Linkedin How To Use for Business

Put Linkedin to Work

Distinguish yourself by becoming an online networking leader to connect with

customers and drive new business

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HelloMy Name is

Chris CelekPronounced Sell-ick in English.Pronounced Sell-ick in Polish


What we mean by Social Media

• Conversation• Contributions• Network, not broadcast• Trust, not expert


Expert? Heck no, but I follow my own advice


Why should we spend any time on this?

• 80 million people — 41% of U.S. Internet users, visited social networking site at least once a month in 2008, up 11

percent from 2007.

• By 2013, use will grow to 52% of U.S. Internet users.



More than half of all C-Level executives under 40 use Twitter daily or several times a week.

New Forbes/Google reportJune 22, 2009



Rapidly changing Internet use: • 11% of U.S. adults used Twitter or similar service in Dec.,

up from 6 percent in May.• In Jan., 42% of Facebook users were 25 or older, up from

28 percent previous year.

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So many choices, so little time

Pick 2-3 social media sites that: • Your target audience uses.• You can update consistently.


A web site is not enough

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• Broadcasts your info one way.• Depends on customer to decide to come to you.

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Linkedin for networking

• Virtual, in-person connections.

• Excellent SEO.• Business focused,

not personal interests.


Linkedin for being seen

• Connect to stay in touch.

• Connect to be found on your

contacts’ pages.


Challenges we face online


Linkedin for Business10 Things to Do Now

• 1 Fill out your profile — completely.


Linkedin for Google

• Here’s what’s found, seen by search engines.• Put keywords in headline.


Linkedin for your resume

• Keywords in current role.• Complete work history to reconnect with coworkers, vendors.


Linkedin for info about you

• Groups you share with other users.• Required to connect with other users.


Linkedin for connections

• Reconnect with classmates and alumni.• Give and request recommendations


Linkedin Applications

• Add Applications to feed your blog updates.source, leader.



• 1. Fill out your profile — completely.• 2. Update your status once a day.



• What are you working on? • Link to your blog or we site. status once a day.



• 1. Fill out your profile — completely.• 2. Update your status once a day.• 3. Make connections work for you.


Share what you’re doing

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• Schedule your events.• Invite customers, contacts.

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Linkedin for finding people

• Search by location, business, products.• Discover your connections.



• 1. Fill out your profile — completely.• 2. Update your status once a day.• 3. Make connections work for you.• 4. Ask, Answer Questions.


Linkedin for finding Answers

• Ask for info, help, advice, contacts.• Post to groups, topics, by location.


Linkedin to provide Answers

• What can you share?• How can you help with today?



• 1. Fill out your profile — completely.• 2. Update your status once a day.• 3. Make connections work for you.• 4. Ask, Answer Questions.• 5. Join, participate in Groups.


Linkedin for Groups

• Find groups in your business, community, topics of interest.


Linkedin for experts

• Share what you know.• Provide answers that show you as source, leader.


Linkedin for conversation

• Use groups to ask questions.• Start a conversation.


Linkedin Groups for your needs

• Create a group to start, lead discussion of your topics.


Linkedin for email to Groups


Linkedin for email to Groups

• You can email members of groups you manage.


Search for new business


• Find opportunities by searching what other users say, do.• “Birdhouse”


Help desk for your business

• Ask questions• Contribute answers• See what help businesses need.



• 6. Search for people, companies, groups.


Linkedin for finding People

• Search by keyword, company name, location.


Connect with new customers• Find companies you want to do business with.• Find their employees and network with their connections.


Linkedin for finding People



Linkedin for Advanced Search



Linkedin for Company Info

• Biz intel on your desktop when you need it.


Linkedin for Company Info

• Learn about ex-employees and where the moved.


Linkedin for Profiles



• 6. Search for people, companies, groups.• 7. Share documents.


Linkedin for documents

• Upload presentations, sales kits.• Share documents, virtual workspace.



• 6. Search for people, companies, groups.• 7. Share documents.• 8. Recommendations — give them and ask for them.


Linkedin for recommendations

• Praise your connections.• Ask for their recommendations.• Your info appears on many more pages.



• 6. Search for people, companies, groups.• 7. Share documents.• 8. Recommendations — give them and ask for them.• 9. Improve your Google position.


• Link to your other sites.• Put keywords in Summary and Specialties to help search engines find you.


Linkedin for Google



Linkedin for Google



• 6. Search for people, companies, groups.• 7. Share documents.• 8. Recommendations — give them and ask for them.• 9. Improve your Google position.• 10. Share your reading list.


Linkedin Applications

• Share your reading list, recommendations for books.


Not Linkedin but useful


Linkedin How To Use for Business

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