You can maximise your networking, that almost always translated into more earning and more business. A knol written by Katie Liljeberg offer you 6 ways to maximise your networking. The excerpt is as follow:

1. Master the power of giving. Networking and giving have an incredible “boomerang effect” in that what you give will always come back to you in some form—that is the law of giving.
2. Expand your thinking beyond yourself. Move away from the idea that you can work your business successfully on your own—this limits you in more ways than one!
3. Utilize your entire vast network. Take time to reconnect and polish up those connections that have become weak.
4. Dish out the praise. Praising others brings people to a higher level of energy and awareness.
5. Listen and be mentally engaged. Give your full attention to what the other person is saying; and a connection will be created that goes beyond the words being spoken.
6. Remain committed. This is what separates a mediocre networker from a successful one.

Doing all 6 effectively will allow you to grow your network, your business, and your reputation as a networker.

Please visit Katie’s knol for more explanation on the 6 ways.

Alisa Miller wrote a knol about social netiquette of social networking, highlighting the proper manners and norms in interacting with other users.

Of all norms and manners, my favourite take is on the use of Shouts in Digg.

Shouts are used to alert Digg users in your friend list about the story you just dugg. While the initial purpose of this is to alert interesting stories, many people use it to ‘spam’ their so-called friends, asking them to also digg the stories – which often happen to be the the shouts sender’s own stories.

If you use social networking a lot, make sure you visit Alisa’s knol to learn the dos and don’ts in social networking.

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