Tag: building your connections

Keeping The Contact List Current

Our contact lists are precious
but they are even more valuable
when they are current.

I ensure I contact each person
on my list
at least once a year.

This is a BIG task
as I am fortunate to have
thousands of contacts.

What I do
is contact a certain number
of people per day.

I ask how they are doing.
I give them a few lines
about what I’ve been up to.
And I tell them
I’m there for them
if they need someone.

That’s it.

I send these messages
to X number of people,
note I’ve done that
in my contact list.
And I send a new set
of messages the next day.

Keep your contact list current.
Reach out to people on it
at least
once a year.

Building Your Contact List

In today’s world,
contacts are one
of our most precious resources.

Having a list of people
we can reach out to
for help
and advice
is priceless.

So how do you build
that contact list?

A master salesperson loved one
has added everyone
he has regularly worked with
from all the jobs
he has held
to his database.

At first,
this database was small.
He had less than 10 people
on it.

Now, his database is massive.
He has thousands of people
on it.

(When he left those jobs,
he reached out to them
and gave them
his personal contact information,
often receiving
their personal contact information
in return.)

Add your key co-workers,
vendors, partners
to your contact list.

Add a note beside
their information,
mentioning their relationship
to you
and other details.

Start building
your contact list
today.