Last Friday was the North Fulton Chamber expo and as the volunteer coordinator, about 80% of my time was spent doing that as opposed to actually working. I’m catching up so I will take the short cut of posting the following LinkedOut cartoons instead of an actual post. Hope you enjoy. ***If you cant read the cartoon text, […]
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200 Connections…More Width than Depth?
At some point in the next week I will pass 200 connections. There was a time when I couldn’t imagine having more than 100 connections much less 200. Many of these people I know and some are people that I crossed paths with at the chamber and would like to get to know.
The separation is simply a matter of have I sat down with each person for an hour or not. LinkedIn makes it so easy to connect that we often mistake the number of connections we have (the width) with having an effective network (the depth). It’s important to strive for both, but it will take more work to create depth in your relationships.
Guy’s Jobs Story
This morning I received an email from Guy Havelick with a tale of two workers who were laid off. Here’s part of his email:
I work for a large corporation. They too often play the musical chairs game with far too few chairs. Recently two good friends, excellent contributors and employees, were caught when the music stopped. One had a great network and found another job immediately. The second was not properly networked and is still struggling to start his own business.
As a good employee, as secure as I can be working for a big company, how can I provide myself a safety net? (One that I would prefer not to be forced to use.) LinkedIn seems like the best social networking tool out there. How can I use LinkedIn to be that safety net? What’s the best way to sell my reputation when I’m not yet in a position to be bought?
Book Update
In the last couple of weeks I have not been as active posting online. I’ve been knee deep into writing my LinkedIn book, “Got LinkedIn: From Clueless to Connected in 6 Days”.
Currently I have finished the rough draft and it sits right at 100 pages. With revisions and the addition of more stories it may get as high as 120 pages. I hope to have the final version completed by the 29th which for those of you in the Atlanta area, is the Lunch and Learn date at the North Fulton chamber where I will be part of a panel discussing social media.
LinkedIn User Manuel is Worth the Time
As some of you are aware, I am attempting to write a LinkedIn ebook. The tentative title is Got LinkedIn: From Clueless to Connected in 6 days. Why 6 days instead of 7? The seventh day is a day of rest. This originally started with me trying to come up with a guide for some […]
Nothing Useful…but I Like It
I was keeping up with the few LinkedIn bloggers and came across a post on BitStrips posted by Scott Allen in his Virtual Handshake blog. “Simply put, Bitstrips is a Web 2.0 application for creating comic strips. It enables people like me who have no artistic talent, but occasionally observe or think of something funny, […]
A Question…An Answer…Knowledge Shared
Since I just wrote a post about LinkedIn Answers, I thought I would post part of a blog post I found for two reasons:
1. It shows how someone used a LinkedIn question to gain valuable information;
2. The answers is pretty relevant to finding relevance in connecting on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn.com Feature enhancements
This past week saw the introduction of a slew of feature enhancements that I’d like to cover briefly. In addition, stay tuned to news on a few of our partnerships and “LinkedIn News” feature updates, both of which you’ll hear more about in the coming weeks. Here are the updates on the following couple of […]
Strut Your Stuff with Answers
Unlike MySpace and Facebook, LinkedIn provides few opportunities to interact online. The primary purpose is to use LinkedIn to connect online, but to build a more in depth relationship you have to take it offline. There are several ways to interact online and the Answers section is one of the best. The answers section is […]
77 connections in a week!
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.