In most developed countries networking has proven to be the most successful and effective ways of finding work and improving business opportunities.
Bangladeshi digital media industry is still in its infancy, thus there are very little work and career choices available for young media professionals. Many have chosen to become freelancers and work for off shore clients and businesses. Being in a professional network for freelancers can be a great way of finding prospective new clients.
People working in web design and development industry will find this particularly beneficial, as being
in a network can lead to meet
new clients and regular business through word of mouth and
referrals. BNI, an international Business Networking and Referrals organisation has done research on networking and found that web designers are one of the top five professions to benefit from joining networking groups.
In UK, Web Design Association currently has over 10,000 web designers and UK's web agencies have realised that networking meetings are one way to coupe with its current turbulent economy.
Many professional networkers from various sectors has found that being part of a structured networking group or organisation helps stay ahead in business and such networking groups don't just offer members a formal place to meet new business contacts, they also provide powerful training events both on and offline, including how to get prospective clients to talk to you and how to convert them into business.
Though, in Bangladesh business networking groups do exists online. However, nothing seems to be specifically available for the digital media professionals. Therefore, this is a great opportunity for young professionals to start something from the scratch. As the digital media industry evolves here in Bangladesh, we will see people in businesses are finding new ways of improving business prospects, and networking will become one of the top priorities.
Joining online business networking groups, or creating your own network group through established social networking platform such as facebook or LinkedIn can be a great way of exploring this idea and make yourself future proof for the Bangladeshi digital media industry.
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