6 Easy Steps to Getting...LinkedIn

ByDonna Serdula

04/07/2023

"LinkedIn is a networking tool that helps you discover inside connections to

recommended job candidates, industry experts and business partners. It

strengthens and extends your existing network of trusted contacts."

What is LinkedIn?

#1 Create a Compelling Profile Have mercy on your reader! Stay away from BORING (This isn’t your

resume!) Have a creative Headline Make your Summary interesting Include a Professional Picture Create a vanity URL Include your links Get Help!

http://www.LinkedIn-Makeover.com

Who would you

rather Contact?

Tip! Market your Vanity URL

#2 Connect Search for classmates Search for old colleagues Import your contacts from

email Add people you meet

Grow your business network

Give and receive recommendations

Forge relationships, interact

YOU 1st 2nd 3rd

#3 Ask Questions, Provide Answers

Ask for Advice

Demonstrate your expertise

Grow your reputation

Interact, Share, Inspire

#4 Create Groups, Join Groups

Create Affiliations Find Commonality, Partners… Expand Your Searchability Promote Events, Articles, Ideas... Stay in Touch and Collaborate Interact, Share, Inspire

#5 Listen & Interact

#6 Search, Research, & Discover

Search for People, Companies, Jobs Find affiliations See what people like YOU are doing Determine health of companies Find out about your competitors Find people who need your services

In Summary

Create a Compelling Profile Add Content Build relationships Test Ideas Listen, Learn, Discover, Experiment Make Connections Help People Have FUN!

Statistics● Average user's age is 40● Average salary on LinkedIn is $109,000● % of companies using LinkedIn as a primary tool

to find employees….80%● 49% of users are Business Decision Makers● 24% Have a Portfolio Value of $250k+

People with more than twenty connections are thirty-four times more likely to be approached with a job opportunity than people with less than five.

All 500 of the Fortune 500 are represented in LinkedIn. In fact, 499 of them are represented by director-level and above employees.

There are over 41 million members to the site representing over 200 countries

A new member joins LinkedIn about every second

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