Today’s guest post is by Kate Finley.

Growth. Reach. Influence. Connections.

Likes. Views. Followers. Subscribers. Fans. Brand Ambassadors.

These are examples of tools we use to report and measure success for our brands, clients, and bosses.

But what about your own network?

How do you measure your influence? And how can you make your network go viral?

Is it in the numbers?

While the significance or reliability of the numbers is debatable, we can’t completely disregard their ability in helping measure our personal networks.

The dilemma is that it seems some people have more networking success than others. What’s their secret? Where’s the magic formula? (more…)