Over the last month I’ve focused on building my connections. A natural place to start was with the GNFCC (North Fulton Chamber). Over the past year I have scanned every card into Card Scan to build a list of people participating in the chamber. Some of these people I’ve met and some we’ve just crossed […]
Quick Thought About Your Network
Expand, Expand, Expand. One of the first things I do when someone connects to me is take a look at their connections. I’ve noticed several people that are connected to 15 to 20 people, but its primarily people at their current job. That’s definitely a good place to start. If you really want to grow […]
Interview About LinkedIn on WGSR 710AM
This week, Amy Otto (a connection) invited me on her weekly radio show to discuss LinkedIn. Amy hosts the show with Lee Kantor (a new connection) every Wednesday at 10:00 AM and then posts a podcast online. You can hear the interview by going to http://atlantabusinessradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295090 The LinkedIn discussion starts about 10 minutes into the interview […]
What It Is… and Profiles
Time for round two. Currently right now I have 56 invitations outstanding. As of last Thursday I had 60 connections which is now up to 83, and have thus added 64 new connections in the last couple of weeks. Much of this was accomplished by reviewing my contacts from the various North Fulton chamber events. […]
Is LinkedIn Relevant?
Each year things slow down in December so I try to learn something new. This year I decided to try and figure out whether or not “LinkedIn” was really relevant to my business. The number one question concerning LinkedIn is “Ok I have an account, so now what do I do next”? As I try […]
And Away We Go…
This blog started as an email to people I am connected to on LinkedIn detailing my experience in trying to determine whether or not LinkedIn can be relevant to my business. The first couple of posts were originally sent out by email. The problem with this is that it limits the opportunity for the people […]