Business Networking: How You (Even Introverts) Can Meet People
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- Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2018
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Reaching out to new people is awkward. Business networking is tough. Meeting new people is hard... especially for introverts.
How can we cut through the noise and build meaningful relationships with people that we don't know? How can we network and grow business relationships with people without coming across as a spammer?
In this episode, Ben Burns (@mrbenburns) shares his formula for reaching out to business people that works over email, on the phone, and even on Instagram.
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Holy moly guys, this REALLY works!! I got an email from a potential client in 5 minutes after sending an email that they'd like to chat!!! Thanks so much for the tip Ben!
Hey, what did you talk to them about in that first meeting? Struggling to wrap my head around that! 😂
You are going to be my second Chris Do!
The toughest part of networking is the transparency of it...when someone meets you with the end goal of aggressively talking business rather than building a relationship organically. The best types of networking is when its barely noticed as such.
What a breath of fresh air! You have no idea how long I was looking for a video that covers precisely this. Thank you for the insight into cold mailing and the approach you take to make a un-personal form of communication into one that makes sense. Sooo many people, incl myself, mail potential clients (that you just want to have a sit down and chat) sales pitches. Its so frustrating to sit there and type a email and know that you are forcing the sale. Thanks again for the insight.
Thank you so much Ben, as being an introvert. I have no clue how to move forward in my networking career and now when i saw this - Thanks man. really appreciate what you and Chris has been doing to all of us. :) Very happy of my tiny association with The Futur through RUclips.
Ben Burns you are so helpful. Idk how you do it but I’ve been following the Futur for almost a year now and I just tell everyone how great you guys are and just how you teach creatives how to communicate and to grow. I haven’t made the most money this year but I’ve learned so much more from you guys and that’s value!!!!
Mr.Ben this is an eye-opener! Thanks for your time you put into this video! I now have a new item for my new years resolutions!
@mrbenburns we need more of this type of videos now more then ever!!! Have watched this multiple times. Great stuff!!!
I can attest that walking into small shops and finding some common ground, often leads to a discussion about project work. I even managed to score work in exchange for a lifetime supply of underwear/socks for myself/family from a local underwear outlet by using this approach. The only thing I'd like to say is that this approach isn't really 100% transparent. You ARE looking for a sale and most people know there is no such thing as a free lunch. I believe the key is that it's all about a human connection. Finding some common ground to discuss that isn't sales related gets your foot in the door. Small talk more often than not, leads to them asking you to pitch your work/skills.
With up close, IRL interactions. How do you be genuine and transparent. Like I'm not walking into your business to just have coffee and talk obviously, and they know that. How do I deal with that
Mariany I was just about to ask the same thing. I have tons of design studios in my area that are ”open to the public” and they encourage people (pretty sure they mean potential client's) to come in and say hi but how do I, someone who wants a jr design position, do that lol
I used LinkedIn, didn't reach all 30, but I made them ask to connect with through real connection I built with them using comments about their content. LinkedIn is great if you use it the right way without creeping them up
Hi, I did the challenge and I thank you so much for doing this, well I did make a mistake that I wasnt supposed to contact big companies for now- as I need some work before I get there(self knowledge), but I'm glad I got a reply from 3 companies. God bless you so much Mrben burns and all the futur team for sharing so much with us. Love from India. Love you man ! ♥️
Thank you for helping us with scripts. I got an amazing response almost instantly after sending an email. I've learned more from you guys in The Futur than at school. Keep up the awesome content. Love the latest burst of live videos recently.
Ben! I'm loving these videos. So so valuable. Keep it up!
Hey Ben, I followed exactly what you said on this video and cold emailed a bunch of agencies from Instagram and Dribbble about wanting to possibly collaborate with them :((( To be honest, I was getting a bit hyped up by the action I was taking but felt like I was too hard-sell. Fortunately, I DID get a response from one agency a country away, which led to a Skype call earlier! When I reached out to them, I realised that doing this expanded my network and if ever I needed their services from the projects I'm doing, I could just outsource it to them! I think I was very very lucky to have this encounter.
Now I'm going to reach out to 30 more people this week with the step by step process you showed in this video and I'm so excited! Thank you for helping us out
I've watched this video so many times to use as a reference, that I feel like I should comment again. This is gold!!
