Many people consider LinkedIn as an online version of their resume. If you’re a business owner or consultant and you’re thinking about LinkedIn this way you are missing out on a powerful opportunity to grow and gain new clients. I asked some people in my network how they’re using LinkedIn. Here are their answers: Joining […]
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LinkedIn is more than an online resume. Join me at 2 p.m. eastern on November 4th for this live call, or watch the replay here.
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I invited to be a guest on Bert Martinez’s Money For Lunch Podcast. Also on the show was Vicky Oliver a leading career development expert and the multi-bestselling author talking about her newest: Live Like a Millionaire (Without Having to Be One). I follow Vicky at about 29 minutes where I talk about LinkedIn marketing. After me is Dustin Harward,s
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The first question I get from clients is, “What should I post to LinkedIn?” We entrepreneurs are attracted to LinkedIn because we’re not expected to share photos of our lunch or our pets. Sure, we eat lunch and love our pets but we don’t want to share that with our colleagues and customers. We want
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One of the most common comments I hear from people who are new to LinkedIn is they don’t understand why people they don’t know are sending them invitations to connect. The next question I get is, “Should I accept these invitations?” I created this slide show to answer that question. Spoiler Alert: The short answer
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Unlike other social networks, it’s not always intuitive as to how to use LinkedIn effectively. If you have a LinkedIn profile and are scratching your head about what to do next, here are 5 ways entrepreneurs are using LinkedIn as a business tool. 1. Establish Your Credibility People prefer to do business with those they
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When it comes to your LinkedIn profile you can have both recommendations and the relatively new endorsements from your connections. However they are not of equal value. My friend Dave Delaney said it best: “LinkedIn endorsements are a smile and a nod, while a recommendation is a hug or a high-five.” There are a few
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LinkedIn often tells you to only connect with people you know well and trust. In fact, they make it difficult for you to connect with people you don’t know. But is this good advice? I think if you’re trying to grow your business, it doesn’t make sense not to expand your network on LinkedIn. If
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In yesterday’s post I talked about Open Networkers and Selective Connectors. If someone is obviously an Open Networker, feel free to send them an invitation to connect, even if you don’t know each other. But what if they’re a Selective Connector or you’re not sure? How do you get connected without offending them or getting
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The dangers of sending invitations to people you don’t know Yesterday I told you why I think it’s a good idea to accept invitations on LinkedIn from people you don’t know. But you don’t want to be sitting around waiting for people to connect with you. You need to be proactive with your networking and
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