Tips & Tricks for Using LinkedIn

· Fill out your profile completely
· Upload the same photo you use elsewhere online
· Add your Twitter stream into your profile.
· Use LinkedIn’s Outlook toolbar , Rapportive OR Xobni with gmail to find linkedin profiles of your contacts right inside from inbox
· Try not to click the “I don’t know” button which has negative consequences; just archive the request
· Ask questions in Questions and Answers to get a feel for what customers and prospects want or think.
· Include your LinkedIn profile link in your email signature, business cards, email newsletters, web sites
· Grow your network by joining groups related to your business.
· Link your status updates with your other social media accounts.
· Use the search feature to find people by Job title, company and city.
· Write honest and valuable recommendations for your contacts.
· Request LinkedIn recommendation from happy customers willing to provide testimonials.
· Set up to receive LinkedIn messages in your inbox so you can respond right away.
· If you read a valuable article share it with your contacts
· If you are a Job seeker and looking for Jobs update your status that "you are currently looking for jobs"
· Find vendors and contractors through connection
· Improve your Google Page Rank.
o To do this, create a public profile and select “Full View.” Also, instead of using the default URL, customize your public profile’s URL to be your actual name.
· Search and Add.
o You can use LinkedIn to find the people that you’re meeting.
· Fill out your profile like it’s an executive bio
o Most new users put only their current company in their profile. By doing so, they severely limit their ability to connect with people. You should fill out your profile like it’s an executive bio, so include past companies, education, affiliations, and activities.
· Regularly update your status.
o If you are recruiter you can update status with the current requirement you working on. If you are marketing consultants you can update status with your available consultants

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