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What Type of Networker Are You?

By: Sue Henry, Kapow!

Want to discover your true Networking Personality? Sue Henry has developed a profile of the six most common networking personalities and what they say about you and your business.

The Socialite
Socialites often make great networkers. They love to attend events, meetings and will always say yes to meeting up for coffee, lunch or dinner. They are the ones who will forward on information to their 'circle' and invite colleagues and friends to join them. Socialites are great connectors and generally will be able to put you in touch with the right people to help you get what you want. The key to being successful if you are a socialite is to maintain a balanced schedule between socialising and business, time must become your friend not your enemy.

The Serial
The serial networker is always busy and has plenty of business coming their way. They are often known to rush around from one network to the next collecting business cards and making quick 'friends'. These are the people who rarely give you a chance to talk before they have you involved in their business or connecting with some random stranger who unbelievably will bring business to your front door.

The Initiator
The initiator is the type of networker that you meet who is not only well connected to others, but has strong relationships and will only connect you with people for a common purpose that will benefit both parties. The initiator is extremely resourceful and if they don't know something or someone they will know someone who does.

The Occasional
The occasional unfortunately is the most common type of networker who exists. They occasionally attend events, they occasionally follow up, they occasionally seek to meet new contacts and they occasionally connect other people. Pretty much they network occasionally because they need to, either business is slow or they feel a need to seek opinion, ideas, social interaction or business from others. These are the people who think 'I really should do more networking' and don't because they let other things get in the way and don't truly understand the real value networking can bring or plan for it.

The Balanced
The balanced is the type of networker who seems to do things easily and effortlessly. They are consistent with their actions, follow up when they meet people, see opportunities when they are presented, connect people and give without expectation. Achieving all of this while running successful and growing businesses, they understand the true value of what networking means to their business and integrates it into their daily, weekly and monthly activities. 

The Inactive
You know who you are and what you should be doing! These are the people who in the past have thought 'I really should' but just don't. They often think networking is a waste of time, or they are fearful people will reject them or they are just way too busy to network. To move out of this category all you need to do is one thing - network! It won't kill you - in fact you never know what it might bring!

Take Action
Take action today with one of these networking ideas:
1. Call someone and connect with them today.
2. Follow up with the business cards on your desk that you have not taken action on!

Author: Sue Henry
Business: Kapow!