Networking Q&A: What if I meet someone networking who is ready to buy?
Terilee Harrison
Founder of BRI Talks - Bold. Real. Impactful. | Helping faith-based business owners and non-profit leaders share their story, cause, or method in the most impactful way | Speaker Coach | Global Speaker | Author
Question: What if I meet someone networking who is ready to buy?
Answer: This is a great question! It seems like a dream come true, right? Here you are... Spending your time networking with the focus on building business relationships and you run into someone who is obviously ready to buy. Even if this is the case, I recommend you don't switch from a business building mindset to a selling mindset at the event. Ask if you can contact them and set an appointment to talk about your product. Set a date and time for you to contact them. Once you switch into selling mode, it can be difficult to get back into networking with this person (or others) at the event.
The person wanting to become a client will respect you more for setting this boundary, too, so that you can both continue to network and build relationships at the event.
As you continue to build your network, I hope this continues to happen more and more for you. Ultimately, this is what networking is all about!
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