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Networking - Love it or Hate it?

Hi, my name's Liz and I'm a serial networker. I admit it. I like networking! Maybe it's because I spend my days shut in a small box talking to myself that I feel the need to get out and meet people, but I do believe that networking is good for business. A figure that is often banded about is that it takes 6-8 'touches' before someone will buy from you. People need to get to know you and trust you before they'll do business with you - and meeting people in person provides a great opportunity for that to happen. I belong to a few different networking groups and I'm always open to going along as a guest to other groups too. It's impossible (not to mention expensive) to belong to everything, but most groups like to have visitors, even if they're not going to join, because it provides new networking opportunities for their existing members. So, which networking groups do I belong to, and what do I get out of them? Below are a few of the groups I'

New Studio Assistant

I love cats. I grew up with cats and I've always had cats, so when son number one turned out to be allergic to cats it was a bit of a problem... We had two cats at the time and the doctor's advice was, 'when these cats have gone, don't get any more.' James was 4, and he had to wait another 11 years before the cats were gone! We lost Chester last year and although he left a huge furry-shaped hole in our lives, I decided to be kind to James and not get another cat (at least until he leaves home). Chester the Studio Cat However, Chester's passing last year coincided with me being made redundant and becoming a full time voiceover artist, which means that most days I am home alone, talking to myself! I missed having the cat to talk to, and so I decided to get a dog! The boys have asked a number of times over the years if we could have a dog. Their grandparents have a dog, their cousins have a dog, and they wanted one too. I knew however, that the day to da