A few more things I often say that obliquely relate to networking:
Build in public and seek feedback. People like engaging with stuff online. Do stuff in public—writing, github projects, YouTube shorts, anything—and ask people for feedback. Repeatedly doing interesting things increases the quality of feedback and engagement in a positive cycle, and opens doors for deeper collaboration. Consider being pseudonymous if it is stressful to do it with own name.
Following on from this post:
A few more things I often say that obliquely relate to networking:
Build in public and seek feedback. People like engaging with stuff online. Do stuff in public—writing, github projects, YouTube shorts, anything—and ask people for feedback. Repeatedly doing interesting things increases the quality of feedback and engagement in a positive cycle, and opens doors for deeper collaboration. Consider being pseudonymous if it is stressful to do it with own name.
Offer your services, volunteer, collaborate. Stolen from Laura’s piece on How to have an impact when the job market is not cooperating
Host events to attract the kind of people you want to engage with. IIUC this is how Mox SF started.
Consider doing things in-person. Lots of relationships are forged in post-event social settings.