The best way to network is to do it authentically. In the process of meeting new people and finding a way to help them, we are creating a network without realising it. When we do networking freely, we find more people we are aligned with and that’s how we find our tribe. In this episode, Shona Chambers, a freelance marketing consultant, talks about the importance of finding your tribe. You will learn tips on how you can create a network authentically and how you can find opportunities with your network naturally. Listen and Enjoy!   Key takeaways from this episode: We all have a natural network. There are always going to be people who are already more attuned to the direction that you're going in. If you meet somebody, think about what they are looking for and how you can help them in a gentle process. There are two kinds of people, the ones that want to be out there with others and the ones that don't. Collaborations don't have to be necessarily about making money together, it can be about how you can grow your audience together or find new people that you would not find alone. Understand yourself as a social creature and think about whether you want to be bound to recommending certain people for positions when they come up or you want to be free to network with people you find yourself more aligned with. Just try to be a nice person to help others. Figure out how you can do something a little bit first before you go full into it. Nowadays, there's no such thing as a job for life. Whether you stay in an industry for life is another thing, but having multiple ways of paying your bills is a good idea.   Episode Timeline: 00:00 Episode Intro 00:38 Podcast Intro 02:30 About Shona Chambers 03:59 How Shona ended up with her current business 07:12 How Shona got her first clients 11:17 Doing collaborations with other people 13:40 Networking online 14:35 Gravitating towards authentic networking and finding opportunities through it 15:43 How Shona found her tribe when she went freelance 17:09 Networking by just trying to help others 18:40 Shona’s advice for people who are thinking of going freelance or starting a new business 20:17 How to find more about Shona Chambers --- Outro   Connect with Shona and download her book here: Website:https://www.shonachambersmarketing.co.uk  Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/marketing-tips-small-business-owners-ebook/dp/B08J4JPZK9    Book Recommendation: The Multi-hyphen Method by Emma Gannon https://www.emmagannon.co.uk    More about Ruth: Hi, I’m Ruth, a business coach specializing in helping freelancers and business owners adjust their mindset and their marketing so they can get fully booked with clients they LOVE to work with. I’ve helped hundreds of self-employed women achieve the time and money freedom they craved. I’ve started this podcast because when I first went all in and left the corporate world to be a freelancer, I was grateful for any work that came my way. After over 20 years of freelancing and working for other people, I started to realize I’d created a glass ceiling for myself. In 2017, I finally started listening to that voice that had been telling me for a long time that I wasn’t doing what I loved and fulfilling my true potential.  It took a critical illness to give me that wake-up call.  I don’t want the same to happen to you. You can expect practical advice, inspiring stories, and a lot of aha moments as we uncover and kick to the curb all the obstacles you have been putting in your way. I’m on a mission to inspire women to start and play bigger in business. Connect and know more about Ruth Gilbey here: Coaching: https://www.ruthgilbey.com/coaching Free stuff: https://www.ruthgilbey.com/next-client Masterclass: https://www.ruthgilbey.com/the-sold-out-solution-2022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruthgilbeymarketingandcoaching/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruth_gilbey/ LinkedIn: https://www.lin