If you're not the social kind but only do project work, you will need some degreeg of networking. So how do you accomplish that if you're networking skills are not that strong ?? That all depends on a couple of issues.

• If you're the social kind, making easy contact with people, things will go smoothly for you.
• You will see that in the end instead of calling, you will get called.
• If you are not that social, be smart. Make a lot of use of sites like LinkedIn.
• If you feel nervous meeting people, call them instead. Try to make use of e-mail - it is not live contact and therefore less frightening.

In general, make use of today's technology. E-mail, cellphone, sms, social website are at your service.
A good read is here.