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Discover these 10 Linkedin Tips To Maximize Your Marketing Efforts On This Powerful Social Network
1. Complete Your Profile.
LinkedIn gives you a status bar that tells you to how much of your profile is complete. This is where you will add a photo, resume, links, awards, hobbies, and organizations you are part of. Follow the status bar until complete and your in business looking professional.
2. An Attractive Headline
This is your first impression. Make it attractive. Its should tell us a little bit about who you are, who you help, and how you help them.Create yours and people will be attracted to click on your profile.
For example:
"I Help Entrepreneurs Save Time, Energy, Money by Providing a Cost Effective Social Media Strategy For Brand Awareness."
3. An Attractive Summary
In the summary you are able to give a little bit more about who you are, who you help and how you help them. Summarize your experience in a simple and concise way that will give the user visiting your profile value about what you offer to the marketplace.
For example:
Social Media Consulting: I am the founder of Next Level Online Mastery. com. This website teaches you how to leverage the social media technology to create brand awareness, increase relationships, and drive more sales.
4. Customizing Your Websites
LinkedIn gives you 3 websites that you can add to your profile. This is a great way to get organic traffic to your website or blog or even your facebook fan page of your business. You want add 3 then customize the titles to give them a call to action. Instead of listing your BRAND name on it you can say: "A Free Online Source for your XYZ industry" or "Follow me on Facebook." This is will bring people to want to find out more about you and your brand.
5. Import All Your Contacts
This one is a huge resource! By importing all of your email and phone contacts into LinkedIn you can connect with everyone. BUT now you are also connected to everyone you know 2nd and 3rd degrees which expands your network and allows you for more connections. This will also bring more people to find you!
6. Write Recommendations
This is sure fire way you will get recommendations if you write them! When a user comes to your profile they can read how people recommended you, which will encourage them to purchase what it is you offer. Its a real life testimonial of your service or brand. So write 10 to people you respect and you will get some in return.
7. Join Lots of Groups
In order to connect with people on LinkedIn you need to know them. The system will ask you for the person you are trying to connect with personal email. However, if you join groups you can bypass this requirement. Once you are in the group you are free to contact whoever is in the group. You can write them a personal message to begin networking. So join lots of groups in and around your niche.
8. Engage the Community
LinkedIn has many professionals with a range of expertise.
The best way to engage people is by asking questions. Post your questions in your status updates for a day or so and people from your 2nd or 3rd degree will give you answers. This a great way to create a relationship with another professional as well as get an expert to give you valuable information without having to spend too much time searching for it.
9. Expert in Your Field
Answer other questions in their status updates or group discussion and people will see you as an expert in your niche. This is a another valuable tip to attract more people to you. If they already see you as an expert then your that much closer to doing business with them in the future.
10. Leverage LinkedIn Applications
This is the coolest of them all because I am a geek and love gadgets that make work/life easier! LinkedIn has applications where you can import your blog or status updates on another social media platform. You can also have PowerPoint presentations loaded so people can see more about what you do. You can list the books your reading with the Amazon Application. If your an author you list your books there as well! Explore some of the applications you will be amazed!
