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One thing we’re not<\/em> going to do: we’re not going to cold call.<\/p>\n Business expert Matthew Rechs, in his blog post<\/a> “Making your network work,” makes that abundantly clear.<\/p>\n He says you should make lists of people you know, and people you admire, and begin reaching out to them with very personalized messages, thoughtful messages. It’s your best shot.<\/p>\n You might do the outreach on LinkedIn, or you might try SMS if you have their phone numbers. There’s 2025 data<\/a> that people significantly<\/em> respond to – prefer even – SMS over email, especially when it feels personalized, which your outreach would be.<\/p>\n The Introverted Networker<\/a> agrees that starting with a good list is the way to go, then branching out from there, noting that the “principles of building and maintaining the list remain the same,” from an old-school Rolodex to a high-tech CRM of today.<\/p>\n Not everyone will respond but some will. As Rechs says<\/a>:<\/p>\n Remember that quitting is the only way to fail. All other paths \u2014 other habits and practices that put you in touch with people who can support your career and business growth \u2014 will eventually lead to success.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Think about it from your own perspective. When you hear from someone you haven’t heard from in a while:<\/p>\n One thing we’re not going to do: we’re not going to cold call. Business expert Matthew Rechs, in his blog…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"a](\"https:\/\/www.allbusiness.com\/media-library\/a-business-woman-on-her-phone-receives-a-text-message.jpg?id=62220753&width=980\")
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www.allbusiness.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\nYou also need to realize that everyone has a limited amount of time in their day and you may simply reach someone at the wrong time. That’s OK. It happens. And finally, don’t use AI. Absolutely don’t use AI. Rechs is fiery about that<\/a> and I agree. It’s relatively easy to detect. You lose the personal touch.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"