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LinkedIn Quick Start Guide
7 Quick-Start Tactics to Get You Jump Started On LinkedIn
~ByNathanKievman~
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TableofContents
WelcometotheQuickStartGuide..........................................................................3
HowtoConnectwithLinkedStrategies...................................................................3
WhatisLinkedInandWhyShouldICare?...............................................................4
ABusinessCaseforUsingLinkedIn..........................................................................5
Opportunities...........................................................................................................6
Assessment..............................................................................................................8
Objectives:.............................................................................................................10
7QuickStartMarketingStrategiesandTactics.....................................................11
QuickStartFoundations.........................................................................................12
TakeControlofYourImageandBrand..................................................................14
ProfileMastery.......................................................................................................15
5QuickStepsYouCanTaketoOptimizeYourProfileinLessThan30Minutes....17
MastertheConnectionProcess.............................................................................20
HowtoExpandYourNetwork................................................................................21
WhatNottoDotoExpandYourNetwork..............................................................22
ContributeRealValue.........................................................................................22
ReachYourTargetAudience..................................................................................24
The7StepstoCreatingInboundInquiriesThroughLinkedIn:...............................26
GetbyGivingRecommendations...........................................................................27
UseGroupstoGenerateHighValueTraffic...........................................................29
AbouttheAuthor...................................................................................................32
RECOMMEDEDRESOURCES...................................................................................33
The All Inclusive Guide to Mastering LinkedIn eBook................................33
LinkedInMasteryVideoSeries............................................................................36
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WelcometotheQuickStartGuide
Thisquickstartguidecontainsmanykeyareastounderstandingandquicklyimplementingseveralbest
practiceswithinLinkedIn.Thisquickstartguidewillprovidetips,insightsandeasytousestrategiesand
tacticsthatwillhelpyougeneratenewsales,increaseawareness,createburstsofhighlyinterested
traffic,generateleadsanddiscovernewfoundrevenuestreamsusingthispopularsocialmediaservice.
AsaDigitalandSocialMediaStrategistforseveralyears,Ihaveusedthisplatformtostartandgrowmy
businesses,establishaconsistentlyfullsalespipeline,closenewbusiness,establishhighlyvaluable
businessrelationshipsandjointventuresandmuchmore.Myaiminthisquickstartguideistopointyou
intherightdirectionwhileprovidingyousomesimpletousestrategiesandtoolsthatwillallowyouto
achievewhateveryourobjectivewithinthisplatform.
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WhatisLinkedInandWhyShouldICare?
Idonotneedtoreinventthewheelhere.LinkedInhasspentalotofmoneytomakethispresentation
realquickandsimple,sohereisthevideo:
WhatisLinkedInVideo(http://bit.ly/whatislinkedinvideo)LinkedInBlog
NowthisisprettylightinexplainingtherealbenefitsofLinkedIninmyopinion,butthebottomlineis
thatLinkedInisahugedatabaseof120+millionpeople,allofwhomyoucansearchandmostofwhom
youcanmessagewithinminutes.Thatspowerful!Itsarealgamechangerforthesmallbusiness,sales
peopleandmarketersaroundtheworld.
Thissaid,mostpeoplebelieveLinkedInisajobplatform.Andalthoughitis,LinkedInissooooomuch
morethanthat.Itisavirtualrolodexthatallowsyoutofindanyone,knowagooddealofinfoabout
themandinitiateaconversation.Youcandothisinaoneononebasisorasascaledmarketing
initiative.Additionally,itisthefastestwaytoknowwhoyourfriendsknowthroughadvancedsearch.So
enjoyyourlearningtocomeandtakefulladvantageofthisamazingresearch,businessdevelopment
andtalenttool.
