The BounceBack St. Louis team conducts two day workshops for those in career transition. Day 2 covers LinkedIn and your web presence, Networking and Interviewing Skills.
59. Business Cards Jerry Chapman Sales Professional 314-594-0923 [email_address] 34 West Ridge St. Louis, MO 63087 Jerry Chapman 314-594-0923 [email_address] 34 West Ridge St. Louis, MO 63087
71. Do you know anyone on my target list? How do you know this person? May I use your name as an introduction? Do you have their current phone number? I would prefer to contact them first. That would be great but you have already invested time meeting with me. I would be happy to contact them so that you do not need to invest any more time. If I do not have any luck I will contact you and request assistance. No, I should contact them first. If that is what works best for you that will be great. Would it be alright if I check back with you in a week? I want to make sure my follow up is timely after you make the contact.
“ Reserve” your name for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, email lists, and other places around the Internet
What is missing here? No email No picture Old update more than 3 weeks ago
This is because LinkedIn doesn’t display emails, so if you want to be found, put it in
Have you met this person ever? Do you remember what they look like? Have you corresponded with them via email or called lately?
You’ll need to create a CSV or vCard file from your contact manager and upload it to LinkedIn -- you really just need their first and last name and email fields
Customize the message and be choosey!
Make and ask for them from your past clients
Put this on your business card
Note the public URL, make it some form of your name Check all the boxes that you want people to find you at
There are other tools from HubSpot at grader.com to evaluate your web site and Facebook efforts too.
Can be used for a variety of things, including this presentation! And also a copy of your paper resume
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“ Reserve” your name for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, email lists, and other places around the Internet
Preserve your brand Easy to remember and to say Makes your more professional Doesn’t cost much Isn’t hard to setup
Microsoft charges $15/year but you need IE and Windows to post Weebly charges $50/year and integrates into Google’s Gmail GoDaddy charges $60/yr for the basic accounts
GoDaddy control panel for hosting server
Setup
Change look and feel of site
Use this site to check to see if your domain name, facebook user ID and other identities are already taken at more than 300 different services
Tweets ===> update your LinkedIn status Can limit the updates if you include a special hashtag
Twitter > LinkedIn status, only can use one Twitter account per Lin account
Send out regular information to your prospects Remind people you are looking for a job Get you in the habit of regularly writing stuff Give you an activity to organize your week Sending out emails from your desktop is cumbersome Avoids the “reply all” mistake Makes managing bounces easier Looks more professional Another way to brand yourself