When would you rather network

[FreelanceSEO]

Hello,

My company hosts telephone-networking events.

I'm just wondering, for those of you who go networking, do you prefer morning, afternoon or evening events?

Thanks

Tref

 

[british steve]

Evenings for me.

 

[leemason]

Mornings for me - I'm more awake then...

 

[Fresco_Creative]

Hello,

My company hosts telephone-networking events.

I'm just wondering, for those of you who go networking, do you prefer morning, afternoon or evening events?

Thanks

Tref

Morning. I've been and done the evening networking but there seems to be more energy and enthusiasm in the morning networking sessions. At evening networking sessions, its not unheard of to see drunkard individuals in the room which can be irritating!

 

[Laura1000]

I am part of the BNI and I do find mornings are often better for people. Attendance is always good, I can imagine you may have a few drop outs in the evening.

 

[KateCB]

Evening. Getting up an hour early to network - no, not awake at that time of day (Tried the BIN way but is isn't for me) and have enough on my mind for the coming day amyway - can't really justify leaving the business during the working day, so evenings are best - never seen anyone drunk at a networking even thank goodness, we have all driven to it, and alcohol isn't served at the ones I attend!

 

[Gillie]

Definitely mornings, nothing better than having a good meeting where someone has passed you a lead or you have managed to get a useful connection, that then sets you up for the rest of the day.

I always seem to come back from breakfast meetings with a zest and full of energy, evenings, well to me, this is catch up time with both family and the boring bits that need doing in life - plus having a life of my own outside of work, so am very reluctant to do it.

 

[garyk]

I like networking online (like here!) really as its when it suits me. Not really into the 'local' networking thing.

 

[FreelanceSEO]

Seems a split between mornings and evenings. No afternooners though !

Thanks guys.

 

[Paul Norman]

I can see issues with both. Morning networking means I arrive at the office about 11 o clock. Not acceptable to my customers. Evening networking means I am out in the evenings. Not desirable for me.

Ok - over simplistic, but for me, the challenge is doing it at all. But it is part of marketing, and so it is. So the first thing I need to know, is how many of my target marketing network, and is it morning, or evening. And at what kind of events. Having answered that question, I will network when, and where, and if, they do.

 

[ThePublisher]

Mine is a morning group. We're there at 7am and finished by 8.30am to allow for those who need to get to 'work' where somebody cares what time they arrive!

 

[annethedonn]

Evenings, I'm tied to the desk daytimes (not literally of course before any smart comments LOL). Mornings I start work at 8am so they're no good for me plus not being an early bird I never catch the worm!

 

[leemason]

networking is for people that should not be in business in the first place. i never networked and managed to become very rich

I've never networked like this either. However i would never be so ignorant as to generalise like that. Utter rubbish!

 

[FreelanceSEO]

networking is for people that should not be in business in the first place.

Haha that's brilliant. Tell us another one. . . . . . . .