Thank you Ben happy that people took the action for you to make this video. Appreciate you sharing the steps and breaking them down on how to reach. There are things I have to tweak, I was glad to know by watching the futur that I got most of the points down already. This video just expanded specifically for the task I wanted to do. This was specifically for me and solve my problem by giving me clarity, so thanks a ton.
I love the content that you guys post, it's incredibly useful. Like real solid useful content. And it is giving me a lot of motivation and confidence. Thank you
Ben this is awesome thank you. It was served up in my suggested videos at a serendipitous time. Employing this strategy now with a potential business contact. Here we go...🤞
This is crazy. I've learnt more in this 10 minutes video than in many hours of coaching I've seen others doing around.
If you're getting any "sales" related product out, I'm sold.
If I could marry a YT channel, it would be The Futur!
You got to get us a ring first.
This is real gold ben. Thanx a lot for sharing.
My father is a very talented communicator and I'm happy that I picked up that skill early on when I was still in college. Talking shop was a pretty easy exercise for me. However, this video put a whole new perspective on how I can relate to other professionals. Will definitely give it a shot. Thanks so much, Ben!
Hey, what do you usually talk about with them in that first meeting?
Nice job, @mrbenburns
This is so valuable to me, the tips are solid and you’ve let me know that my instincts have been right on! I don’t have to be afraid that I’m missing out somehow by not looking for the sale. That I’m somehow doing it wrong.
Instead I can do whats felt natural and me, and now combine them with these tips to amplify my efforts.
Thanks for starting this series
Wow, so helpful, thanks Ben and Futur ❤️ Love learning from you guys!
As a creative introvert, I can relate. Learned a lot from this! Applying this to my communication habits 👍
Ben, thanks a lot! Useful as always. You are great!
This was great! Actionable and practical. Downloading the examples now!
This channel is phenomenal!
Thank you so much :)
Thank you Mr.Ben Burns! All the way from Manila! ❤️
Absolutely, awesome, advice. Thanks!
Really enjoyed this and everything you say is definitely correct. I always put myself in the shoes of the target. I wouldn’t want a cold, hard sell so why would they!
People deal with people and if you can build a relationship and find common interests then you’ll have a customer for life.
I made a lot of moves this week Mr. Ben Burns thanks for the motivation.
Love the intro! Thanks for the tips- will definitely be putting them to good use.
I am going to need and sit down and watch this again and try again, and again till i get this right
Amazing! Much love man
Dude I want to hug this guy.
@@mrbenburns imgur.com/a/hlYn4iG
So valuable guys! Thank you.
I was not a part of the 500 who signed up, but am doing this with a twist - all in person meetings. I gave myself a 30 day challenge - meet 30 people in small businesses in my neighborhood in 30 days. Some of the streets in my neighborhood have 30 small businesses just on one street. The First round of 10 people I approached was really positive. They all asked for my business card.
@@mrbenburns I'll post the results after 30 days using the hashtags you gave. And, thank you Ben for the tip about making connections before you even try to sell.
Thank you! I've been making an effort to engage with people on LinkedIn, and I feel like this approach would be more effective. I feel a little resistance inside of me because I don't know how it'll work out, BUT it doesn't hurt to try something new! And try something that has proven to be effective!
It's like you guys are psychics, just when I feel I need help in another skill, a new thumbnail from the Futur appears on my Recommendations! Useful knowledge as always.
Plus I loved the intro and the music so much I rewind it 5 times. Who created it? Was it you Ben? Was it Aaron?
Thank you Ben Burns. What a likeable guy you are!
He sure is.
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This is great, but no luck for me, life got in the way, but I will try again, keep it going brva!
Really solid advice Mr Ben Burns
Amazing Mr.Ben Burns! 🤜🤛
Summed up, we just need to have natural human communication. I have implemented pieces of this into my opportunities to reach out in our area but never had a structure or assurance that I was on the right track! Thank you Ben, I will be doubling down on each point in my communications going forward.
@@mrbenburns Yesterday, my business partner and I called the mayor and scheduled a breakfast with him using the communication tools you outlined. Super cool guy, and a real influencer in the area but I am not expecting anything, I honestly just want to meet him. Near the end of the conversation I said no business talk, sales pitches, etc. let's just get out and talk about our city, lives, get to know each other; He seemed to get excited and began telling me about how he loves to connect businesses together and how he has that opportunity all the time.