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ABusinessCaseforUsingLinkedIn
WhenIfirstbeganusingLinkedInmyaccountsatthereunused.Infact,IdidntevenrememberIhadan
accountuntilIwentbacktosignupforaprofile.Ittooksomethoughttocreateacatchyprofileand
thinkthroughmygoals.Asamultiplebusinessowner,timeisararecommodity,andassuch,Iwas
uncertainwhetherLinkedInwarrantedtheeffort.Yet,Isawitspotentialasawaytoincreasemy
businesssalesandconnections.LinkedInisanamazingbusinessdevelopmenttoolthathasahuge
potentialtohelpyourbusinessgeneratemassivetraffic,leadsandnewfoundrevenuestreams.
Inmybusinessdealings,Irunacrossmanyissuesthataffectbusinesses.Amongthetopconcernsin
runningabusinessisaneyeonthebottomline,resultinginatightercontrolofthecashflow.Business
owners,professionalsandexecutivesarealwayslookingforcostcuttingmeasuresandwaystoincrease
profitsthroughanyvehiclepossible.ThisiswherethemagicofLinkedInstartstokickintohighgear.
IinterviewedRobertFleming,ownerofeMarketingAssociation.Hehasthousandsofmembers,butwas
lookingforwaystoincreasehisreachinordertoimprovehisexposuretothemarket.Hebeganagroup
onLinkedIncalledeMarketingAssociationNetwork.Thisgroupisinthetop20groupsonLinkedInand
providestheleadershipofeMarketingAssociationabuiltinaudienceforseminars,events,online
programsandexponentialviralgrowth.
Duringthisinterview,Robertwasaskedaboutthevalueofthegrouphebegan,aswellastoascertainits
impactonhisbusinessgrowth.HisresponsesweresimilartothoseofbusinessesIdealwithonadaily
basis.SowhenIbegansharingmysuccesswithotherbusinessleadersandrealizedtheirexperiences
mirroredmine,IknewIwasontosomething!Withaverybusyschedule,itisimperativethatItrimdown
mypersonaltimeusingsocialmedia,aswellasleveragingthistimetogenerateincome.Iwasnot
disappointedwithmyresults.
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HereisasnapshotofthepotentialLinkedInholdsforyouandyourbusiness.
LinkedInisa:
1. ProfessionalPortraittotheWorldParticularlytoyourpotentialclients,partners,alliances,etc.
2. NetworkBuilderConnectonaprofessionallevelwithotherswhowillbeofbenefittoyoueithernoworatsomepointinthefuture.
3. MessagingAllyApowerfultooltopromoteyourmessagetohundredsofthousandsofpeopleforfree.
4. TrafficGeneratorReachupwardsof500,000+emailboxesinanygivenday.
5. ResearchToolFocusinonyourtargetmarket.
6. BrandingandPositioningToolElevateandenhanceyourpersonalandbusinessbrand.
7. AttractTargetedPeopleGetnoticedbyclients,partnersandalliancesyoudesirebydemonstratingtopicsmasterythroughyourprofile,keywordoptimization,recommendations,andcontentsharing.
8. CommunityDevelopmentVehicleOpportunitytocreateyourowngroupornetworkoftargetedclientsbyleveragingLinkedIns60+millionusers.
9. WaytoHelpOthersItisasafeandsecurevehiclebywhichtohelpothers.
10. MarketingFunnelAutomationAttractyourmarketintoyourcircleofinfluenceandestablishautomatedleadgenerationprocesses,whichwillpresentyoutohundredsoreventhousandsofpotentialclientseverymonth.
Opportunities
Ifyouareabusinessowner,aprofessional,strategist,consultantorsimplyinterestedinmaximizingthe
useofLinkedIn,youwillfindthistooltoservemultipurposes.Ononehand,itallowsforcheaper
marketingcostsusingSocialMarketing.Whilethisplatformhasalearningcurveandtakestimeto
managedaily,theinitialcostsareminimal.SocialMarketingallowsyoutocreateamoreintimate
relationshipwithyourclients.Hereyouwillbeabletoreadyourclientsprofilestogetanimproved
understandingofhowtheyoperate,discussconcernsandtargetthoseyouwanttoreach.
