No Time to Network? 5 Easy Ways to Make It a Part of Your Routine

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If you’re time-crunched or simply don’t like to network in the conventional sense, implementing even one of these strategies will make a big impact in very little time.

Networking isn’t just something you do when you need something. In fact, that’s the worst time to do it. Given that networking is simply a fancy word for ‘relationship building’, it’s important to tend to your network in all of its points in the evolution of the relationship. That includes meeting, building trust, adding value, and nurturing those connections.

Here are five simple ways to grow a vibrant network that will become the keys to open the doors to the success you’re seeking:

1. Spend 5–10 minutes daily reaching out to 3 people. According to Dunbar’s Number, we can maintain an average of only 150 relationships. If you reach out to three people a day via a voice text, email checking on what’s exciting for them right now, a book recommendation, a press opportunity via HARO, a birthday wish, a DM response to their social media post, or anything else that feels appropriate to the relationship, and you do this 5 days a week, you’ll have nurtured 15 relationships each week, about 60 each month, and about 180 each quarter. Therefore, you’ll have touched your 150 connections quarterly. Some will require more frequent…