Web 2.0 Tools for

ProfessionalS

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LinkedIn

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Plaxo

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Xing

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Facebook

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Google Profile

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Create a Plan

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Create a Plan

• You have to start with a plan

• Be selective and choose tools you will use regularly

• Create rules for how and when you’ll make updates

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Create a Plan

• You have to start with a plan

• Be selective and choose tools you will use regularly

• Create rules for how and when you’ll make updates

• Set goals for building your network

• Choose businesses, organizations, and individuals with whom you want to build a relationship

• Invite them to connect with you

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Create a Plan

• You have to start with a plan

• Be selective and choose tools you will use regularly

• Create rules for how and when you’ll make updates

• Set goals for building your network

• Choose businesses, organizations, and individuals with whom you want to build a relationship

• Invite them to connect with you

• Choose leaders and mentors and ask them for help

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Create a Plan

• You have to start with a plan

• Be selective and choose tools you will use regularly

• Create rules for how and when you’ll make updates

• Set goals for building your network

• Choose businesses, organizations, and individuals with whom you want to build a relationship

• Invite them to connect with you

• Choose leaders and mentors and ask them for help

• Ask questions, open dialogues

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Code of Conduct

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Code of Conduct

• Be honest - do not inflate your skills or work history

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Code of Conduct

• Be honest - do not inflate your skills or work history

• Be transparent - post all your relevant jobs and experience

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Code of Conduct

• Be honest - do not inflate your skills or work history

• Be transparent - post all your relevant jobs and experience

• Be consistent - do not be one personality in one network and another in a different network

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Code of Conduct

• Be honest - do not inflate your skills or work history

• Be transparent - post all your relevant jobs and experience

• Be consistent - do not be one personality in one network and another in a different network

• Be helpful, answer questions, take time to be a good internet citizen

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Code of Conduct

• Be honest - do not inflate your skills or work history

• Be transparent - post all your relevant jobs and experience

• Be consistent - do not be one personality in one network and another in a different network

• Be helpful, answer questions, take time to be a good internet citizen

• Be respectful of your connections time and privacy - do not forward every thought or make introductions that are not validated

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Code of Conduct

• Be honest - do not inflate your skills or work history

• Be transparent - post all your relevant jobs and experience

• Be consistent - do not be one personality in one network and another in a different network

• Be helpful, answer questions, take time to be a good internet citizen

• Be respectful of your connections time and privacy - do not forward every thought or make introductions that are not validated

• Check your facts - do not publish fallacies

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Code of Conduct

• Be honest - do not inflate your skills or work history

• Be transparent - post all your relevant jobs and experience

• Be consistent - do not be one personality in one network and another in a different network

• Be helpful, answer questions, take time to be a good internet citizen

• Be respectful of your connections time and privacy - do not forward every thought or make introductions that are not validated

• Check your facts - do not publish fallacies

• Use proper English

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Code of Conduct

• Be honest - do not inflate your skills or work history

• Be transparent - post all your relevant jobs and experience

• Be consistent - do not be one personality in one network and another in a different network

• Be helpful, answer questions, take time to be a good internet citizen

• Be respectful of your connections time and privacy - do not forward every thought or make introductions that are not validated

• Check your facts - do not publish fallacies

• Use proper English

• Use Spell Check

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Maintain and Measure

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Maintain and Measure

• As with anything you choose to do; do it well.

• do keep your profiles up to date

• lagging for years and only updating them when looking for new professional opportunities makes people feel used

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Maintain and Measure

• As with anything you choose to do; do it well.

• do keep your profiles up to date

• lagging for years and only updating them when looking for new professional opportunities makes people feel used

• Discontinue your memberships in networks you are not enjoying or getting anything from

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Maintain and Measure

• As with anything you choose to do; do it well.

• do keep your profiles up to date

• lagging for years and only updating them when looking for new professional opportunities makes people feel used

• Discontinue your memberships in networks you are not enjoying or getting anything from

• Break connections with individuals who are misusing the tools and who are not demonstrating good citizenship

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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Maintain and Measure

• As with anything you choose to do; do it well.

• do keep your profiles up to date

• lagging for years and only updating them when looking for new professional opportunities makes people feel used

• Discontinue your memberships in networks you are not enjoying or getting anything from

• Break connections with individuals who are misusing the tools and who are not demonstrating good citizenship

• Google yourself - make sure the professional and personal images of you are correct and represent you well

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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References

• www.linkedin.com

• www.plaxo.com

• www.facebook.com

• www.xing.com

• www.igoogle.com

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc for Aleuromedia LLC www.aleuromedia.com www.aleurosolutions.com PO Box 10251, Bedford NH 03110

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