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Byansweringthefollowingquestions,youcanbegintogainsomeinsight:
1.Whatareyourmarketinggoals?
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2.Whatareyourbusinessgrowthobjectives?
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Youcanachievespecificbusinessobjectivesthroughgroupdiscussionboards,whichwillallowyouto
targetspecificclients,increaseyourreachtonewclientsandestablishexpertcredibility.LinkedInallows
youtounderstandtargetclientsbetterthroughresearchpolls.Youcancreatepartnershipsandalliances
withotherlikemindedbusinesspeopleandevenusethisasadevelopmenttooltocreateyourown
AdvisoryBoardandBoardofDirectors.
Takeamomenttoanswerthesequestions:
Whatareaswouldyouliketolearnmoreabout?
Whatareyourareasofweakness?
Areyoufamiliarwithallofthesetools?
Ifnot,takesometimetolearnaboutthewaysthatthisplatformisimportanttoyourbusinessgrowth
andexpansion.
Ifyouarelikeme,yourgoalsaretoenjoylifewhileimprovingyourbusiness,communicateasan
authoritytoyourtargetmarket,buildbetterstrategicalliancesandmakemoremoney.Right?Lets
continue.
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Assessment
Mostcompaniesknowtheirfocusortargetgroup.UsingandunderstandingLinkedIntoolsand
resourceswillallowyoutobroadenthisbase.
Whoisyourcompanystargetmarket?
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Onceyoulocateyourspecifictargetmarket,researchkeypeoplewithinthisfieldusingakeyword
search.Youcanresearchindustries,industryleadersandcompanies.Onceyouveidentifiedtheleaders
inthisindustry,youcanviewthegroupstheyhavejoined.Youmayconsiderjoiningthesegroupsat
somepoint.Utilizingthismethodofresearchallowsforaquickassessmentofthenumberofpeoplein
theindustry.
Howmuchcompetitionisalreadyinthisspace?
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Youcananswerthisquestionbydoingsomeresearch.GotoLinkedInshomepageandyouwillfinda
tabforgroups.Gointogroupsandsearchforyourcompetitionusingkeywords.Evenifthemarketis
huge,youstillcanbeginyourowngroupatsomepoint.OneofthekeystousingLinkedInsuccessfullyis
tomastertheGroupConcept.
Groupsaremadeupoflikemindedindividualswhoareallinterestedinthesametypeofinformation.In
ordertolearnmoreaboutthesegroups,itwillbeimportantforyoutojointhem.Youcanquickly
analyzethenumbersbysearchingunderyourtopicsofinterest.
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Onthesearchtoolspage,youwillfindmoreoptions.Forexample,youcansearchforlocalgroups,
whichisoneofmanyadvantagesofferedbyLinkedIn.
CanIbenumberone,two,orthreeinthiscategory?
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Youwillsoonfindthegroupsthatdominatebythenumberofmembers.Thesegroupleadershave
alreadymasteredLinkedIn.However,ifyouapplythestrategiesinthisguideandourresourcesat
www.LinkedStrategies.comyouwillbeabletocreateyourownnichegroup.
Whatareasofourcompanycanthissocialplatformbenefit?
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Isitcustomerservice,marketing,sales,innovation,PR?Thelistisendless.Whilesocialmediais
consideredmarketing,itismuchbroader.Youcanuseyourgrouptodiscussproductdevelopment,
obtainfeedback,findoutwhatyourcustomerswantandmonitorhowtheirneedsarechanging.
WhatuniquevaluepropositiondoIbringtothismarket?
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Whatdoyouhavetoofferyourclients?Everyonewantsvalueandinorderforthisplatformoranyother
socialmediaplatformtowork,youneedtobevaluedriven.Creatingresourcestogenerateincomeis
important.Takeastockofyourinventory.Doyouhavearticles,blogposts,videos,interviews,podcasts,
whitepapers,eBooks,booksorwebinars?Ifthisisanareaofweaknessforyou,considerputtingsomeof
theseproductstogetherbeforedelvingintotheLinkedIncommunity.
