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I’m Growing Fond of LinkedIn Groups
It’s been almost a year since I started the North Fulton Business Group on LinkedIn. When I first created the group I looked at the functionality available, and other than a member having the ability to view additional profiles with a common interest, there really wasn’t much else. You couldn’t even search groups. Most people […]
On LinkedIn Show Don’t Tell
When I was in Freshman English in college I had a teacher who used to pound it in our heads to “show, don’t tell” with our weekly writing assignments. It was frustrating at the time but it was a good lesson applicable to more than just a 1st year English class. The same philosophy applies […]
Wednesday Comic: LinkedOut 4
Wednesday LinkedOut comic # 4. Every now and then I find I need to take a break from LinkedIn. How about you, do you ever just need to get away from it so that you can find a fresh perspective?
On the Path to Lionhood
In my last post I described the three types of networkers, or networking strategies on LinkedIn: LION, Turtle and Hound Dog. For the last 18 months I’ve pretty much considered myself a Hound Dog. I connect to those I know and those I would like to know.
y job is helping people find the best option for their health insurance needs. Specifically in the state of Georgia. While connections outside of the state might help my network in terms of size, it really wasn’t that relevant to business. Plus I figured that the more connected I was to my network the more valuable it would be to my connections.
I’m beginning to think that while the thought was well intentioned, it was also flawed.
The Lion, the Turtle, and the Hound Dog
Over time I have encountered different people with different strategies, but I finally narrowed it down to three types of networkers on LinkedIn. In addition to the LION, we have the Turtle and the Hound Dog (keeping with the animal theme).