Internet Presence: Network is a verb. - by Ron Bates

Internet Presence: Network is a verb. - by Ron Bates

I was speaking with Kathy Simmons, CEO of http://www.netshare.com/ today. We were making another installment in our ongoing discussion about developing an on-line Internet presence and on-line networking.

Kathy made the statement, "Network is a verb not a noun."

Kathy's statement reminded me of the national, multicultural, social marketing campaign coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

VERB™ It's what you do.

To network does - not - mean to simply join a networking platform, create a profile, and passively expect magic to happen. It requires action. It requires reaching out. That's right - it requires effort.

I've talked to many people over the years that complain about not getting anything out of their membership to a given networking platform. When I ask, "What exactly did you - do - after joining the networking platform?" The response (all too often) is, "Do?"

There are millions of - inactive - members of networking platforms. Unfortunately, that translates into million of people that are not realizing the benefit of networking.

Network: It's what you - do - that counts.

There are obviously multitudes of ways one can take action and reach out. You can reach out directly to specific individuals through personal messages/emails or indirectly by posting blogs on topics of common interest, subject matter expertise, etc., or starting a club/forum around a common interest, subject matter expertise, etc. They all require action.

The good news is there's no better place to network and start investing in building an on-line Internet Presence than Ecademy.



For more on the concept of creating a visible Internet presence you can view some of my recent posts:

Internet Presence: Network is a verb.
Internet Presence: Websites versus Blogs
Internet Presence
Do you have a positive Internet presence?
Do you exist?
Is your Networking Profile useless?
This is some fun stuff!! - Building a Personal Internet Presence

Happy Networking,

Ron Bates
Managing Principal
Executive Advantage Group
rbates@executive-advantage.com

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