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Your LinkedIn Intervention: 5 Changes You Must Make - Forbes

Your LinkedIn Intervention: 5 Changes You Must Make - Forbes | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

I don't know you, but me I've longtime put aside LinkedIn, because I thought it's a boring and uninteresant business tool. But, today I know it's not the case. This excellent post explain in a perfect way what's going on LinkedIn, what everybody should know about the art of use it, and few other interesting things, a great post who's worth the time you would invest. [note Martin Gysler]

 

PS: I'll make the five changes right now, and you?

 

LinkedIn is, far and away, the most advantageous social networking tool available to job seekers and business professionals today. Far and away.

 

So why is it that so many of us stink at LinkedIn etiquette?

 

That’s right, folks. We stink at it.

 

We send out lazy, generic connection requests. We ask people we barely know for recommendations.

 

We ambush people, asking for favors before we’ve ever spent even two seconds of time building rapport. We shove our Tweets through our LinkedIn feeds, even though half the people on LinkedIn could care less about Twitter.

 

Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/dailymuse/2012/07/06/your-linkedin-intervention-5-changes-you-must-make/

 

[This is really sound LinkedIn advice. Make sure you follow it ASAP. ~ Jeff]


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The Do’s and Don’ts on LinkedIn Invites | MyVenturePad

The Do’s and Don’ts on LinkedIn Invites | MyVenturePad | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
// This post was going to be a rant on the phrase “I’d like to add you to my professional network.” (but I decided that at least most people are trying…and to be nice).

 

So, instead, I’ll take a more constructive approach and share my thoughts on how to properly invite someone to join you on LinkedIn.

 

If you were at a networking event, would you walk over to someone, hand them a business card, ask them to connect and walk away? I certainly hope not. I would expect you to introduce yourself and give them some sort of reason to keep talking. LinkedIn is no different.

 

The default ’I”d like to add you to my professional network.’ is you being lazy (yep I said it) and if you don’t ‘know’ the person, it’s even worse. If the person that you are trying to link to thinks that they don’t know you…watch out – you’ll get penalty flags thrown at you!...

 

[Don't be so darn lazy on Linkedln ~ Jeff]

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