are you linkedin?
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Presentation on Getting Started using LinkedInTRANSCRIPT
Are You
Presented By: Urvi Mehta
www.linkedin.com/in/urvimehta
What is LinkedIn?
� Business oriented social networking site
founded in Dec 2002 and launched in May
2003 mainly used for professional networking
� As of Feb 2009, it has more than 35 millions
registered users, spanning 170 industries
� Serious about Business
Why LinkedIn
� Build Your professional network
� Stay in touch with your connections
� Find job opportunities
� Grow relationships
� Build authority
� Detect leads and opportunities
How is LinkedIn different
� Connections are Controlled
� Easy to Use
� Few Applications
� No Multi-media
Getting Started
� Upload a Good Photo
� Complete Your Entire Profile, Including
Previous Jobs
� Use Keywords Liberally in Your Profile
� Link to Websites using Keywords
Your Profile
Have a clear headline
Update your status
Share as many relevant positions
and experience on your public profile
Get recommended
Add relevant links
Have your name in your profile
URL for Google
LinkedIn Contacts
Network Statistics
Invite Contacts
� Invite Anyone You Meet in a Business Setting
� Use Custom Text in Your Intro, Unless You Know the
Person Well
Adding Connections
Finding Connections
� LinkedIn Search
� Name
� Company
� Location
� Keyword
� Browse Connections
� Invite Contacts from Email
Connections Profile
� What they are up to
� Monitor and respond if relevant
� Learn from their current and past functions,
projects and expertise
� Who recommended them? On what type of
projects?
� Check their network
Connections Profile
LinkedIn Search
� People
� Jobs
� Answers
� Inbox
� Groups
Advanced Search
Searching Contacts
� Search Relevant Contacts by conducting
detailed searches
� Save Searches
� Email results to you weekly
� Check connections and groups you have in
common; check their profile for expertise
and recommendations
� Use INmail (payed) or get introduced (free)
LinkedIn Recommendations
� Liberally Provide and Request Recommendations
� Use Custom Invite
Text
� Provide some
guidance to reviewer on
possible themes/keywords
LinkedIn Groups
� Join Groups and Participate
� Meet People Through
Group Discussions, Members List
� Great way to build your network
� Create your Own Group
� Check Your connections
groups and subscribe to those
Types of Groups on LinkedIn
� Types of Groups
� Alumni Associations
� Community Organizations
� Industries
� Professional Certifications
� Software Programs
� Geography
Group Discussions
� Check what your contacts post and
interact/react/discuss/suggest
� Jump in and Share you experience
What are LinkedIn Answers?
� Started in Jan 2007
� Users can ask and answer questions in their
network
� Social Community Aspect of LinkedIn
� Many categories
Example of LinkedIn Answers
Why Use LinkedIn Answers?
� Establish and maintain your personal brand by being a subject matter expert
� Add value to the LI community
� Share free advice regarding questions with a diverse professional network
� Meet other professionals with the same interests and experiences
� Discover potential networking contacts
Answer First
� Answering questions before asking
questions permit you to get to know common
practices and protocol
� Search for and review answers in categories
you wish to learn more about
� Determine how often you will search for
questions in a category that you can provide
valuable answers to.
LinkedIn Q/A’s Info…
� You can select up to 200 of your 1st degree
connections to email it to
� Free Members can ask 10 questions per
month
� Premium members can ask 25
� Each question is open to answers for 7 days
LinkedIn Messages
� Send Message to 10 people at a time
� Don’t be spammy
Events
LinkedIn Applications
� My Travel
� Slideshare Presentations
� Box.net Files
� Company Buzz
� Google Presentation
� Huddle Workspace
� Wordpress
My Travel by TripIt
� See where your network is traveling to and
when you will be in the same city as your
colleagues.
� Allows you to easily meet up at the next
industry event or re-connect with old friends.
� Display your current location, upcoming trips
and travel stats within your network.
Slideshare Presentations
� Share your presentations with your colleagues and connections LinkedIn.
� View the presentations of all your connections, find experts for certain industries and topics, and share important presentations with your own connections
and the rest of the LinkedIn network.
� You can reinforce your professional reputation by
embedding SlideShare presentations in your LinkedIn profile to feature your portfolio and work.
Box.net
� Share your important data on LinkedIn.
� Collaborate, share, and exchange your important documents with your specific connections on LinkedIn.
� In addition to providing free storage and collaboration features, you can also feature key documents directly on your profile.
� Perfect to showcase your latest work, past deals, or portfolio.
Company Buzz
� What are your customers saying about your company?
� Every second thousands of people are sending out messages about companies and industries on blogs, twitter, and across the internet.
� Company Buzz taps into this information for you, to find the relevant trends and comments about your company.
Google Presentations
� Google presentations are a professional way to introduce yourself and your work.
� Add a presentation to your LinkedIn profile to showcase a recent talk or presentation, display a visual portfolio of your professional accomplishments, or introduce yourself to recruiters and professional contacts viewing your profile.
� Upload a Powerpoint file or use Google’s free online application to create your presentation, then post it to your profile for others to view.
Huddle Workspaces
� Collaborate with any of your connections privately and securely.
� Instantly create a project and invite specific connections to join in and collaborate.
� Brainstorm, exchange ideas with discussion forums,
and monitor your progress with RSS feeds.
� Allows you to directly co-edit your documents and
spreadsheets and keeps track of the changes made as a team.
Blog: Wordpress Application
� Connect your WordPress blog with LinkedIn
� Stay connected with your Linkedin network
by syncing your WordPress blog posts with
your LinkedIn profile.
� Once added you can select to filter your
posts with a special LinkedIn tag in addition
to displaying your personal WordPress icon.
LinkedIn Outlook Toolbar
LinkedIn Brower Toolbar
Final Thoughts
� Stay in the know
� Get involved in Groups
� Create opportunities
� Start Connecting
� Build authority
� Keep your Profile Current
� Be found—Optimize your profile through Keywords
� Change your Public Profile to Your Name
Let’s Connect
� To Stay connected with me:
� My Blog – www.UrviMehta.com
� Facebook – http://profile.to/urvimehta
� Twitter – http://twitter.com/urvimehta
� LinkedIn -- www.linkedin.com/in/urvimehta