Are you looking for a way to turn your contacts into profitable relationships? Do you want to boost your career and business by improving your networking skills? Then you are in the right place. In this e-learning, you will get to know the 6 steps of business connecting. You will learn the principles of making yourself and your business more visible and attract relevant contacts. This e-learning is your gateway to modern, authentic networking. 

Business and Connecting

Business: The conversion of relevant contacts into profitable relationships.
Connecting: The human connection before a business connection.

What you'll get

• 6 weeks e-learning - expected time investment 2-4 hours weekly (for the best results we advise a 6 weeks time span)
• 6 videos with informative, personal stories of e-learning creator Floor Martens
• 6 Videos about how to deal with common networking struggles
• Essential networking insights
• A step-by-step in-depth journey through the 6 business connecting steps
• Many practical tools that will help you to increase your visibility
• Hands-on exercises for each step
• Easy-to-use templates 
• A motivational business connecting e-learning plan 
• 100% self-study material
• A business connecting e-learning certificate

What will you learn in this course?

• Step 1: You - Discover your personal, energizing networking style
  We will look at your natural networking style, way of communicating and social media use. This step is about you.
• Step 2: Your Story - Create your authentic brand story
  We will dive into the story behind your expertise and your business until we find the purpose, cause or belief which is the foundation of your authentic brand story.
• Step 3: Audience - Reach and engage with your target audience
  We are going to check out different informational resources of your target audience and with the help of creating personas find the best ways to address them in order to find previously undetected opportunities.
• Step 4: Contacts - Build a quality network of relevant contacts
  We are going to look at your first, second and third-degree contacts. The focus will be on discovering the ones that are relevant for what you want to achieve. You will learn how you can tap into the power of your network.
• Step 5: Online Visibility - Increase your visibility with suitable online marketing material
  There are many online platforms where you can introduce yourself. The question is where and how do you want to position yourself.  You will get to know and work with the best, free, easy-to-use tools for making visuals, videos and more in order to start, maintain and grow your audience and you will work on an online visibility plan.
• Step 6: Offline Visibility - Connect authentically at events and while presenting
  You can go to networking events to talk about your expertise or business or decide to organize an event yourself. This step we will go through the essentials of in-person networking, unforgettable presentations, and conscious event organizing.

Who should take this course?

• Anyone who is interested in learning how to network professionally strategically
• Job seekers who want to find a new job
• Entrepreneurs who want to acquire (more) clients
• Startups that want to grow their audience