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		<title>Receiving Unwelcome LinkedIn Mail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Steve, what&#8217;s up? Fred&#8221; Great to get &#8211; unless you don&#8217;t happen to know Fred&#8230; Then it&#8217;s an annoyance. Michael asked in an email if I&#8217;d address this issue &#8211; and that sounds like fun, so let&#8217;s look at it. Specific communications from LinkedIn&#8230; Before we answer the question &#8220;Is it possible to block a [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/replying-to-linkedin-email-is-hazardous-to-your-relationships/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Replying to LinkedIn Email is Hazardous to Your Relationships!'>Replying to LinkedIn Email is Hazardous to Your Relationships!</a></li>
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		<title>Asking to Build a Relationship First</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just got to drop this right out on the blog &#8211; I know the article on LinkedIn SEO is &#8220;next&#8221;, but an exchange I had today on LinkedIn gave me a great boost and I have to share it. How often do you get invitations to connect from people you&#8217;ve never heard of? Given [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/dont-send-an-invitation-when-you-want-an-introduction/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Don&#8217;t Send An Invitation When You Want An Introduction!'>Don&#8217;t Send An Invitation When You Want An Introduction!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/build-a-summary-for-your-profil/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Build a Summary for your Profile!'>Build a Summary for your Profile!</a></li>
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		<title>The Protection of Dealing with Friends of Friends</title>
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		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/the-protection-of-dealing-with-friends-of-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever gotten into a bad deal, or been taken advantage of? Sure &#8211; we all have.  It happens some times. How about this &#8211; how often have you driven down that road when a good friend has recommended you meet someone? Probably not so often, right? So think for a moment about your [...]


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		<title>Leveraging LinkedIn for Effective Projects</title>
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		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/leveraging-linkedin-for-effective-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Introductions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Teleseminars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m really excited about creating this program &#8211; 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&#8217;ll show participants a tools set that will allow you to run projects effectively through LinkedIn and a few of [...]


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		<title>Don&#8217;t Send An Invitation When You Want An Introduction!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Introductions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This topic has come up a couple times when I&#8217;ve responded to people I don&#8217;t know who have invited me to connect.  My standard reply is &#8220;We don&#8217;t know each other, but I&#8217;m happy to use this opening as the start of a relationship.&#8221; Every once in a while one will write back saying &#8220;Oh [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/asking-to-build-a-relationship-first/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Asking to Build a Relationship First'>Asking to Build a Relationship First</a></li>
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		<title>Customize Your Correspondence For More Success</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/customize-your-correspondence-for-more-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/customize-your-correspondence-for-more-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Introductions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my readers &#8211; Tom &#8211; shared an interesting statistic with me: the response rate when he sends out InMail. You see Tom prospects with the help of LinkedIn and has experimented with different approach styles. It&#8217;s a fascinating look at just how important it is to speak (and write) to someone as an [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/dont-send-an-invitation-when-you-want-an-introduction/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Don&#8217;t Send An Invitation When You Want An Introduction!'>Don&#8217;t Send An Invitation When You Want An Introduction!</a></li>
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		<title>Getting Introduced</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/getting-introduced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/getting-introduced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Introductions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A reader asks &#8220;How do I meet people with LinkedIn?&#8221; While I&#8217;m vocal about not &#8220;meeting&#8221; people with an invitation to connect, the mechanism to meet people through an introduction sometimes gets glossed over.  So I thought it would make a good article&#8230; Step 1 &#8211; find someone Using LinkedIn&#8217;s search function (or rather the [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/introductions-are-5-enough/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Introductions &#8211; Are 5 Enough?'>Introductions &#8211; Are 5 Enough?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/dont-send-an-invitation-when-you-want-an-introduction/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Don&#8217;t Send An Invitation When You Want An Introduction!'>Don&#8217;t Send An Invitation When You Want An Introduction!</a></li>
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		<title>The Company You Keep</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/the-company-you-keep/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/the-company-you-keep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know I&#8217;ve got a post about LinkedIn Group changes to get out, but I was replying to a friend and realized I had to get this into a post right now&#8230;-) One of the topics was &#8211; are we judged by the company we keep. Definitely. And LinkedIn is no different&#8230; The poor performer [...]


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		<title>A Matter of Trust</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/a-matter-of-trust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/a-matter-of-trust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple weeks as I&#8217;ve been planning and working on the re-launch of LinkedInPersonalTrainer.com, a number of people have asked me some good questions about LinkedIn. This one seemed to make a great first post&#8230; One of my connections was wondering about a recent group of requests she received &#8211; professionals wanting to [...]


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