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Objectives
UsingLinkedIntoprovideaselfsustaining,brandpositiveandselfpromotingdigitalcommunityof
criticalmassfullofyourtargetmarketisoneofthemainobjectivesofusingthisplatform.Pivotalto
usingLinkedIntomaximizethepotentialforyourbusinessisthephilosophyorstrategybehindusingthe
sitecorrectlyversusincorrectly.Understandingtheimportanceofdevelopingacommunityisthefirst
stepincreatingamarketingfunnelthatattractsyourtargetmarketandmovesthemthroughaprocess
wheretheyareeagertopayyouforyourproductorservice.Thesenewclientsarelikelytorefertheir
family,friendsandbusinessassociatestoyou,allthewhileravingabouthowyouhelpedthem.
Thefocusistocreateasystematicapproachtousingthesocialmarketingmethodsthatyieldresults.
ThisLinkedInStrategyisnotrocketscience;infact,itsprobablymoreinlinewithMarketing101
strategies.
Youmustalwaysputyourclientsneedsfirst.
ThesadtruthisthatmanypeopleengaginginthediscussionboardandelsewhereonLinkedInarenot
valuedriven;thismeanstheyareconcernedonlyforthemselves,whichisextremelyobviousthrough
theircommunications.
Putyourselfinyourtargetaudiencesshoesfirst.Ifyouapproachthemhonestly,ethicallyandmost
importantly,withvalue,thenyouwillattainsuccess.
Genericallyspeaking,peopleareinterestedinthemselves.Theyareattemptingtofillaspecificneedor
focusonacurrentgoal.Therefore,ifyoucouldbeamasteratdiscoveringthatfocus,orunderstanding
theneedsofanentireindustryandthenfocusingyourofferonthosespecificneeds,youcould
accomplishyourgoalsatrecordspeeds.
Thisisjustthebeginningofthestrategicprocess.Thereareseveralmoreaspectstograspinorderto
achievesuccessonLinkedIn.
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7QuickStartMarketingStrategiesandTactics
Step1: Identifyanobjective
Step2: Identifytargetclientsthatcanhelpmefillthisobjective
Step3: Identifytargetgroupsthatcontainthetargetclientsandjointhem
Step4: Identifytheneedsoftargetclientsandlearntheirhopes,dreams,andfears
Step5: Helptargetclientsbysharingresources,news,questions,comments,etc.
Step6: Engagetargetclientsandthenconnect.
Step7: Createanopportunityforavalueaddexperiencewithasoftsell
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QuickStartFoundations
IhavecreatedaLinkedInmasteryworkshopwithhighlyconfidentialandproprietaryinformationforthe
advanceduser.Atsomepoint,youmayconsiderobtainingthisprogramasawaytolearnmoreabout
theusesofLinkedInforyourcompanyorbrand.First,youmustmastersomebasics.
UnderstandYourLinkedInTabsandLinks
Inordertounderstandyouroptions,youfirsthavetounderstandyourresourceswithintheLinkedIn
layout.ThefollowingisalistofthetabsandlinksavailableonanyLinkedInpage.Usethisasaquick
overviewtolearntheframeworkandintegralpartsthatcreatethewhole.
TheToolsandApplicationsofLinkedIn:
1. HomePage
a. Whereyouwillappearonyourconnectionsprofiles
b. Reviewnetworkfeedsfromyourconnections
c. Whereyoufindstatsonwhohasviewedyourprofile
d. EntrypointafterloggingintoLinkedIn
2. Profile
a. Yourportraittotheworldprofessionalphotospreferred
b. Makesurethispageisfullyoptimized
c. Theplacetointegrateapplications
d. RecommendationsthirdpartyperspectivesonYOU!
e. Whereyoushareyourmessage,history,experience,contactinfo,etc.
