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FEMME Workshop4/24/12LinkedIn
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Social Media Marketing:You’re Doing It Right!
LinkedIn for Business
www.feather-stone.com
What you already know…• Kelly V. Pavlovic• Owner, Feather & Stone Consulting since 1994• Bachelor of Science, Case Western Reserve Univ.• Speaker, consultant, writer, voracious reader
Now some fun facts…• Have an unholy attraction to cheese of all sorts• Learned to knit summer of 1984 in Sweden, still at it• Covet Anthony Bourdain’s job on No Reservations• Proud Crazy Cat Lady Parent of Greystoke and Angus
Today, you will learn how to:
• COMPLETE your PROFILE• WRITE for SUCCESS with KEYWORDS• BUILD your NETWORK• Get RECOMMENDED• SETTINGS that align with YOUR GOALS• Join GROUPS• Use your INBOX• Read NEWS and stay INFORMED• ANSWERS and building CREDIBILITY• Install APPS and use them EFFECTIVELY• BEST PRACTICES & ETIQUETTE
Say whaaaaa….?!
• 104 Chimney Sweeps with LinkedIn profiles
• 43 Elvis Tribute Artists with LinkedIn profiles
What is LinkedIn Anyway?
• Launched in 2003• Online resume and portfolio• Virtual professional networking 24/7• 147 million user as of January 2012• 45% growth since last year at this time• North America/Europe: 66% of users• Females: 42% of users• Intended to be gated access• Find leads, build network & increase credibility
Home Screen
Profile – Headline & Status
Profile – Summary & Activity
Profile – Organizations/Education
Profile
• Make sure it is 100% complete• Write a creative headline – within reason• Summary– What you have done– What you are doing– What you are interested in
• Add Sections to provide more details of your professional life, interests & accomplishments
• Make it your own
Recommendations
Recommendations - Giving
Recommendations - Giving
Recommendations - Requesting
Recommendations
• Give before you ask• Reciprocal recommendations are obvious to
employers, so be wary of “tit for tat”• Builds your own credibility and that of others• Don’t be shy about asking for what you want– Which position– Which skills & expertise– Certain keywords you wish to be included
Connections
Connections & Tags
Connections & Tags• ALWAYS personalize the request note you send• List of your Connections
– Alphabetically & by Tags• Use Tags to group your connections
– Industry, Memberships, Organizations• Orange numbers indicate most recently active• My opinion: NOT about the numbers but the quality of the
connections you have– Others only see stats up to 500+– Are you able to speak intelligently about each of your
Connections? Do you remember how you know them?• LION: “LinkedIn Open Network”
– People who will allow connections from ANYone
Network Statistics
Groups
Groups
• Limit of 50 (free accounts)• Respect the rules• Obey moderators• Share common interests/expertise• Meet new people in your industry• Browse your Connections’ Groups for idea• Start Your Own!
Jobs
Inbox & Messages
Inbox & Messages
• Get in the habit of checking as often as you do your email account(s)
• Can group message up to 10 people at once• Invitations stored here• Similar to Facebook Inbox• Can be linked to your email
Companies
Companies
• Search companies to follow– Useful for job seekers– In-Network information
• Create a page for your own company• Should you have one?– People can follow company-specific activity– Hires, promotions and recent changes– Products & Services– YouTube videos, Promotions, Key Features
News – LinkedIn Today
News - Signal
News
• LinkedIn Today– Latest articles
• Saved Articles– Organize saved articles
• Signal– Since 2010– Way to search and organize incoming data from
your network– Left column gives options to filter
More menu
Answers
Answers – Advanced Search
Answers – Ask a Question
Answers – Top Experts
Answers
• Began in 2007• Ask and answer questions in many topics• Build credibility• Expertise is awarded– One point for every “Best” answer– More expertise, more featured on Answers Home
• Discover new contacts• Add value to the community
Learning Center
Applications
Applications• Explore possibilities• Choose what best fits your needs• Should you link Facebook, Twitter and Wordpress?– My opinion: NO– Better left to manual updates
• Events: publicize work-related happenings• Polls: crowdsourcing• Slideshare: build credibility• Reading List: fun sharing• TripIt!: find network members when you travel
Settings
• Profile• Email Preferences• Groups, Companies & Applications• Account
Settings>>Profile
Settings - Profile
• Settings>>Profile>>Edit Your Public Profile
LinkedIn Etiquette• Think of this as a professional networking event
– 24/7, 365 days a year– Conduct yourself accordingly
• Select your profile picture with care– Make it as professional as possible
• Language– Use your best, pretend your mother is watching you!
• Always customize a Connection request– Shows respect for the other person– Conveys the importance with which you view professional
relationships & introductions• Not the venue for personal status updates
– Keep those on your personal Facebook timeline
LinkedIn Best Practices
• COMPLETE your profile and keep it UPDATED• CHECK OFTEN for invitations and messages• READ REGULARLY – your streams keep you in the loop• SEARCH OFTEN for new Connections… and past ones!• PARTICIPATE in group discussions and Q&A• DON’T BE SHY about asking for clarification when you get
an invitation from someone you don’t recognize• DECIDE if you will take on the LION mindset or be more
selective about your Connections• USE APPLICATIONS to enhance your use of LinkedIn
Your Assignment….Should you choose to accept it.
• CREATE a Twitter account• CREATE a HootSuite account• DECIDE if you will self-host a blog
or use a free online app instead • CONSIDER– How frequently will you commit to writing?– Who is your audience?– What is your expertise?– Why do you want to, or think you should, blog?
Where to find me…• www.feather-stone.com• [email protected]• facebook.com/featherandstone• linkedin.com/in/kellyherronpavlovic• twitter.com/featherandstone
@featherandstone@pavpower
• pinterest.com/kellypavlovic• slideshare.net/kellypavlovic