Networking is one of the  best ways for small businesses to pick up new customers.
One of your 2012 resolutions should be to join a new community or neighborhood group and/or attend a new networking event.
It’s important that you keep talking about your business.

Networking in today's environment sometimes is "only one opportunity" and if you treat it as such, you'll see positive results.
Finding the appropriate networking events to meet others and hand out cards is now closer to an art-form.

- Attend Chamber of Commerce networking events.
- Give back to the community by serving on a Non Profit Charity Organization.
- Send out brief emails to those whom you met at your networking event - add them to your database to recieve your E-Newsletters (always allow them to opt-out)

Happy New Year .. Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!!