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1. New Outlook of LinkedIn1. New Outlook of LinkedIn

Many people use Many people use LinkedInLinkedIn as a showcase of their skills or portfolio. as a showcase of their skills or portfolio. Some even use it to search for jobs or just to contact business owners. Some even use it to search for jobs or just to contact business owners. Like every other social network, LinkedIn is full of users who are Like every other social network, LinkedIn is full of users who are potential customers of your service, it’s not just the place to hangout potential customers of your service, it’s not just the place to hangout like like FacebookFacebook or Twitter, but it’s place that can be used for marketing or Twitter, but it’s place that can be used for marketing your business and finding new customers.your business and finding new customers.

Lots of people have LinkedIn accounts and they mostly join the groups Lots of people have LinkedIn accounts and they mostly join the groups that they are interested in. If you are in ad business, you’ll join the that they are interested in. If you are in ad business, you’ll join the groups that are about offline or online marketing. If you are into groups that are about offline or online marketing. If you are into programming languages, you’ll joing groups such as C++, PHP and programming languages, you’ll joing groups such as C++, PHP and such. These are professional groups and if you think about spamming, such. These are professional groups and if you think about spamming, then you won’t be there for long.then you won’t be there for long.

2. Power of LinkedIn Groups2. Power of LinkedIn Groups

There are true examples of companies that used There are true examples of companies that used LinkedIn GroupsLinkedIn Groups to to become industry authorities and generate over $100k in revenue. One become industry authorities and generate over $100k in revenue. One such is the SaaS company that published their step-by-step process on such is the SaaS company that published their step-by-step process on how they went from zero to $60k, and by mostly using LinkedIn. This how they went from zero to $60k, and by mostly using LinkedIn. This is the article I found on the reddit so the actual credits go to user is the article I found on the reddit so the actual credits go to user called “amaricana”. This is his story on how he utilized LinkedIn for called “amaricana”. This is his story on how he utilized LinkedIn for profit. He created a product called ZenMaid that helped maids in profit. He created a product called ZenMaid that helped maids in organizing their daily tasks.organizing their daily tasks.

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We started our software, a scheduling application (web) for maid We started our software, a scheduling application (web) for maid services in the US and Canada, after being inspired by resident services in the US and Canada, after being inspired by resident r/entrepreneur hero u/localcasestudy. First we had to validate r/entrepreneur hero u/localcasestudy. First we had to validate the idea with maid services, and our initial attempts at cold the idea with maid services, and our initial attempts at cold calling and cold emailing were not going well. Also, I hated it. calling and cold emailing were not going well. Also, I hated it. Show me someone that says they love cold calls and I’ll show you Show me someone that says they love cold calls and I’ll show you a liar who is very good at managing their emotions. At this point a liar who is very good at managing their emotions. At this point I started getting interested in inbound and content marketing, I started getting interested in inbound and content marketing, and decided to test LinkedIn to see if it was viable.and decided to test LinkedIn to see if it was viable.

While implementing the steps outlined below we found our While implementing the steps outlined below we found our first maid services to work with to develop a better first maid services to work with to develop a better software than their current ones. Just as important we also software than their current ones. Just as important we also partnered with our first industry consultant whose early partnered with our first industry consultant whose early feedback on our product was invaluable and who also feedback on our product was invaluable and who also referred us ~25 out of our first 50 customers. She had referred us ~25 out of our first 50 customers. She had noticed our contributions in her LinkedIn group and noticed our contributions in her LinkedIn group and gotten in touch (I still speak at her events to this day).gotten in touch (I still speak at her events to this day).

Once we’d launched the product we continued to use LinkedIn Once we’d launched the product we continued to use LinkedIn groups to find new customers, develop more relationships (we’re groups to find new customers, develop more relationships (we’re now partnered with another industry consultant through now partnered with another industry consultant through LinkedIn), and to build our reputations so people come to use LinkedIn), and to build our reputations so people come to use more often than not these days. I even got the chance early on in more often than not these days. I even got the chance early on in our business to speak in Chicago and Virginia Beach after being our business to speak in Chicago and Virginia Beach after being invited by an acquaintance who I met through LinkedIn.invited by an acquaintance who I met through LinkedIn.

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