3. Groups
a. Keyintothetargetmarketsyouareseeking
b. StartingpointforbuildingcommunitiesonLinkedIn
c. Thebestwaytobuildanengagedfollowing
4. Contacts
a. Acherishedassetthatcanharvestgreatrewards
b. Yournetworkconnections
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c. Searchyourconnectionsnetworksforreferrals
d. Usetoimportyourdatabase
e. Capat30,000connections
5. Applications
a. OpportunitytoaddvideostoyourLinkedInPage(viewmyprofileforhowtovideos
www.linkedin.com/in/nathankievman)
b. AddapplicationsBlogs,WordPress,GooglePresentations,ReadinglistbyAmazon,
Twitter,etc.
c. Bestwaytomakeaprofiledynamic
6. SearchBox
a. BestusedforSalesProfessionals,Entrepreneurs,Networkers
b. UseforJVorStrategicAllianceidentification12
7. Jobs
a. ThepublicsmainidentificationwithLinkedIn
b. Greattooltofindjobs
c. HRDepartmentscanuseforpassiveoractiveclientsearches
8. AnswersUsetheQ&Atopositionyourselfasanexpert
a. Getandgiveanswers
b. Bestusedforregional,localprofessionalsthatarelocationbased
c. Greatforumofinformation
d. UsetobuildBestAnswersawardsbyusers
9. CompaniesGreattooltosearchforpeoplewithinaspecificcompany
10. Outlooktoolbar
11. InternetExplorerorFirefoxtoolbar
12. Pollstheabilitytoobtainfeedbackfrommembers
13. ReadtheLinkedInBlogathttp://blog.LinkedIn.com/
14. StayuptodatewithwhatisnewonLinkedIn
a. http://learn.LinkedIn.com/whatsnew
15. TermsandConditions
a. Ifyouaregoingtousethisforbusiness,knowwhatcanandcantaffectyourefforts.
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TakeControlofYourImageandBrand
Therehasneverbeenamoreimportanttimetocreateandpromoteyourselfasyourbrand.Ifyouare
theownerofyourowncompany,theonlywaytotrulymasterownershipofthemarketistoperfect
yourownpersonalbrand.
YoucandothisbybecomingaThoughtLeaderontheISSUESthatmattertoyourtargetclients.For
thoseofyouwhoarebigbusinessCEOs,youneedtoconsiderbecominganadvocateforyourbrandin
publicway.Showyourmarketthatyouareonthecuttingedge.Letyourkeyconstituentsknowthatyou
arearealpersonandravingfanswillcomefromthiseffort.Dontworryaboutgettinginundatedwith
requestsandemails.Incaseyouareconcerned,youarewelcometoreachouttoDemingHillforour
executivesocialmediasupportsystem.
Thisisextremelyimportant:thosewhoarestrugglinghavenotmasteredThoughtLeadership,created
anidentifiablepersonalbrandorexperiencedcontroloftheirpersonalbrand.Thetop10%arestillin
highdemandandworkisstillflyingtheirway.
HowcanyouuseLinkedIntoachievemasteryofyourimageandbrand?Youmusttakeownershipof
yourprofileandmakeitcompelling,concise,andattractive.
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ProfileMastery
Asyoureadthroughthissection,feelfreetopullupmyprofileandmodelit.Youcanfinditat:
www.LinkedIn.com/in/nathankievman.Anotheroptionistohaveuscreate,setup/overhaul,or
optimizeyourprofileforyou.Toinquireaboutthisservice,pleasevisitwww.linkedstrategies.comand
completethecontactform.
Hereisanexampleofaprofilepageoverhaul:
BEFORE:
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AFTERaPROFILEMAKEOVER:
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5QuickStepsYouCanTaketoOptimizeYourProfileinLessThan30Minutes
Step1.ProfessionalHeadline:
Yourprofessionalheadlineisasnapshotofyou.ThinkofitasyourLinkedInelevatorpitch.Youhave
sevensecondsinwhichtocatchtheonlookerseye,thenanother13secondstocompelthemtotake
action.Youhaveonly120charactersinwhichtodothis.Thoughtherearemanyphilosophiesonthis
topic,wemodelthefollowingstructuresforcreatingProfessionalHeadlines.
