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Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

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Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

David — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:33:26 -0000

Good post.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

vandana_m — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:12:29 -0000

Great tips! Although I have always found seeking recommendations a little desperate.. my thoughts might not be practical here, but there's always this apprehension! because I see some of the most brilliant people I have known have 0-1 recommendations, whereas people who can't differentiate foot from mouth have 10's of excellent ones "by friends". I highly doubt the reliability of Recommendations on linkedin.

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Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

starney — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:45:49 -0000

neat new site just launched called tracked.com. worth a try.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Marc W. Halpert — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:50:00 -0000

This is a great posting for newbies.

I am always looking for tips from intermediate and advanced Linkedin users to make my clients' use of Linkedin (B2B, B2C, nonprofits) more fruitful for finding new business leads and finding new donors.

Please lend me your tips...

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Abi أب — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:07:09 -0000

thanks for your advice cathy...

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Loan Modification — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:28:47 -0000

These are all great tips, thank you for sharing. There is a lot of benefits in social networking and its good to know you options

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

CathyWebSavvyPR — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:57:32 -0000

try getting involved in asking & answering questions, or joining a few active groups. often you can establish a relationship with someone through either activity, then request a connection.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

CathyWebSavvyPR — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:53:55 -0000

same here - the Wordpress app actually shows the 1st paragraph of your blog posts in your profile, not just a link. I too have had people comment

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

CathyWebSavvyPR — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:50:27 -0000

try going to the top of the page and selecting Q & A. Get out there and find open questions in your area of expertise. answer a few questions intelligently and you might just see the right connections coming your way.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

CathyWebSavvyPR — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:49:05 -0000

Love this list and tips, but I feel that it needed to have eight items, rather than seven. Asking, and even more beneficial, answering questions is a crucial tactic of a robust LinkedIn strategy. People ask/post questions every day. Finding open questions and providing information, showcase your expertise and helping someone out can lead directly to a new client or business partner (for solopreneurs and small businesses) or to customers, new vendors, or job offers for an employee.

When you ask a question, you can crowd-source (ask a cross-section of other professionals) a new software program, how t attack a problem you are having, or just start a discussion. If do you ask a question, be sure to go back afterward and select the best answer. If you receive a best answer designation, it shows up next the next time you answer a question, and shows on your profile.

I have had someone see my answer to a question, and like what I say. Go check out my profile, and request a connection. Then they check my full profile, read one of my blog posts, go check out my whole blog, then find my Facebook or Twitter links, check me out or interact with me on one or more of those sites, then contact me about working together, often before I have contacted them about work. LinkedIn questions can be a powerful tactic in the social media toolbox.

I also agree with Jenny - use selected applications slideshare, polls, & the blog connection app are good ones.

I also agree with johnakerson: use LinkedIn to connect with those you met in live networking situations, and for those you meet on other social networks, if you want to get a closer working relationship with someone - connecting on LinkedIn too can be useful.

I also agree with Vijay Sankaran - put your LinkedIn account into your email signature and on your website/blog/biz card. make it easy for people to take that next step closer.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Jenny Wilmshurst — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:20:33 -0000

I enjoyed your great articel and everyone's helpful comments. Extra thoughts -
Use applications liberally - building personality behnd the profile is important
Drive traffic to video and other media to develop the trust factor
Integrate Twitter, blog - for thought leadership, knowledgesharing and lead generation
Post articles regularly - to be seen, build yourself as a knwledgebank & authority
Use to vet suppliers, prospects, enquirers - investigate who you are doing business with
Build supply chain and resellers, or source staff
Build connections with goals in mind
Serve others interests if possible
Use it with other media to lead prospcts through a relationship development and/or buying process. Social Networking & Social Media, if used well, can achieve a large percentage of that process for you

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Kathy Saenz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:09:29 -0000

I think there's a lot of value in blurring the lines between your personal and professional profiles, as long as you maintain a proper level of decorum. I primarily use Twitter and LinkedIn for business, but Facebook for both, and that's where I have the closest interactions. Use those privacy settings to keep inappropriate pictures or content away from the eyes of those that you don't feel comfortable sharing with.

Kathy Saenz
Corp. Communications Manager, Neighborhood America
http://www.neighborhoodamer...

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Donald_Mahoney — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:53:26 -0000

Top tips. This is an excellent article. I've been finding LinkedIn to be a top way to connect with the franchise community. This advice will only improve they way we interact.

http://www.linkedin.com/gro...

