What’s your Networker Score?

If someone asks you what you do, can you describe it simply and memorably in less than 10 seconds?

When you need a service or product for your business, do you know someone who could be a trusted provider?

Have you taught people how to pitch your business and refer to you?

Do people refer business to you regularly?

Can people get in touch with you easily?

Does your business show on page one of google results when the product or service you provide is searched for?

Do you have lots of positive verified reviews online?

Do you have at least 2 full time equivalent people on your team?

Are you able to live the life you want from the personal income you draw from your business?

Can you step away from your business for at least a month whilst your business still grows without you?

Do you actively refer your clients and contacts to relevant trusted suppliers?

Do you have a core product, service or offer priced over £1200 that sells well?

Are you regularly featured in the media and on other people's blogs and posts in a favourable way?

Could you expand your capacity to take on an additional 25% of clients/customers within in the next 60 days?

Is your website up to date, professionally designed and optimised?

Do you meet frequently with your referral partners?

Do you regularly publish and market blog posts that position your expertise?

Do you regularly post engaging content on your preferred social media platform(s)?

Are the followers on your social media profiles increasing in number each week?

Do you prioritise strategic networking each week, even when you're busy?

Do you offer a referral / affiliate programme?

Do others publicly champion your business?

Do you often give talks, presentations or trainings to your network?

Do you invest in your business leadership?

Do you invest in the development of your team?

Do you have a system for following up leads, actions and opportunities?

Have you got systems and people in place to deliver your business efficiently, releasing your time to work on your business and build business relationships?

Can you predict your next 3 months cash flow with reasonable accuracy?

Do you enjoy networking?

Have you delegated or outsourced responsibilities that are not at business owner level?

Have you automated tasks that would take up too much of your time (or your team's time) to do manually?

Are you using Artifical Intelligence (AI) to improve productivity and efficiency?

Do you, your team and your referral partners know what your ideal customer profile (or avatar) is?

Are you clear on what problem your business solves?

Would you describe yourself as the market leader for your specific target audience?

Do you have a LinkedIn profile that is optimised to attract the connections you want?

Do you ask current and previous clients for referrals?

Do you ask current and previous clients for testimonials / reviews?

Have you written a book on your area of expertise that you actively market and distribute?

Do you invite and act on feedback from your team, clients and peers?

Do you continue to develop your communication skills?

Would you describe yourself as a good listener?

Do you work towards a genuine win-win in your collaborations?

Do you have networking goals that are aligned with your business goals?

Do you feel that people buy into the WHY of your business?

Do you regularly ask your connections for introductions to specific businesses or people?

Do you often invite new people to relevant networking and social meetings that you attend?

Do you strike up conversations with strangers at business / professional events?

Are you comfortable connecting and building relationships by video call?

Do you have put yourself forward to win business awards?

Do you ask people engaging questions about their business and are genuinely interested in the conversation?

Do you actively and visibly contribute to your business community?

Do you prepare for business events, whether online or in person?

Do you have clear purpose(s) when engaging in networking?

Does what you say and how you say it align with your brand?

Have you been interviewed about your expertise on a podcast and have you let your network know about it?

Do you prioritise your follow up activities?

Are you clear on who your ideal referral partners are (e.g. which types of businesses share similar target markets and are positioned to make a relevant referral)?

Do you have an open network approach that doesn't limit or restrict you?

Is your networking adequately budgeted for?

Do you find you're meeting people you feel you can trust?

Are you regularly encountering people in business who inspire you?

Could you raise an additional £100k through your network in the next three months?

Do you network strategically for the medium to long term?

Do you feel confident to say "no" to people if an opportunity doesn't fit well with your business?

Do you deliver exceptional customer experience?

Do you have high quality professionally printed business cards that you give to people selectively?

Do you exhibit at relevant expos or trade shows?

Does your business organise client events (e.g. industy update seminars, key milestone celebrations such as business anniversaries)?

Have you got client success stories on your website?

Does your brand identity represent you authentically?

Do you respond to messages from clients, prospects and peers within the same or next day?

Do you find that people you don't know regularly seek you out?

Do people often ask you for recommendations?

Are you able to read body language well?

Are you confident speaking to prospects on the phone?

Is your networking generating enough of the right kind of leads?

Is your conversion rate higher than your industry standard?

Are you a member of a professional business networking / peer group that supports your unique vision and goals and helps you create sustainable business growth without restricting you with lots of prescriptive rules that distract and distort?

Do you frequently ask for specific referrals?

Do you thank people for their business?

Do you make it easy for people to stay in touch with you (if you want them to)?

Do you proactively listen and look out for opportunities to refer business to your trusted peers?

Are you easily able to build rapport with people?

Have you got a way people can experience your services or product before they buy (e.g. a free trial period or samples)?

Are you confident in the value of your services / products and does this come across in your communications?

Do you adapt your networking pitch / introduction to the audience?

Do you deliver on your promises?

Do you have an adequate Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system?

Are you adding new relevant contacts to your CRM / database frequently?

Are you regularly viewing and maintaining your CRM or prospect list?

Do you block out time in your calendar for networking and follow up activities?

Are you continually developing your products / services to meet changing customer needs and expectations?

Are you educating your target market in your area of expertise?

Are you known as the go-to in your field?

If you’re attending a networking event and a scheduled speaker hasn’t shown up, could you step in and deliver a talk?

Is your business' point of difference / unique selling point being clearly expressed?

Do you make it easy for people to remember your full name?

Are you engaging with other people's social media posts in a way that's on brand?

Are you using video that represents your brand values, shows your personality and builds connection?