2. How do you:
Find the people you are seeking?
Cut through the noise of the internet?
Build trusted connections?
3. It enables you to leverage your existing
network to reach business resources.
It helps you to be found by those looking for
your expertise.
It provides a channel for you to market to
business professionals, though you must do
this correctly.
4. Started in 2003, went public in May 2011.
Largest online professional network – over
200 million members.
Originally designed to help professionals
connect and map their personal networks.
5. Profile Optimization (Foundation)
Connections (necessary for LinkedIn to work
for you)
Strategy & Tactics
6. LinkedIn helps you build 100% complete
profile.
Professional photo.
Location.
Industry.
Summary – with keywords.
Experience - with descriptions & keywords.
Skills – minimum of 5.
Connections – minimum of 50.
7. Here is what else you should add:
Headline – using keywords.
Recommendations.
Education.
Websites.
Twitter handle.
What people should contact you for.
8.
9. Bring your offline network online.
Need 100-200 connections.
Power of the network – introductions.
Determine criteria for whose invites to accept.
Quality vs. Quantity approaches
10. Advanced search.
Can use name, keywords, title, company,
industry, location and school.
Shows how you are connected to people.
Can save 3 searches.
11.
12. Groups
Signal
Alumni
Edit Profile – Languages, Projects,
Volunteering and other options.
13. You can join up to 50 Groups.
Join your industry groups & prospect groups.
Groups expand your available connections.
Select a few groups to participate in.
Start your own Group
14. Make it topic, not company based.
You have to promote it.
You can message group once a week.
Establishes you as a thought leader.
Attracts people to you.
15. Company Pages provide analytics on
followers.
Visitors can learn about your products
without leaving LinkedIn.
Ability to distribute content to all followers.
Ability to segment followers.
16.
17. Pay per click or per thousand impressions.
Faster results than content marketing.
Target audience based on specific criteria.
See if your target audience is in LinkedIn.
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20.
21. Optimize your Profile.
Use Advanced Search.
Use Groups.
Set-up a Company Page.
Use LinkedIn Ads
Think about your LinkedIn strategy and develop a routine of regular activities for best results.
Adding 2 new members every second. Original intent was to help professionals map their personal networks and serve as source of business intelligence.Professional network. Users have a business mindset.
Do this first. Everything begins with your profile. LinkedIn’s criteria for a complete profile are not enough to get the most from it. Use keywords and industry terms. You control how you appear in Google search results. (show)
Headline – describe value you provide in headline. Use keywords and industry terms.Profiles with Recommendations are three times more likely to be contacted than those without. Website customization – show.
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Connect with people who know you - colleagues, classmates, friends, family, people you do business with, fellow organization members, etc. Power in asking your sphere of influence for introductions to those you want to meet.