Unpopular opinion: those Amarillo Chamber networking breakfasts are a total waste of $25

I went to three of them last quarter and walked away with exactly zero new clients, just a stack of business cards from people who never followed up, so has anyone actually landed a real customer from those things or am I just doing it wrong?

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elizabeth_bailey262d ago

You said "just a stack of business cards from people who never followed up." That's the whole problem right there. I used to go to those things and feel the same way. What changed for me was I stopped trying to hand out cards. I would just ask people what they actually needed help with that week. Then I'd follow up the next day with a specific tip or resource related to what we talked about. No sales pitch. Just showing I listened. Landed three steady clients that way over a few months. It's not about the event it's about what you do after.