Pro LinkedIn Tips for Pro Bloggers

Pro LinkedIn Tips for Pro Bloggers
Presented by Connie Chan Wang at #BlogHerPRO 2013
Photo Credit: Flickr/ThomasHawk
Today’s Agenda
 Overview of LinkedIn
 Why you should spend more time on LinkedIn
 18 pro LinkedIn tips for pro bloggers

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Overview of LinkedIn
LinkedIn’s Mission:
Connect the world’s professionals
to make them more

productive

and successful

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1 of every 3
professionals
on the planet is LinkedIn

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200,000+

238MM+

professionals join daily

200

144

87
53
31
1

4

7

2004

2005

2006

16

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

57%

32%

in page views y/y

2013

in monthly members y/y

growth

growth

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Content
is our core
BRANDS

6X
More engagement with
content vs jobs

2.7MM Company Pages
Company Updates
SlideShare
Groups

THOUGHT
LEADERS

200+ Influencers

NEWS

1.3MM Publishers
LinkedIn Today

PEERS

1.5MM Groups
Connections

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238 million minds.
One aspirational mindset.

Spend Time

Invest Time

Personal Networks

Professional Networks

Top 3 types of content expected1
Info on friends 1 Career info
Info on personal interests

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Updates on brands

Entertainment updates

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Current affairs

1 – The Mindset Divide research study, TNS, September 2012

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Why you should spend more time on LinkedIn
Bloggers on LinkedIn
By the numbers

58,213
members with “Blogger” in their title

1 million+
members with blogging in profile

5,229
groups for bloggers
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Why you should invest in LinkedIn

Establish yourself as an expert

Build a powerful network

Connect with decision makers

SEO optimized
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18 pro LinkedIn tips for pro bloggers
1. Profile: Add a profile photo
You’re 7x more likely to be viewed
2. Profile: Customize your headline
Leverage prime real estate to market yourself

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3. Profile: Add your blog to Website section
Drive attention to your blog

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4. Profile: Connect your Twitter account
Give people more insight into your capabilities & expertise

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5. Profile: Customize your public profile URL
Share this URL on your blog, business cards, and more

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6. Profile: Add rich media in Summary & Experience
More than 2.5 million pieces of rich media have been added

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7. Profile: Add Skills and Expertise
More than 2 billion endorsements given

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8. Profile: Ask for recommendations
Empower your readers to be your evangelists

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9. Share: Post Status Updates
Share relevant content to stay top of mind

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10. Share: Add the InShare button to your blog
More than 1.3 million publishers have added InShare

Developers.linkedin.com
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11. Network: Join and participate in Groups
Grow your network while building your brand

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12. Network: Use Advanced Search
Filter by company, function, skills, and more

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13. Knowledge: Follow Social Media Channel on Pulse
Get the latest news and trends on social media

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14. Knowledge: Follow social media Influencers
Get inspiration from the experts

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15. Brand: Build your presence on Slideshare
Tap into existing audience of 60 million monthly unique visits

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16. Brand: Create a LinkedIn Company Page
Increase your visibility with status updates, products &
services

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17. Paid: Sponsor LinkedIn Company Page Updates
Surface relevant content for your ideal audience on LinkedIn

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18. Paid: Invest in LinkedIn Ads
Reach future members of your community

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How many pro tips are you using?
Connect with me
www.linkedin.com/in/conniechanwang

@cheesycons

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Pro LinkedIn Tips for Pro Bloggers

Editor's Notes

  • #5 Our mission is to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. This is why LinkedIn exists. And we’ve been making strong progress on this mission.
  • #6 One-third of the 600 million professionals on the planet are LinkedIn. This represents the largest group anywhere of influential,affluent and educated people. We’ve becomethe world’s largest professional network by helping our members be more productive and more successful at all the stages of their careers.
  • #7 That helps explain why LinkedIn is expanding at a rate more than 200,000 professionals every day …in every industry, category, and geography in the world.Page views year-over-year grew 57%, driven by monthly user growth of 32% over the same timeframe. So engagement is outpacing even our dramatic user growth.NOTE FOR BAR GRAPH: To adjust the elements above the bars, move them (from the point of the shape) 10 clicks above the top of the bar to keep spacing consistent.
  • #8 Driving this increased engagement is the fact that LinkedIn has evolved into a professional publishing platform. Our members are 6 times more engaged with content on LinkedIn vs our jobs properties. LinkedIn members are investing time in content from four primary sources:Brands, 2) Thought Leaders 3) News and 4) Peers And the LinkedIn products that deliver this content are:Brands – Company Pages, Company Updates,SlideShare, GroupsLinkedIn members choose to follow the companies that they want to hear from, engage with content these companies post to SlideShare, and join Groups built or sponsored by these companiesThought Leaders – Influencers Members are getting unique content that they can’t get anywhere else by following Influencers. The Influencers program includes over 220 of the most influential thought leaders, from Richard Branson to President Obama.On LinkedIn, Influencers have become publishers virtually overnight, attracting – in the case of Richard Branson – 1.3million followers that engage with and share their content – posting hundreds of thousands of comments. (March 1, 2013) Companies have the same opportunity on LinkedIn. News – LinkedIn TodayThere are more than 40 industries and 480 news sources to follow on LinkedIn Today.Since LinkedIn Today was integrated into the LinkedIn Homepage in July 2012, traffic to 3rd party publishers is up nearly 60% Peers – Connections, Fellow Group Members Members visit their homepage and read their news feed to see what their connections are sharing. Since their connections are usually people in the same industry or function, they typically share information that is extremely relevant and useful. 
  • #9 In addition to this difference with other professional publishers, there’s also a key difference compared with personal social networks. Time on LinkedIn isn’t simply spent. Time on LinkedIn is invested in professional development.We call this the professional mindset.The professional mindset clearly distinguishes LinkedIn from Facebook and Twitter, which exist primarily in a personal context.The professional mindset is aspirational, members are thinking about how to achieve their ambitions and provide a better life for their families. As a result, our members are highly receptive to advertising, content, and experiences from brands that can help make them more knowledgeable and, ultimately, more successful.
  • #12 How exactly can Marketers build relationships on LinkedIn? You use accurate targeting to deliver relevant content.LinkedIn is not just about another campaign or another product launch, even though we embrace those things. Brands are able to build relationships by using LinkedIn to Target, Publish and Extend. Now we’ll look at each of these