1. 1 Are you LinkedIn for Business? Chris Griffin Griffin & Black Associates Limited T/A WSI Internet Marketing Tel: 01293 822 755 Mob: 07785 308295
2. 2 LinkedIn: Brief Overview What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site mainly used for professional networking and as of January 2011, it had grown to more than 100 million registered users – c 5 million in UK. The purpose of the site is to allow registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business. The people in the list are called connections. This list of connections can then be used in a number of ways:
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4. To find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by someone in one's contact network.
5. To list jobs and search for potential candidates.
6. To review a person's profile before entering into a business relationship with them.
18. LinkedIn Profile Creation 10 steps to create a LinkedIn Profile Keyword Inventory – job titles, companies, keywords (use a thesaurus to see what other words fit and weave them in) Employment and job title inventory Work Date Inventory approx. Goals Inventory – from a business perspective what are your personal and business goals Experience and Skills Inventory – focus on where you are going
19. LinkedIn Profile Creation Education Inventory Web Site Inventory include profile pages Associations and Group Involvement Inventory – remember professional associations, chambers etc. Interests Inventory – having common interests can make a stronger relationship Honours and Awards Inventory – again remember you are creating an image of what you are like to work with and how effective you are
20. 8 Summary: How to Leverage LinkedIn in Your Company Join groups Create your own group Answer Questions Use LinkedIn's Direct Advertising Integrate LinkedIn into Your Marketing Create Company Pages
21. 9 Are you LinkedIn for Business? Chris Griffin Griffin & Black Associates Limited T/A WSI Internet Marketing Tel: 01293 822 755 Mob: 07785 308295