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13 ways to get more results from LinkedIn in 2013
1. 13
Ways
to
Grow
Your
Consulting
Practice
with
LinkedIn
In
2013
1/22/2013
Chris
Reilly
Unleashed
Online
Marketing
2. Agenda
* The
state
of
LinkedIn
and
business
social
networking
in
2013
* 13
ways
to
grow
* Questions/Answers
3. About
Unleashed
* Largest
team
of
Google
Certified
AdWords
Professionals
in
WA,
ID,
&
MT
* In
operations
since
2009
* Search,
Social,
Display,
Video,
and
Mobile
Ad
planning,
logistics,
and
optimization
9. Build
a
better
profile!
* Your
online
“first
impression”
* Add
photos,
videos,
presentations,
languages,
education,
certifications
&
more
* People
tend
to
look
for
company
names,
number
of
connections,
and
titles
first.
10. Improve
your
company
page
* Post
a
photo
and
nice
description
* Link
to
individual
products
or
services
on
your
website
and
seek
recommendations
* Spend
some
time
with
your
“Insights”
11. Participate
in
Groups
* Belonging
isn’t
enough!
* Join
local
groups
or
industry
relevant
ones
anywhere
in
the
world
* Post
useful
content
and
answer
questions
12. Answer
People’s
Questions
* Demonstrate
your
expertise
* Be
thorough,
prompt,
and
precise.
* Linking
to
blog
with
detailed
answers
can
be
helpful
* Nobody
likes
self-‐promotional
answers
13. Share
content
updates
* Post
relevant
articles
that
help
your
potential
customers
* Find
content
with
niche
forums,
Reddit,
StumbleUpon,
and
Twitter
* Use
RSS
to
manage
time
effectively
14. Advertise
your
practice
* LinkedIn.com/DirectAds
* Target
a
large
enough
audience
* CEO’s
are
hard
to
reach
via
LinkedIn
Ads
* CPC
is
safer,
but
CPM
can
perform
better
* Write
ads
with
strong
calls
to
action
15. Find
projects
via
Jobs
* Search
for
Jobs
in
your
area
of
expertise
* Reach
out
with
an
InMail
to
the
decision-‐
maker,
not
recruiters
* Include
references
from
similar
projects
* Works
great
on
Craigslist
as
well
16. Reach
Out
With
InMail
* Use
Search
to
find
great
prospects
* Write
a
very
personalized,
soft
intro
* Include
references
from
similar
projects
* Avoid
selling,
just
ask
for
a
meeting
17. Endorse
and
Recommend
Others
* Endorse
friends,
partners,
and
clients
* Each
person
you
endorse
gets
an
email
* Recommendations
carry
more
weight
* Associate
yourself
with
strong
brands
by
writing
recommendations
on
their
pages
18. Learn
to
love
Profile
Views
* See
who
is
looking
at
your
profile
* Follow
up
with
InMail
or
offline
contact
* Don’t
mention
you
saw
their
“view”
19. Congratulate
people!
* Send
messages
to
people
when
they
join
new
companies
* Write
a
personal
note
when
somebody
updates
their
title
* Ask
open-‐ended
questions
to
see
if
there
are
opportunities
20. “People
Also
Viewed”
* Find
what
businesses
are
similar
to
your
best
customers
on
their
company
page
profile
* Ask
for
a
recommendation
from
your
best
customer
* Send
an
InMail
to
similar
company,
referencing
the
work
you
did
for
your
best
customer
and
asking
for
a
meeting
21. Grow
your
reach
with
Rapportive
* RAPPORTIVE.COM
* Follow
people
in
seconds!
* Check
out
what
is
happening
in
their
social
world
and
have
something
to
mention
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with
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