Making LinkedIn Work For Exclusive Networks

The Principals behind LinkedIn The theory is that we are all connected to each other through who we know, who they know and so on.

Profile Creation, Linking to Exclusive Networks and Building Connections

Your Settings and Your Account

Recommendation and Endorsements Get recommended/endorsed after every project – not just when you leave a company

Become a Power User! OpenLink Network Subscribed Member Use the power of Signal to search out all your quality 2 nd connections Add your Twitter feed

Keep their profile fresh Make their profiles relevant and pertinent to the people they are trying to connect with Show relevant and pertinent use within their groups Use the Advanced Search feature Are in the habit of sending a LinkedIn invitation after every meeting Power Users… Remember their 1 st degree contacts Make friends with people with 500+ connections

Tasks: Aim for over 500+ connections and tag them all so you can find them again Commit to making connections to five new connections (unknown to you) every week Join over 10 groups reach out a little and start a discussion on one every week Keep your profile detailed, relevant and up to date Give value to your 1 st Degree connections Seek out OpenLink Network users and connect with them Check out the LinkedIn Application Tools and use them Make LinkedIn a major part of your working day Spread the word about the usefulness of LinkedIn and encourage others to use it