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MeetingWave Tips: How to Meet Your Next Client

06/19/09

posted by John

If your goal is to meet new clients or customers, we recommend posting different types of repeating or recurring invites (e.g., daily, weekdays, weekly, monthly).  Remember that when you post an invite, you are not committing to a meeting. Instead, a meeting is only confirmed if you approve an acceptance from another member.

One recurring invite can target people interested in meeting with you to learn about your services. You can offer to pick up the coffee tab in the invite, but we recommend requiring the other member to create a profile with some background information before accepting your invite so you can determine whether you want to meet with them. You can keep the location of the proposed meeting private until you approve their acceptance. Indicate you are flexible regarding time and place in the invite so other members know they can suggest another time or venue. Be sure to create your own Profile before posting your invites – MeetingWave Profiles help the decision making at both ends of the meeting invite.

Another invite can be more general to network with other business people or professionals in your area. They might not become clients, but as you know your contacts can often refer you to new clients. A monthly lunch with other business people in your area can often generate valuable leads. You can also post social invites to meet with fellow alumni, hobbyists or sports fans.

Finally, be sure to set up one or more Meeting Alerts to be notified of new invites in your area. If you see one that’s looks interesting, accept it and your acceptance will be forwarded to the member who posted the invite. If that member approves your acceptance, the meeting is confirmed. You will receive an email confirming the time and place of the meeting.

In the end, each new real world contact you make can help your reach your goals. As mentioned in our original blog, the Origin of MeetingWave idea was as a tool to meet new clients. Let us know what you think.

Regards,

John, founder

MeetingWave.com

http://twitter.com/MeetingWave

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The Value of the Face-to-Face Meeting

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