No fishing on my end, I guess he was just refreshed to have a conversation where someone isn't trying to get something out of him.
So simple, yet so powerful
This video is so helpful. Thank u very much
Awesome video! Thank you!
Awesome vid, thanks Mr Burns! A question, maybe a topic for a futur(e) video : what do you talk about during those coffee dates, so that it's not awkward, and knowing you can't sell yourself?
Nice! And... Love the thumbnail for this one! ❤️
Thanks man, I learned something today.
Thank you, Ben! This was great. #ProFam
Mehn.. This is an eye opener. Thanks for sharing. More claps ...:)
Why does mr. Ben Burns have different typeface identity from the futur? :) I'd imagine him more as a strong slab serif, like Memphis or Choplin :D But you guys are awesome in any way! Thank you for the constant knowledge spread!
I guess because the product that each one develops is ultimately property of them. Like, say, The Perfect Proposal is a work of Ben Burns for example and if (God forbid) a meteorite fell on Blind or something he could move on with the product of his work :)
He also has his own soundtrack which is awesome.
Awesome, thanks for the content!!
I have to admit, I've done it in a wrong way, I wrote a bunch of Simon Sinek, start with why thing to agencies, none reply back, well when I read back my email, I imagine if I were the person receiving it, it's kinda salesy, that's where I feel something is wrong but I can't pin point where, then your video came out, "Ah-ha!" I thought, well learning process indeed. Thank you so much for sharing though, Mr Ben Burns.
Must confess things didn't go so well for me while trying this. Probably because of how limited I am with working from home and not seeing other people for days on end. However I did manage to get closer to people I already knew and they were kind enough to share resources to improve my work, give their input in what i have been doing, etc. Good experience overall, but will definitely try things your way.
Needed this man! Been hitting the wall
Great advice, thank you.
Ben Burns thank you so much. i must try this. i am pencil artist in Nigeria. i always love your content. Congrats to the futur
@@mrbenburns your welcome.
Really great video! I was always pushing for the sale in my cold emails and never went this route. How would this work if you were a freelancer looking to do remote work for a studio abroad? A phone call would be the logical route but it just feels like pushing for the sale and much less casual than a quick coffee and chat.
as an introvert I AM ALREADY SWEATING but ill try :') thanks for all this honesty i needed.
What I did is to add Ceo, founders, product managers in LinkedIn. Got almost 200 new connections, messaged them to give thanks and asked how are they doing. People who replied, I gave them endorsement. I told them that just want to connect and hopefully we can collaborate on something in the future. Around 10++ got a bit deeper in our conversation. Then now, just watched this video telling me not to go to LinkedIn. So I will try other networks and try to differentiate the results hahaha
Thank you, this helps a lot😍👌
I met a doctor not for medical reasons but just over a coffee
For building a relation for the last week's activity
He gave me the job without asking for it he trusted me to get it done and even sponsored another event in my college in return
I love Ben Burns! This guy is my Jesus!
could we get a checklist for what to ask/say when learning about a client/and or their business(s). what topics/areas should you cover and is there a general order we should follow?
This is gold!
From this down angle at the beginning, the Honda looks dope :D
Anyway great video Mr.
@@mrbenburns Shooooot, thats what I meant! But now we have a story we share ^^
Thank you. Really good tips, Ben. What next? Why would they take time out from their schedule for.a casual meeting? And what would the conversation be about during that meet if you are not selling?
Amazing 👌👌😊
Love the Serif type on the slides.
Loving the commute series! Also, the 11:11 episode length 🤘
@@mrbenburns 11:11 is a magic number 😎
Very very helpful tip, #MrBenBurns Thank You very much for sharing! We should DEFINITELY have some (Virtual) Coffee sometimes when you want to catch a break! My treat, ofcourse! No sell, just chat! :)
Awesome video and thank you very much for this insight, it was really helpful, although I wish this video had come out yesterday haha, was at a UX meetup in town (went alone), and along with learning something new on great topics, wanted to try and network a bit in person but found it very difficult on how to approach someone, since everyone was in their own little group of friends and already chatting it up. Do you have any tips on reaching out to people in those scenarios?
Thank you so much, Mr Ben. I have clients already expecting for a meet up. I can't thank you enough for what you have shared.
