Transcript LinkedIn - Evergreen Park Public Library

Using LinkedIn
LinkedIn At A Glance
• LinkedIn is a social network aimed toward professionals
• More than 50 million users
• Usually seen as an online version of your resume, but it’s
actually so much more than that
• LinkedIn can help you grow your business, expand your
knowledge, and promote your best work!
Getting Started
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Increase visibility
Create outlets to gain new leads
Connect you with vendors, future partners, and clients
Build trust in brand
Establish leadership in the industry
Allow for you and your company to demonstrate expertise,
knowledge, quality of service, etc.
Building Your Profile
Your LinkedIn Page is So Much More than a Resume!
Setting Up Your Profile
The Photo
• Choose something professional
• For a company profile, choose your logo or a photo of your team
The Summary
• Make it explain why someone would want to do business with you
• Your elevator pitch
• Read it out loud - would you stop and take a closer look?
Experience & Skills
• Explain what you've done as well as what you CAN do
Interests, Groups & Associations
• Showcase where you're active
Recommendations
• You need them
• Testimonials to your service, expertise, and skill can build trust and make you look more
attractive
LinkedIn Questions & Answers
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A lot like Yahoo! Answers, only with more targeted categories
Get a feel for the industry atmosphere on LinkedIn and how you might fit in
Also use it to gain insight for marketing efforts
Share useful articles, published by you or a partner company
A great way to network with other vendors in the industry
Show others that you have an edge over the competition
Growing Your Network
Asking to connect is like sharing a business card.
Growing Your Network
Building your network from the beginning:
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Start out by connecting with people you know
Search feature
Let LinkedIn scan your email address book and select who you
want to connect with
Growing Your Network: Best Practices
• Seek out current employees, clients, friends, and professional connections
• Introduce contacts to one another
• Suggest an expert in the industry
• Answer questions in relevant groups or forums or in the answer feature
• Notify your contacts on interesting events happening in your company
• Recommend employees, partners, or vendors
• React on the successes of your contacts
• Start and have conversations with those in your industry, including prospects and
leads!
Other Ways of Growing Your Network
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Develop your network by asking for introductions
Join groups and communities
Use LinkedIn's Questions & Answers feature
Use your LinkedIn URL in your email signature
Link to your LinkedIn profile on your site
Link to your LinkedIn profile on your Facebook or Twitter
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Lead Generation
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Used LinkedIn Questions & Answers to find and respond to targets
Participate in industry-related groups where your leads may be
Reach out to leads by providing assistance
Include appropriate contact information in your profile
Gaining Testimonials
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Ask for recommendations from your existing network
Respond in kind
The secret of LinkedIn….
…the more you give, the more you get!