a colleague from this same brand emailed me to ask about my consulting services. Now we’re talking about my coming in to help their marketing team plan a social media strategy.
If it’s not too forward, think about giving your friends some of your business cards. Ask them to keep them in purses or wallets in case they hear of anyone in need of a writer. Offer to reciprocate and send business their way as well. You may land a good local client or two this way. When you think about it, who better to recommend you than a good friend?
