2. Advanced Use of LinkedIn
ď Overview of LinkedIn
ď How to Prospect
ď Set up a Follow-up System
3. Why LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is Where the Professional Influences ARE! Some of the Statistical Highlights
ď˝ Average Age: 41
ď˝ Household Income: $109,703
ď˝ Male: 64%
ď˝ College Grad/Post Grad: 80.1%
ď˝ Business Decision Maker: 49%
ď˝ 24% Have a Portfolio Value of $250k+
07. Apr, 2009 http://www.linkedstrategies.com/blog/tag/linkedin-statistics
Latest LinkedIn Facts
ď LinkedIn has over 65 million members in over 200 countries.
ď A new member joins LinkedIn approximately every second, and about half of our members
are outside the U.S.
ď Executives from all Fortune 500 companies are LinkedIn members.
ď http://press.linkedin.com/about April 2010
6. Contact View You can
send them
messages
through
LinkedInShows that they
are a 1st Degree
Connection to
you
How many
Connections
they have on
LinkedIn
17. Making YOUR Profile Attractive
ď Have Relevant Job Positions
ď Part time?
ď Non-industry related?
Keep your profile short & relevant
Go Ahead & Review Your Experience
18. Making YOUR Profile Attractive
Does your Summary make YOU want to do business
with yourself?
Are you providing
~ the Features
~ or the Benefits
to doing business with you?
Write Your Mission Statement
19. Making YOUR Profile Attractive
Do you have powerful recommendations?
YES
ď From Clients
ď From Supervisors
ď From Committee/ Volunteering members
NO
ď From Networking Contacts (people that havenât
personally referred you business nor have directly done
work with you)
ď From Friends