Making friends in new town can be quite difficult. Here are the five tips to make it simple.

First, ask someone to be your guide. People love to know that they can do something to help another person. Make it a point to tell people that you are new in town and ask them what they do for fun or what other people around there do for fun. If they are someone who has best friend potential, they are eventually going to extend an invitation.

Second, find something to get involved in which will connect you with other people. Just be sure that it is something which will keep your interest. This can be a church, a book club, or some type of volunteer organization. Anything where you actually have the chance to interact with other people. When you arrive make a note of who is there and find out how long they have been there and one thing which they are interested in.

The third step is a powerful follow up to step two: Introduce people to other people. This means that anyone whom you meet at a second or third meeting who is new, introduce them to the people who have been there for a while. When doing this, tell each one of them something about the other one, just to break the ice.

Fourth, begin to initiate meetings outside of the club or organization. Make the primary purpose of these meetings helping people to connect. The most powerful way to make new friends is to be a person who connects other people.

Finally, develop a plan for how to stay in touch with people. It is not enough to just drop them a line or an email when you remember. Set up your calendar and make your connections consistent and have them on a schedule. Eventually people will begin to build the expectation of hearing from you on a certain time or day. When you contact them, ask about what is going in their life instead of talking about yourself.