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77 connections in a week!

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It is said that the average person knows about 250 people. Do you have 250 connections?

I don’t and not everyone I know is on LinkedIn, but I’m preaching to them. Bill King probably knows a lot more than 250 people. Bill’s the kind of guy “you” want to know. He’s got a great sense of humor, always offers spot on advice, and you just enjoy talking to him.

Bill finally drank the Kool-aid and dove into establishing connections on LinkedIn. I may be off by a couple of days but in the last week he’s added 77 connections. I would be willing to bet that he knows each of these connections.

100+ Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn

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Scott Allen, author of the LinkedIn Intelligence blog has put together a great list of LinkedIn reference links. I’ll let Scott’s own words tell you who might benefit from this resource.

This resource is intended for people who…

…are new to LinkedIn and wondering how to use it to help you in your business and career

…have been using LinkedIn a while but felt like you haven’t really been accomplishing anything with it

…are trying to persuade their friends to join LinkedIn and want to communicate the value proposition

…think there’s no real value in LinkedIn (and those who want to rebutt them)

Recommendations Build Credibility

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The recommendations on LinkedIn are a great way to give and receive value. Testimonials are one of the most important things you can receive from a client. They are simply more credible than you saying the same thing. If a picture tells a 1,000 words then a testimonial tells a 1,000 times a 1,000. There […]

The Forrest Through the Trees

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As I’ve been exploring LinkedIn to find relevance I missed a big one.  If you recall so far I have found two ways that LinkedIn is relevant to my business. 1.  It enhances my chamber networking 2.  If facilitates giving and receiving testimonials or recommendations A third that I should have probably included first since […]

Breaking the Ice at a Meeting with LinkedIn

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When you have a meeting with people you’ve never met before, those first couple of minutes when everyone is getting settled in can be extremely awkward. You want to be friendly and potentially build your network by engaging the people who are new to you, but gripping questions like “So, how’s the weather where you’re […]

Eric’s 2 Cents About Online Networking

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If I could get one point across to people who have not used LinkedIn or are signed up but have not started building there network it would be “even if you don’t know why you should build your network today, you will have a head start if you figure it out tomorrow”.  Eric Mariacher echoes […]