HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Offline Networking Events

Mollie Vandor is the Product Manager for
Ranker.com and Media Director for Girls in Tech LA. You can find her on
Twitter and on her
blog, where she writes about the web, the world and what it?s like to be a geek chic chick.

If you work on the web, chances are a good chunk of your day is devoted to developing relationships online. You talk to people on
Twitter, follow them on
Foursquare, share photos with them on
Facebook, swap music on
MySpace and let them know what you’re working on via
LinkedIn. Of course, contrary to the stereotype, that doesn’t mean we techies spend every day in keyboard-covered caves.

In fact, from conferences to networking events, there are plenty of opportunities to turn those online connections into real world relationships. The web can actually make maintaining all those real world relationships even easier, especially if you know how to optimize your networking – both online and offline. Luckily for the would-be social media social butterfly, there are a few simple tips that can help you do just that.

Make The Most Of Meet & Greets

First of all, you have to find the right events. Join

HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Offline Networking Events