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Joe McCarthy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:19:03 -0000

Thanks for the helpful tips - in the post and many of the comments.

On a minor note: it looks like the images used for Tips #3 and #4 are inverted.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

networlding — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:52:55 -0000

While this is a good tool that LinkedIn offers be very careful to blast that list with a bulk email. Many colleagues have done this only to have those whom they have emailed complain and additionally to send complaints to LinkedIn sometimes resulting in their account being suspended.

Strangely I find that I get a much better return going to one person at a time with requests and asking them, first, permission to offer something--a webinar, an event to attend, etc. My return on this quality initiative is much higher than a bulk email. I have been using this methodolgy since LinkedIn started over seven years ago with projects such as marketing for the Navy or social media campaigns for large corporations. I also get 40% of my business from LinkedIn so I am doing something right.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

JohnAkerson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:17:41 -0000

Two recommendations about LinkedIn:
a) Remember that it is an online tool to be used with offline (traditional) contacts. When you meet people, professionally, check to see if they are on LinkedIn. If they are - connect with them there. If they are on Twitter, connect with them there. Use LinkedIn and other tools to extend REAL-WORLD connections.
b) Think of LinkedIn like farming. (a bit of an extension of item #2 above) Every connection you make is like a seed for your profession and career. When you plant them, it isn't always obvious which ones will bear the fastest, most or best fruit, but it is important to plant as frequently as possible, to water them, to watch over them.

Happy harvesting...

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

elishiawindfohr — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:25:15 -0000

Linkedin is one of my favorites of the social networking sites. Also it's a great and essential tool for professional networking with like-minded professionals.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

bob ama — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:48:59 -0000

Linked In is beginning to prove as pointless as Faceboot.

I have not been able to find any jobs through it (compared to using sites like Jobserve, Monster which are much better)

I get spammed by recruitment consultants.

I get invites from idiot former colleagues I'd sooner not be associated with.

Recommendations are just reciprocatory and meaningless.

It's just a contest to increase the number of connections.

Yawn

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

manishchauhan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:52:15 -0000

Excellent article, I would say. One more way to popularize your brand is participating in QA section.

On the other note, point 3 and 4 have exchanged its images, I suppose.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Vijay Sankaran — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:30:11 -0000

Disappointing article for a mashable How To--This is 2009, not 07! Where are slideshares/polls/Answers...following members in groups....so many new features....

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Ian Cleary — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:51:31 -0000

Hi All,

Here are some additional tips.

1. Create a company profile:

A lot of people create a personal profile but don’t create a company profile. It’s free publicity, there’s nothing wrong with that! These pages are indexed within Google which is helpful.

2. Use internal e-mail

People are more responsive to LinkedIn e-mail as opposed to your standard e-mail.

3. Customise for Search Engine Optimisation

Be careful on how your set up your profile and make sure to include you keywords you want to be found on. Also, LinkedIn gives you the option of creating 3 links back to your website, blog etc. Make sure to use all of them. Also don't use the default text 'My website' put in the keywords you want to be indexed on.

4. Promote everywhere

Tell everybody about your LinkedIn profile, include a link on your e-mail, badge in your facebook profile etc.

5. Use applications

There are lots of useful applications, try out a few e.g. slideshare for sharing slides and playing a video ( you can embed youtube video into the slides)

Hopefully this adds value to the great post above.

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

moinid — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:48:00 -0000

It's basics. Anyone knows some tricks?

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

wecandobiz — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:37:24 -0000

You are right, although many other users perceive that as valueless spam. Certainly it's hard to get a real question answered through LinkedIn Groups for people posting rhetorical questions on which their new white paper presents more information, which you can read more about here...

The problem is LinkedIn needs to do a lot more to broker valuable NEW relationships between people with a need and others with a solution. There are 50 million LinkedIn users, many buying every week, many selling every week. Yet the site does nothing to match them up. So people who want new contacts from the site resort to spamming the Groups in frustration.

Ian Hendry
CEO, WeCanDo.BIZ
http://www.wecando.biz

Re: 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Davidbeking — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:06:32 -0000

Great post! I read "Linkedworking" by Lewis howes, it's a great book that gives you everything you need to succeed and network effectively on linkedin, I highly recommend it.

One great tip in this blog post that not many people do is optimize their profile! so many people don't do that and miss out on a lot because of it!

Thanks for the great post!

David King