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How to Fully Take Advantage of LinkedIn
This document discusses how to fully utilize LinkedIn for professional and business purposes. It provides an overview of LinkedIn, highlighting that it has over 150 million users. It then covers how to set up a strong personal profile by including important elements like a photo, updated resume, descriptions of experience and skills. The document also discusses how to enhance networking on LinkedIn and set up an effective company page. It concludes by advising what should be avoided, like only using LinkedIn to promote or sell.
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How to Fully Take Advantage of LinkedIn
- 1. HOW TO FULLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF Nikki Little, Social Media Strategist at Identity Macomb-OU INCubator April 5, 2012
- 2. WHAT WE’LL DISCUSS: Why LinkedIn? Overview and stats Getting started Important elements of personal profile How to enhance networking Important elements of company page What NOT to do on LinkedIn
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- 4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29492436@N00/3942063039/ More than 150million users in 200 countries. 4
- 5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29492436@N00/3942063039/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/38851430@N07/3612876698/ LinkedIn counts executives from all Fortune 500 companies as members. 5
- 6. Traffic from LinkedIngenerated highest visitor-to-lead conversion rate at 2.74%, almost 3 times higher than both Twitter and Facebook. 6
- 7. http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2012/02/25/43-of-all-linkedin-users-are-in- the-us-ibm-is-the-company-with-the-most-followers/ > 2 million companies representing all industries, sizes and geographies. 7
- 8. REASONS TO USELINKEDIN: Digital resume and stamp of approval Networking opportunities Showcase industry expertise Find a job Recruit new employees Market yourself and your business Generate sales leads
- 9. WHAT YOU NEED TOGET STARTED
- 10. THE KEY INGREDIENTS An email address Photo (headshot – 4 MB limit) Updated resume
- 11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/generated/501445202 LinkedIn will helpyou put the profile pieces together.
- 12. LINKEDIN RESOURCES LinkedInLearning Center – http://learn.linkedin.com/ LinkedIn Blog – http://blog.linkedin.com/
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- 14. 1. PHOTODIN RESOURCES LinkedInsays adding a photo makes your profile 7x more likely to be found in searches.
- 15. 2. STATUS UPDATESDINRESOURCES Promote events and company/personal news, share industry news, etc.
- 16. 3. IMPORTANT WEBSITESRESOURCES Addmost relevant websites and customize the display names.
- 17. 4. CUSTOM URLDINRESOURCES Selecting a URL with your name in the text makes you easier to find via search engines.
- 18. 5. HEADLINE WITHKEYWORDSRESOURCES By default, the headline is your current position, but you can customize it.
- 19. 6. DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARYW/KEYWORDS Give highlights of who you are as a professional.
- 20. 7. SPECIALTIES Summarize yourprofessional skills into keyword phrases.
- 21. 8. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LinkedInsays having your 2 most recent positions makes your profile 12x more likely to be found.
- 22. 9. EDUCATION Add inall levels of education, including study abroad experience.
- 23. 10. RECOMMENDATIONS Ask for recommendations to go along with your various positions/experience levels.
- 24. ENHANCE YOUR PROFILEBY ADDING: Skills and expertise Interests Contact interests Applications: Reading List by Amazon, Blog RSS feed, SlideShare presentations Events Honors, awards, certifications Languages Various other options under “Add Sections”
- 25. MAKE IT EASYFOR PEOPLE TO FIND YOU: LinkedIn member plugin or link to profile on website or blog Business cards Email signatures Link to profile on other social sharing sites
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- 27. http://www.flickr.com/photos/39046851@N08/4052765588/ 1. Connect withpeople you meet, and always add context to your invitation to connect.
- 28. 2. Join relevantgroups, and get active in them.
- 29. 3. Scan theHome newsfeed and reach out to people who share new jobs, promotions, interesting opportunities, etc.
- 30. 4. Follow relevant/interesting companies.Comment on posts and make connection/outreach decisions based on activity.
- 31. 5. Utilize theAnswers feature.
- 32. 6. Find newconnection, outreach and Answers ops through RSS subscriptions.
- 33. http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035609331@N01/5070827/ 7. Create alist of people you want to keep tabs on, then find opportunities to reach out on LinkedIn or in person.
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- 36. InMaps - http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/ See how connections are related to each other Color coded to represent different affiliations/groups Bigger names = more connected Find sectors of your professional world that lack connections Create smart connections between friends
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- 38. IMPORTANT COMPANY PROFILEELEMENTS: Logo and company description Products/services Career opportunities Recommendations Status updates Blog RSS Page statistics (pageviews, demographics, unique visits, products/services clicks)
- 41. 3 THINGS TO AVOIDDOING
- 42. http://www.weherdcats.com/2011/05/24/the-new-snake-oil/ 1. Connect withthe intent to only promote, sell or market.
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- 46. THANK YOU! Email: nlittle@identitypr.com LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkilittle Twitter: http://twitter.com/nikki_little Blog: http://nikkilittle.com Identity: http://identitypr.com
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