Networking is not a part-time or occasional exercise. Everywhere we go, we haven an opportunity to network with others.

When you are networking you are doing more than just marketing your business; you are marketing yourself.

You need to position yourself to your referral sources and your current clients as providing exceptional value and experiences in everything you do

Many business people end up being relationship rich, and referral poor.

Let 'the cause' become the 'because' – the reason – for people to do business with and to refer business to you

Small talk is incredibly important when building new relationships and is necessary to do when networking, provided it is not small minded...Small talk helps to provide a bridge from saying "hello" to the substantive part of the conversation.

Treat each event you attend and each person that you meet as if it were an appointment with your one of your best clients -- even if you are meeting that person for the very first time.