Where most companies we work with make mistakes is they start developing their social sites, LinkedIn included, prior to the first 3 steps outlined below. The following is an excerpt from our upcoming release, “An Executives Guide to LinkedIn Mastery.”
One of the most frequently asked questions we get about LinkedIn from over 10,000 submitted questions through our webinars, in posts, or directly by email is: How do I maximize my use of LinkedIn? In many ways this question resonates throughout the social platforms, but for today, let’s focus on LinkedIn. To answer the question [...]
Creating a system and plan of action is the most important thing you can do on LInkedIn to drive business. If you don’t, you will spend all your time answering questions that are irrelevant to your business objectives and end goals. As an Insurance Agent you are faced with a different set of regulations than [...]
LinkedIn has “The worlds largest audience of affluent, influential professionals.” ~ Nielsen Online Here are some of the Statistical Highlights on LinkedIn that you really need to know for your business or professional objectives. Average Age: 43 Male / Female: 54% / 46%Average Household Income: $107,278 Average Household Income $100k+ 51.8% | 6,467,000 Average Household Income $150k+ [...]
Here is a quick tidbit on how to connect with people on LinkedIn. Not everyone knows, but there are 5 ways to connect with other LinkedIn members. Before you start inviting people to your network, be sure to send them a message asking if they are open to connecting. Requesting to connect directly to people [...]
A new friend and manager of the Linked Strategies Group, Sean Nelson, posts very valuable content on his blog (or should I say previous blog) for the LinkedIn community. His blog, LinkedIntuition.com, was one of the most popular blogs on LinkedIn, rivaling the Giants own blog traffic! He did/does this blog to help, give back, [...]
Funny story: A friend told me about a friend of hers who had never googled himself before. She had him on the phone so they both did it at the same time. This guy was looking for work in the financial services industry at the time. So of course his LinkedIn Profile comes up second [...]
