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LinkedIn...what is it? what are the benefits & features? Wants Tips....carry on reading....

Wednesday 14 December 2011

What is LinkedIn?

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network that connects you to your trusted contacts and helps you exchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with a broader network of professionals.

What are the benefits?

• Gives you the keys to controlling your online identity
• It allows you to stay in touch with colleagues and friends
• Gives you the platform in order to find experts and ideas through trusted introductions
• Connects you to jobs, sales leads and ideal business partners

What are the main features?

• Create a complete profile:
a. Enables people to connect and reconnect with you
b. Represents your professional brand career accomplishments

• Jobs – allows you to search for jobs and to post your job to receive applications
• Groups – allows you to discover popular discussions happening in your professional groups
• Company pages ....are a company’s profile of record on LinkedIn and a powerful way to speak to professionals. Engage and message customers and build your showcase of recommendations


LinkedIn Tips

• Make your profile client focused
• Choose your connection strategy carefully
• Use Search to find potential clients and business partners
• Give testimonials to get them
• Join LinkedIn Groups to connect ad interact

LinkedIn Summary

A cost effective network allowing you to promote yourself and your company in that order. However there needs to be a strategy to ensure you are constantly moving forward within this platform and you are engaging with the correct professionals within your sector.

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