Linked In Networking with Helping Friends

Networking
Powerful. Business. Connections.

Innovation, Supply, and Demand
Why Social Networking?
Lends a credible, yet personal touch to professional on line networking
Stay connected despite moves, changes, etc.
Relationships are key to business success.
Learn of new business partnerships and potentials of interest.
Create and Extend Markets, Opportunities, and Business Capabilities
Attracts Hits to your website.
Referrals to your business
Identify new service providers
Why LinkedIn?
Over 8 Million Registered Professionals.
130 Industries represented.
Proven community and utility for business starting in venture capital.
Enhanced communications services for communicating business news and cultivating strategic relationships.
Who do you know that does ___?? Works at ___?? Do you know anyone for __??

Getting Started
Your Profile (Expertise, Offerings, Interests)
Complete your Profile ( http://linkedin.com/in/dmular )
Endorse Personal Connections you respect and Request Endorsements.
Your Connections
Invite people you know to join your network with a personal message
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_do_i_invite_someone_to_join_my_linkedin_network.html
Career Portfolio and Business Relationship Benefits.
Get in touch and stay in touch with valued connections.

But there's more..
Extend Connections (Expertise, Offerings)
Create New Contacts
Solve Business Problems
Create New Revenue Streams
Access to Targeted Business Experts
Credibility by association.
Business Creation, Maintenance and Partnership Benefits.
Create new contacts, get in touch and stay in touch with valued connections.

Solving Business Problems
Linked In Best Practices.
Recruiters find the Right Candidates
Search for Candidates
Reference Search
Other Useful Practices:
Search for Resources or Referrals from Groups
Know any CNC Machinists? ( Keyword , filters)
Anyone in my groups? Proximity? Referral?
Business Creation, Maintenance and Partnership Benefits.
Create new contacts, get in touch and stay in touch with valued connections.

Workshop.. Discussion.. Q&A
Share Experiences, Challenges, Ideas!
Questions or feedback on Profiles?
Questions or feedback on Groups?
Questions or feedback on How to Solve Business Problems?
Questions or feedback on Invitations or Requests?
Questions or feedback on Connections?

Extending your Reach
Linked In Groups
Unregistered groups exist through networking
Join LI HFCN for Business/Career Networking
Search registered groups on LinkedIn.com Groups.
Perhaps education or registered networking groups.
Business Example http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=promo_forbes
Use your Profile in Other Social Networking Groups
http://shurl.org/HFCNNetworkFavorites
Yahoo/Linked In Groups
http://shurl.org/LinkedInHFCN-YahooGroups
Network with others with common interest, extend connections, trade business
Yahoo Groups also have Links Sharing Directories and message boards!
If you would like us to share marketing of your groups or profiles as an example, contact Dawn Mular through http://linkedin.com.in/dmular

Other Resources
Contact me:
Dawn Mular [email_address] http://linkedin.com/in/dmular
Groups:
Linked In HFCN : http://shurl.org/LI_HFCN_invitation
My Linked In Power Forum: http://www.mylinkedinpowerforum.com/
Linked In HFCN On Line Reference Library: http://1url.org/go/1HF_Library
Books:
Happy About Online Networking http://www.happyabout.info/onlinenetworking.php
Happy About LI for Recruiting: http://www.happyabout.info/linkedin4recruiting.php

Linked In Networking with Helping Friends

by HelpingFriends on Dec 29, 2006

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