The LinkedIn Network

1
The LinkedIn Network

• Why use the LinkedIn network?
• What tool to use on LinkedIn
• How to keep up to date

2
Why use LinkedIn

• Be independent of time and place
• Greater network than in most physical network
• Find business deals outside your normal network
• Get your message to many people fast

3
What tool to use on LinkedIn (1) -
Recommendation

• Recommend your professionel partners
• Become recommended by your professionel partners
• Search in Service providers to find partners
  with recommendation

4
What tool to use on LinkedIn(2) - Question and
answers

• Publish your own question to get answers
• Answers question to become the expert
• Add search answers application to get specific
  question and answers

5
What tool to use on LinkedIn (3) - Groups

• Connect to groups to extend your network
• Use groups to become the expert, and to seek
  advice
• Be active in the connected groups
• Be aware, that you open for other users to
  connect to you

6
What tool to use on LinkedIn (4) - Connection

• Connect to business partner you know, or have
  something to offer
• Make your invitation interesting
• Only accept invitation from people you know, or
  wants to know

7
What tool to use on LinkedIn (5) - Everything
else

• Add interests
• Update your status on a daily basis
• Have minimum 20 connection, otherwise your
  network isnt big enough
• Use LinkedIn link in your email
• Export to Outlook if you have to maintain
  historical data

8
How to keep up to date

• Use RSS reader in Outlook 2007 to get the news
  from your connections directly in your mailbox

9
Officekonsulenterneck_at_officekonsulenterne.dk