Here is what I used to believe. I believed that protecting the value of your network required that you know or have plans to get to know those that you were connected to. I believed that it only made sense to add new connections as I met people within my chamber or other offline networking. Since my prospects are in Georgia I believed that there was limited value in connecting to other outside of the state. I was wrong.
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Wednesday Comic 06: Duplicate LinkedIn Accounts
Ever feel like you’ve connected to someone previously? Deja Vu? No, they probably just have two LinkedIn accounts. If you are one of the duplicate accounts folks you’ll have to contact LinkedIn to have one of the accounts removed. Click on the Help button at the top of the LinkedIn page and under the FAQ’s you’ll […]
The Average LinkedIn Network
Numbers are always interesting to consider. Take for instance the 40+ million users on LinkedIn (not an official number but an educated guess). That’s a pretty impressive number. But, more important is the number of people that are active. The value of one member in your network is not equal to the value of another.
But how do you place a value on each member?
Why Do People Repeat Answers on LinkedIn?
ile this in the “not a big issue yet it drives me crazy” file. When someone asks a question on LinkedIn, and it has been answered appropriately, why do others repeat the same answer?
For example look at a recent question and answers:
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 […]