[ThomPete]

1) If you read or hear about someone you think are doing something great, contact them, tell them, ask them.

2) If you see someone who is doing something amazing, go over to them, tell then how great you think it is, ask them how they do it.

3) If there is something you want to understand but don't, figure out who do and ask them.

4) Get out amongst people.

5) Build, create, write, launch something put it out there for the world to see.

In other words.

Just be genuinely interested in the people you interact with and you will be building the best possible network without feeling you are being insincere. It doesn't matter if it's in person, by mail, via a tweet.

[Fordrus]

I read this, and this feels like good advice, and then also seems like good advice, I think it might actually be good advice - which is sometimes hard to come by when it comes to questions like "How can I network more effectively?" Bravo, ThomPete, I really think you're on to something here, and I reckon I will try it out! :)

[recmend]

Totally agree. Be more social and less transactional as you build your professional relationships.