Ways to Use LinkedIn
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LinkedIn Across The Miles
Posted by stylock on 01 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
Becky McCray calls it “Making LinkedIn work for small town pros” on her gust blog at Small Biz Survival, but I think the key point she makes is that LinkedIn helps when you aren’t very local…
If you’re the only Internet Marketing Expert in a town of 2,000 people, you won’t be able to have coffee with many peers - but with LinkedIn, you can maintain your existing connections and build new relationships through introductions without ever traveling
And that’s a great thing…
Search Strategy for LinkedIn
Posted by stylock on 21 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
JP commented to me about searching - he said he’d like to start with a broad pool and narrow the results to get exactly what he wanted.
And he can - he just didn’t know how!-)
I’ll explain…
Enhance Your Relationships - Introduce Others
Posted by stylock on 19 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
And I’m not talking about approving an introduction request that comes your way - get proactive and bring people together!
The first post in this series was about noticing what’s happening in the lives of your connections, this post is about taking it one step further and actively helping them.
Enhance Your Relationships - Notice Things
Posted by stylock on 16 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
So you’ve followed my advice and have connected to several dozen people you know and trust - how then does LinkedIn help you enhance your relationship with those individuals?
Take an interest in them!
Take the time to find out what’s happening in their lives…
Introductions - Are 5 Enough?
Posted by stylock on 09 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
Carol writes about Introductions: If you’ve made 5 introduction requests, none of which has taken place, is there a better way besides paying for a subscription to move them along or should you withdraw some and send them out at another time?
Great question - here’s some factors to consider…
LinkedIn When You’re Busy
Posted by stylock on 04 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
When it rains, it pours…
One of my clients has increased the time I’m spending with them on an engagement - and I’m feeling stressed about getting to all of the things I like to get to - like LinkedIn (as a user).
Here’s my tips on getting the most out of LinkedIn when you don’t have a lot of time…
