The Art of the Networking Follow-Up

Reach out immediately before your impact diminishes.
Take notes about individuals you meet to include in the follow up. Write cues on the back of their business cards to remind you their career, title, and interesting facts.
Connect on LinkedIn. Try to remind the person how you met.
Send a handwritten thank you note. It’s okay to be brief. See Leigh Futch for Georgia-branded cards.
Send congratulatory notes if you see he/she was promoted, received an award or was recognized in the community.
Reach out once a month or bi-monthly to reconnect and keep your name in mind.
Ask yourself how you can help them, rather than trying to find something they can give.
Remember the power of one. When you connect with one person and invest in them, you are connecting to their entire network.