A robust network is a key element of success, writes Dorie Clark in How to Make the Right Connections When You Don’t Already Have an “In.” So how do you start? More to the point, how do you create a meaningful network when the people you know don’t have the connections you need?

It’s not easy to break into new, high-end circles when you don’t already have an “in.” But it’s not impossible. 

Clark proposes four strategies that will help you establish yourself and start building the network you need. Read the post. Follow her advice. Create your own “in.”