One of the most challenging aspects of building and maintaining relationships is staying relevant by keeping in touch. How do you keep in touch with your network? How often do you stay in front of them? Below are some techniques to consider:
Email List – Create an ongoing and expanding email list. Send out relevant information every couple of weeks or once a month such as event information.
Email Newsletter – Similar to the email list but should provide even more value and information. This could be sent out monthly.
Invite to Meals – Every week you should be inviting 2-3 people in your network out to breakfast, lunch, or coffee. Don’t miss meal time opportunities to see people.
Host Events – Organize several events throughout the year. Perfect opportunity to invite people from your network.
Use the Phone – In a very email dependent world, it doesn’t hurt to pick up the phone every once in awhile. Call a couple of people per week to catch up and see how you can help.
Create a Blog – Blogs are a great way to share information to people. Once you let your network know about your blog, they should keep coming back to read more. Make sure that you post several times per week.
What other ways to you keep in touch with people?
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Do you think holiday cards are a good idea?
Posted by: Evan | February 02, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Hi Evan,
Yes, I do think holiday cards a great idea. It is a great way to stay top of mind with your network and to show that you were thinking about them.
Posted by: Jason Jacobsohn | February 02, 2010 at 05:45 PM
To keep in touch with our network,all the techniques which you have suggested in your post are really nice...Inviting to Meals,,Using the Phone are some ways i do follow...
Posted by: Home Protect Home Warranty | March 01, 2011 at 09:57 AM
Thanks for your additional thoughts. Glad that you use some of these stratgies.
Posted by: jason jacobsohn | March 01, 2011 at 01:41 PM
Nowadays building network is not very hard. What is hard is that maintain a relationship with that network. I generally use my phone and facebook to keep in touch with people.
Posted by: old phones | June 25, 2011 at 03:50 AM
Well you have have many option to keep in touch..All you need is to do it..and have some time for it...
Posted by: crowd SPRING | July 15, 2011 at 03:37 PM
Well there are many means to keep stay in touch.......You can adopt any..To keep in touch with our network,all the techniques which you have suggested in your post are really nice...This blog is relevant to today..
Posted by: Gaston Cantens | July 20, 2011 at 08:15 AM
All the ways suggested in your post are nice! but today everyone is just busy in their own life..no time for being in touch..its all about just we have to spare some time from our busy schedule to be in touch...ways of being in touch are simply secondary!
Posted by: Just Energy | July 23, 2011 at 10:59 AM
There are many means to stay in touch ...but today everyone is so busy with their own life that there is no time left to be in touch with network... building network is not very hard....its all about time..
Posted by: Federico Pignatelli | August 28, 2011 at 08:23 AM
Two things which i use recently are Email Newsletter and use of phone.. but i will use all the technology you suggest..
Posted by: World Financial Group Reviews | November 30, 2011 at 05:22 AM
I generally use my phone and facebook to keep in touch with people...but i will use all the technology you suggest..
Posted by: Brian Petruzzi | December 05, 2011 at 05:57 AM