Is Your Network Really Your Net Worth?

Welcome back to the list building lifestyle. I’m your host Igor Kheifets and today we’re going to talk about an essential aspect of any business networking. We’ve all heard the phrase your network is your net worth. But is it really true? Is building a network necessary from the beginning? Or can you get away with it as you become more established as a beginner building a network can be vital in getting clients without running any ads, and we’ll explore how this differs depending on the type of business you’re running. As an affiliate marketer, you might be able to get away without a network. But if you’re a service provider, a consultant or an agency, you need to hustle and grind to get clients without a budget. This intro was recorded by an AI voice. If you’re wondering how an AI could have so much personality Well, we fed it a steady diet of espresso and dark chocolate, head over to Igor dot top slash voice and let us know if you like it. Now enjoy the episode.

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I think networking is more important at the beginning than it is after you’ve established yourself. Because once you’ve established yourself, people will kind of seek you out in many ways. And you don’t have to be just as proactive about building a network as you would in the very beginning. But I think the reason the network is really important in the beginning, is because as a beginner you’re not necessarily running ads right away, at least not in every case. Like as an affiliate marketer, you’re probably running ads fast. But you know, if you’re like a service provider, you’re probably looking to get clients without running any ads. Because you don’t really have a margin, you don’t even have a budget. So you’ll begin to kind of hustle and grind. Like if you were to start a consultancy business or a service or an agency. Now, as a beginner as an affiliate, the beauty of that network is not important. Like the reason I’m building my network is because I’ve got my own products and services. As an affiliate, I don’t think network is what’s important as an affiliate. As any farmer, I think your network will be really narrow to your particular niche to or maybe, you know, shaking hands so to speak online with, with people who control audiences, you know, people big email lists, that might be important if you want to negotiate deals, but that I wouldn’t call that a network because and network is a Rolodex of people with skills and assets that you can utilize, and you can kind of call upon when you need them. And that’s more important if you’ve got your own products and services, but not so much. If you’re an E farmer who isn’t necessarily building any particular business, you know what I mean? Like if you’ve got a software as a service, building a network will be a lot more important for you than if you were to just promote a supplement offer, you know, on Microsoft ads. And so there’s you know, there’s that thinking that goes into it as an informer. Initially, network is not that important, until you kind of grow bigger, and then you’ve you know what ends up happening. Once you’ve made enough money to cover your bills, you start thinking, what if you start asking yourself, what would I really like to do? Like once that money need is met, you start asking yourself, can I build something interesting? Can I build a legacy? Do I want to like or do I have a passion for something? And do I want to go into it? Like a lot of people who start out as E farmers and promote other people’s products. They eventually build their own stuff like I just connected with an E farmer who’s, I’d say he’s probably making about a million dollars a year. And he’s from Greece. I’m going to be interviewing him for the podcast soon. So if you want to subscribe to the podcast, you want to go to List Building lifestyle show.com or look up list building lifestyle on any of your favorite podcast players like Spotify, Apple podcasts, Amazon music, Google podcasts and so forth. So I’m going to be interviewing him and, you know, he actually ended up building a software business because, as a new farmer, he encountered different issues. He encountered different challenges. And he said, You know what, I don’t see a solution that works for me, I’m going to build a solution for me, and ended up building a thriving business with about, I’d say, five to 7000 customers, you know, and it’s like low ticket software products, he actually launches most of them on JVZoo. And, you know, we’re talking about his software that he’s got for Microsoft ads, allowing you to spy on competitors to, quite frankly, steal other people’s ads, you know, get the keywords they’re bidding on. So it’s really neat. So in his case, right now, network is more important today than it was when he just started. Because if he can partner up with people who can promote his software, he can generate more customers. But now the tables have turned and he’s not just an affiliate, he’s actually looking for other people to promote him. Thank you for listening to the list building lifestyle, get access to the previous episodes transcript of today’s show, as well as other exclusive content at listbuildinglifestyleshow.com. Also, remember to claim your free copy of my bestselling book at www.igorsbook.com. It explains how I made millions with list building starting from scratch. Plus, I’ll give you $3,000 worth of free bonuses, including my best landing page templates, email, swipe files, and traffic blueprints. Go to www.igorsbook.com. Now to claim your free package