LinkedIn: Relationships Matter.
Linkedin is an online business Rolodex or an online resume. It is a business-oriented social networking site designed to help build and manage professional relationships.
Linkedin is a Social Networking tool like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, that many businesses are turning to to promote their business services and products.
Keep in mind that it is a business tool; you still have to talk to people, make business calls, develop a business relationship; the beauty of Linkedin is in the reach.
Linkedin is one of the most overlooked Social Networking media websites on the Internet and has approximately 30 million users. If you already have a Rolodex with 1,000 contacts by becoming proactive and using Linkedin you can grow your contact list by building relationships.
Here are a few business points and how to make Linkedin work:
- Build it before you need it
- Add your picture
- Define your Headline and make it compelling
- Get recommendations
- Create custom URL’s for your business websites
- Send out personal invitations and make them personal
- Make introductions more easy to connect
- You can use it to find jobs
- Use it to generate other opportunities
- Add it to your email signature
Keep in mind when using Linkedin; people hire individuals not companies.