Is it possible for you to also share conversation techniques during a first meeting with clients? I am quite nervous since i have always tried to sell and i don't really know how to approach them. Thank you so much.
Subscribed for life. :D
This some great dating advice
Love this Ben! I'm curious to know why you suggest not reaching out on LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a growing community with an increasing amount of people building their personal brands on that platform. I think the thing to look out for if reaching out on LinkedIn is, how active is the contact you're looking to get in touch with, how solid is your profile, and whether or not you're active on LinkedIn. I've personally been able to connect with a lot of new people, however, that was only because I was engaging with influencers. Would love your thoughts!
I wish I did some of these things on my first round of the challenge...
Wow, what an intro!👏🏼
I’m wondering, why LinkedIn isn’t the place for connecting?
I thought that would be the platform for professional networking.🤷🏻♀️
Well done Ben! But I am wondering the same-why not LinkedIn? 🤷♂️
@@mrbenburns Ok, I see the point and must admit that on the personal level an email or a phone call is probably nailing it. ;) I am going to try it out. Thanks again for the great content
I truly believe this series is what most freelancers need (including myself). I've always struggled to find clients. Just from sites like Upwork / Guru
Wholeheartedly. Thank you!!
Instead of cold-emailing companies I chose to update the mobile version of my website, by creating a "customer feedback form" that I could link to clients and ask them to write a small review/opinion on the services that I provided for them.
This will suit as proof for newcomers that want to know who they're dealing with before they hire or connect with me through social media.
So right now i'm collecting reviews and post it online once I have enough of them.
11 minutes of wisdom.
This was great advice and I look forward to using it. My question is how did you initially get the email address to send email directly to the decision maker?
I and Ben have one thing in common, we both are bald. Lol. BTW, the video is really great. Thanks Ben.
Do cold emails and selling up front work for lower priced jobs? I just want to get my first freelance jobs first. Also once you've met with someone do you need to keep staying in contact with them in the future? Do you need to keep building this relationship? And if so how do you find the time to continue building these relationships? Wouldnt that require all of your time?
Thank you, Ben Burns! Whenever you find the time, could you please explain why it doesn't work on LinkedIn?
Unable to find the examples from the link mentioned above. Has it been deleted or moved? Thanks again!
Never seen Ben in the Booth™ before. That should be a new series
what font did you use for the 5 parts of the formula? very nice looking
What about how to act or what to do during the meeting? What types of topics should I discuss and how can I make the time worth for both parties?
why is ben burns episodes so rad? Love the theme song too ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
Just cause.
Hey guys, can you activate the automatic closed captions please? Actually, I'd really appreciate it if you could change the standard settings so that they're always available. I'm hard of hearing and they help me a lot.
Thanks, you guys rock!
People should read about introverts in the book Quiet, by Susan Cane. She talks about how introverts love talking about things we feel passionate about. We're not anti social, were selective about where we spend our extrovert energy. Cheers.
Ben ! Thank you
Amazing video. I’m curious to know, are you contacting individuals who (if all goes well) need your services or who are providing the same service as you and you’re simply networking? If the topic of conversation shifts to “ok what are we hear for?”, what is your response? At the very least we’ve made a friend, i just what to be prepared if the topic requires a little more structure.
Awesome video!! May I ask if there are any guidelines when you're talking shop?
I second this! As an introvert, I would love some advice/guidelines on talking shop.
Thanks for this. I'm late to the game and only saw these vids recently. I did the first 30 last week and completely bombed. I even got someone who responded back and totally railed into me for even contacting her. LOL. Lesson learned. I started again this week with a completely different approach (and through a different platform) and have received 3 positive responses out of 11. And, one of them has already suggested that I build out a website for them. Thanks again... and are there more of these vids that you'll be producing???
wow!!! amazing
thats mr ben burns yoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@mrbenburns hahaaha this guy is so cool yo
Still working on the challenge. Is it possible to give business cards to reinforce that? Or reassuring myself and my abilities. Or does it sounds too needy? Cause I am talking to people about my validity. And I have beforehand. People are been interested. But too nervous to give my contact information at times. One time someone ask for my assistance with an design on a project. And I hesitated. I rather share my email address than my phone number. So hope this advice helps. Cause needing it at this time.