Social Business Success

Do you need to review the fundamentals?

I was asked to speak for the Michigan Shifting Gears current cohort (13) about LinkedIn.  When I gave my presentation to the members Cohort 13, I was amazed at how this program is still one of the best kept secrets.

This was a sharp group and I was challenged a number of times.  The questions that were asked were challenging and direct to the point.  I could tell by the questions asked that this group not only wanted to learn but take LinkedIn to the next level.  The training turned out to be one dialogue after another.

Cohort 13 of the Michigan Shifting Gears program attending a presentation.

The training consisted of two parts of LinkedIn.  The first part was discussing how each section of the profile should be written and why.  The second topic was how a person markets him/herself on LinkedIn. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you have a philosophy on how you plan to build your LinkedIn network?  Are you a person that will send out invitations to everyone you run into on LinkedIn to join your network?  Or a person that accepts every invitation that you receive?  Maybe your philosophy is you don’t accept an invitation until you meet or speak to that person.  Whatever your philosophy is, it’s the correct one if you feel comfortable with that philosophy.

I find the different philosophies interesting the longer I am on LinkedIn.

When I train people on building their LinkedIn network, I explain the various philosophies I’ve encountered.  I go on to say that you will find the philosophy that you feel most comfortable using.

When a person first starts out on LinkedIn, they are concentrating on building their network to that elusive 500 number where they become a “super connector”.

What is your philosophy for adding people to your network?

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