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]


Via Martin Gysler