One of the best ways to market your business is to get out there and network face to face. It’s extremely cheap, good fun and it works!

You will find a variety of business networking groups are already set up and are well established. These meetings attract like minded business owners.

You will find a variety of business networking groups are already set up and are well established. These meetings attract like-minded business owners who also want to

• Meet new business contacts and build relationships
• Advertise their business verbally
• Find out about new businesses they can use or who can use them
• Socialise
• Just get out of the office and increase their public speaking skills

For more information on business networking clubs look up these clubs

Queensland

Business Connector

BNI

Leads Club

ABC Business Clubs

Connect Working

Business Chicks

Women's Network Australia

Mums in Business

Terri Cooper Networking

Brisbane North Chamber of Commerce

Logan Chamber of Commerce

Professional Parents

What you will need is

• A great attitude
• An open mind
• Some guts to introduce yourself to complete strangers (it gets easier)
• A stash of business cards and brochures
• Something to say to introduce yourself (30 seconds it normal)
• The ability or understanding that you need to talk to more than one person to make it worth your while
• The ability to listen and converse
• Good follow up skills

So why not try it – what have you got to loose?