Tonight I went to a wonderful Internations event. This is the kind of experience that I hope all of you trying to expand and create a social network will have. I went on my own, knowing no one, and left having made several contacts, some who live near me, and plans to meet up again in the future!

Here are a few tips:

1 – Join an organization or club where people share a common interest
2 – Sign up to attend their events
3 – before the event, try to connect with at least one other person who will be attending, via email, chat, etc. and agree to find one another at the event
4 – Wear a big smile, and walk up to at least 5 random people and introduce yourself

It’s that simple! The result is the beginning of a new social network for yourself.

Here’s one of my new friends – meeting new people can be a lot of fun!