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How to write the best networking email

  For a small business owner to receive help from their network, they need to know the difference between the right and wrong way of asking for help. Here are five tips to help small business owners write the perfect networking email when asking for help: Do your homework Before reaching out to anyone in your business network, owners must familiarise themselves with what is going on in that person’s life. If you're writing a casual email, this should take no longer than 20 minutes. Investigate if there is any recent news about their company, check out their personal blog, take a look at their LinkedIn profile to see if you have any connections in common, and also check out their social profiles if they have one. Refer to how you met (if necessary) Refer to how you met this contact in the subject line of the email so it stands out. Some subject line examples include: 'Nice meeting you at the (name of conference).' 'Your recent blog post on how to network like a professio