If you are not going to one event every week, you are not networking and you are missing real opportunities. Most people think networking is random.
It is not. It is a system.
You show up every week. You meet people in real life. Then you move them online immediately. Do not hand out a business card and disappear.
Ask for their Instagram. Follow each other on the spot.
Now you are not paying to reach them again. You are in their world every day through stories and content. This is where most people lose. They meet someone once and never stay top of mind.
The real strategy is merging in-person and online. One connection becomes long-term attention. That is how you build a pipeline without paying for ads over and over again. Save this networking system.