LinkedIn - How to win business in 5 easy steps
Tony Russell of Top-Consultant.com shares how he went from LinkedIn skeptic to fan by changing his own practices:
Write a comprehensive and well thought-out profile on LinkedIn.
Get endorsements / testimonials.
Invest time in making connections.
Be proactive and approach potential business partners and prospects.
Offer something of value to the [...]
In the LinkedInnovators Yahoo Group, the perennial debate has re-surfaced about LinkedIn linking behaviors — is it better to connect with as many people as possible? Or only those you already know? Or somewhere in between? In the course of the conversation, Barbara Dobrinsky Holtzman posed the question:
If you already know everyone you need to [...]
LinkedIn vs. openBC Traffic Numbers
A bit of a fluff has been made about the fact that apparently openBC has higher page views than LinkedIn. In a comment on TechCrunch’s story about openBC’s design competition, Rolf from openBC reports on comScore’s traffic numbers:
Worldwide comScore numbers for July 2006:
(LINKEDIN.COM/OPENBC.COM)
Total Unique Visitors: 1,346,000 / 1,439,000
Average Daily Visitors: 75,000 / [...]
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via Stuart Bruce via Teresa Valdez Klein via Sherrilynne Starkie
PR blogger Todd Defren is directing people to his LinkedIn profile rather than creating an “About” link on his blog. He sees it as a sort of “digital lifestyle aggregator”:
I see a need for a place to tell my “total” story; a [...]
From Liz Ryan via EzineArticles.com:
If you are job-seeking, you need to join LinkedIn, an essential job-search tool. If you’re not on a job search but you’re into online networking; or want to acquire new partners or clients; or otherwise want to rev up your networking activity level, you should likewise become a LinkedIn user, [...]
A Tool to Help with Reference Selling (via Konstantin)
Sales & Marketing Management takes a look at how LinkedIn can be used to leverage referrals:
Your reps can learn where their targeted prospect worked before and with whom. The rep can then see whether the target connects with anyone in his or her business or personal network. [...]
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Leveraging LinkedIn for Effective Projects
03/07/09 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
I’m really excited about creating this program – The Project Solvers and I have developed a workshop on Thursday July 16th for project teams and managers. Besides the usual questions about how to use LinkedIn, we’ll show p..
LinkedIn Jobs - want to work at LinkedIn?
03/07/09 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
You can learn a lot about a company by the jobs posted… whether on their own website or on a job board. Here are some open jobs at LinkedIn that I find interesting… what does this tell you about what direction LinkedIn is head..
Create a LinkedIn Profile in Minutes?
01/07/09 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I just saw a link to this page from the LinkedIn twitter feed: Create a complete profile in minutes . It says you can upload your resume and have your LinkedIn Profile up with just four clicks. I like the idea of simplicity, however, I st..
LinkedIn Book at a Presentation
30/06/09 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
Back in February my publisher booked a presentation for me in Silicon Valley and snapped this picture. I think we had about 80 people in this very small room - props to the 20 or so who were standing during the entire presentation (somethi..
Replying to LinkedIn Email is Hazardous to Your Relationships!
28/06/09 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
Someone sent you this terrific LinkedIn message – and you responded in great detail to this wonderful opportunity, but it’s gone nowhere – why? Later on you met up with them in-person at a networking event and asked about ..
Dreams do come true despite the layoff notice!
25/06/09 The LinkedIn Blog
[ Ed. note : This is a guest blog post from Ron Lapedis, Principal at Seacliff Partners and describes his journey from being laid off to becoming an entrepreneur with some help from his LinkedIn network] I am an entrepreneur who was always..
LinkedIn Gets a New Boss
25/06/09 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
Yesterday LinkedIn announced its new President, Jeff Weiner. You can read all about it on TechCrunch's post: Changing Of The Guard: Jeff Weiner Takes CEO Spot At LinkedIn . I don't really know Reid (although we've exchanged a couple of me..
Viewers Of This Profile Also Viewed…
25/06/09 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
A recent commenter on my “Someone’s Been Sitting In My Chair” article mentioned that they like to check into the people that viewers of a particular profile have also viewed. (Thanks Wil!-) My first reaction and reply back..
New LinkedIn CEO: Jeff Weiner has updated his profile
24/06/09 The LinkedIn Blog
Jeff Weiner has updated his profile from President to CEO of LinkedIn. Six months ago, Jeff started at LinkedIn running our day-to-day operations as President of the company. During that time we've achieved record operating and financial r..
How to overcome the financial challenge of professional networking
23/06/09 The LinkedIn Blog
[ Ed. note : This is a guest post by Dawn Jordan , former operations vice president at Bank of America, whose job was eliminated last year. Also, check out Dawn's blog series on the Wall Street Journal where she describes her quest for a j..
