Marketing with LinkedIn.com Growing & keeping clients through your on-line presence.

WHO-KNOWS-WHO? I KNOW 30,000 PEOPLE. SO DO YOU.

What do you want to do? Prospecting (who-knows-who contact, SEO) Introductions (networking, give & get leads) Team sharing (internal networking/x-selling) Peer support (share advice, resources, fun) Recruitment (hiring, vendors, consultants) Self-updating & organized contact database TODAY, “LinkedIn 101”… get started.

Prospecting (who-knows-who contact, SEO)

Introductions (networking, give & get leads)

Team sharing (internal networking/x-selling)

Peer support (share advice, resources, fun)

Recruitment (hiring, vendors, consultants)

Self-updating & organized contact database

TODAY, “LinkedIn 101”… get started.

versus Facebook.com , etc. Facebook is meant to be social, personal: like the Golf Course (or a BBQ party) LinkedIn is meant to be professional: like the Conference Room ( like this room ) There are niche networks, by profession: - LegallyMinded.com: by the American Bar Association - GreenPearl.com: for commercial real estate professionals - ActiveRain.com: for residential real estate professionals - There will be more… and is growing through the big 2.

Facebook is meant to be social, personal: like the Golf Course (or a BBQ party)

LinkedIn is meant to be professional: like the Conference Room ( like this room )

There are niche networks, by profession:

- LegallyMinded.com: by the American Bar Association

- GreenPearl.com: for commercial real estate professionals

- ActiveRain.com: for residential real estate professionals

- There will be more… and is growing through the big 2.

How much time does it take? The same as “off-line” regular networking: 2 – 4 hours a week, or less? Boosts your regular networking, e-newsletter, blogging, seminars, etc. Remember: something is better than nothing. Worth it for those growing careers for next 5 yrs

The same as “off-line” regular networking:

2 – 4 hours a week, or less?

Boosts your regular networking, e-newsletter, blogging, seminars, etc.

Remember: something is better than nothing.

Worth it for those growing careers for next 5 yrs

Which step are you on now? Created an account (probably responded Yes to someone else’s invitation.) Filled out “some” of the profile (stuck on what else to do, and why) Invited friends, some responded, some didn’t, don’t know what else to do Got the basics going… what else can I do?

Created an account (probably responded Yes to someone else’s invitation.)

Filled out “some” of the profile (stuck on what else to do, and why)

Invited friends, some responded, some didn’t, don’t know what else to do

Got the basics going… what else can I do?

5 ways to build relationships with LinkedIn… Grow your 1 st degree CONTACTS Become active in, then start, GROUPS Give, then ask for, ANSWERS Company search : find who-knows-who in there Broadcast STATUS UPDATES Improve your PROFILE, with “widgets” - blog posts, article links, presentations, etc.

Grow your 1 st degree CONTACTS

Become active in, then start, GROUPS

Give, then ask for, ANSWERS

Company search : find who-knows-who in there

Broadcast STATUS UPDATES

Improve your PROFILE, with “widgets”

- blog posts, article links, presentations, etc.

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Weekly LinkedIn habits: Enter a new Status Update: self-promotion Review your homepage: who’s doing what Check in-box to accept new Contacts Who can you Recommend this week? Who should you Introduce this week? What responses can you make in Groups ? Browse Contacts’ contacts : Who to add? What questions can you Answer this week?

Enter a new Status Update: self-promotion

Review your homepage: who’s doing what

Check in-box to accept new Contacts

Who can you Recommend this week?

Who should you Introduce this week?

What responses can you make in Groups ?

Browse Contacts’ contacts : Who to add?

What questions can you Answer this week?

LET’S TOUR WHAT YOUR HOMEPAGE WILL LOOK LIKE…

QUESTIONS? 516.642.4100, Vik@CoGrow.com ~ Vikram Rajan, PRACTICE MARKETING ADVISOR™

~ Vikram Rajan,

PRACTICE MARKETING ADVISOR™