ValueProposition|ValueProposition|Trust|Credibility|Title
Title|ValueProposition|UniqueSuccess|WhatYouDo|Trustand/orCredibility
Title|UniqueSuccess|ValueProposition|WhatYouDo|Trustand/orCredibility
Thisisvital.Youcannotbecompellingtoyourmarketifpeopledontknowwhatyouofferorhowtosee
yourvaluepropositionquickly.Usecautionnottooveroptimizewiththeexactsamelistingsasyoumay
violateLinkedinspolicies.ThekeyistoincludekeywordrichtitlesthathelpLinkedInproperlyindex
yourprofile.
Step2.WebsiteLinks
Includehyperlinkstoyourwebsitesoraffiliatesitesthatcorrelateandcomplementyourvalue
proposition.Useallthreeoptionsdonotleaveanyout.
Ideally,youwouldhavealinktoyourwebsite,blogandaPRpieceaboutyou.IfyoudonthaveaPR
piece,thenworkongettingone.Thisshouldincludeinformationaboutyourcompanyandyourself.You
canalsoreferenceacomplementarywebsiteasanaffiliateifyoudonothaveanothersiteorPR
resources.
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Whenchoosinganoptiontonameyourwebsitelinks,orselectingtheoptionthatreadsMyWebsite,
selecttheotherlinkandwriteinthename/keyword/brandthatyouarepromoting.Thisallowsfor
furtherkeyworddominanceinyourparticularbrandorindustry.
Step3.VanityURL
BesurethatyourpublicLinkedInURLiseitheryourfirstandlastnameorsomethingclosetothatifyou
haveacommonname.
IfyouhavealongtailkeywordthatyouwouldliketouseforyourLinkedInPersonallink,thanyoumay
receivegoodsearchenginerankingsforthis,howeverIdonotrecommendthisprocessasitcanmakeit
hardforLinkedInmemberstofindyou.
Step4.Summary/BodyDescriptions
IliketomodelthefollowingcriteriaforanycommunicationsonLinkedInorontheprofile.
Brief
Concise
Compelling
Professional
Carefullyselectingtheorderofinformationyouwishtoshareinyoursummaryisimportantbecauseyou
wanttodrawtheeyeoftheclienttohighimpactstatementsorwords.Usebulletpointstodrawthe
eye.InordertoaddbulletpointstoaLinkedInProfile,youwillneedtocreatethebulletsinaWord
documentandcopypastethecontentontoLinkedIn.
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Step5.Applications
Addoneapplicationtoyourprofiletoday,suchastheReadingListbyAmazon,BlogLink,orWordpress.
Theseareeasytoaddandwilltakelessthanfiveminutes.
Applicationshelptomakeyourprofilemorecompelling,interesting,anddynamic.
*BonusSuggestionOnceyouachievesuccessonLinkedIn,youwillreceiveaTONofemails,therefore
itisadvisabletosetupafree,dedicatedemailaccount.Youmaychoosetohaveothers,butmakethis
yourprimaryaccount.
BesuretosubscribetoourYouTubeChannelwww.YouTube.com/Linkedstrategies
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MastertheConnectionProcess
Therearemixedfeelingsanddebateconcerningthemaximizationofconnectionsonanyparticular
SocialNetwork.LinkedInsuggeststhatnetworkingisnotaboutthequantityofconnections,butrather
thequality.IbelieveyouMUSTexpandyourprofessionalnetworkasfarandwideaspossibleusing
LinkedIn,butdothisasexclusivelyasyoucanwithyourTargetMarketorKeyConstituents.Why?
BecausethisisthewayViralMarketingstarts.Thefurtheryoureachintothenetwork,thegreater
exposureyougainforwhatevermessage,productorpromotionyoudesiretoshareandthefurtherinto
thenetworkyourupdateswillreach.
Yourconnectionsaresimilartoagardenvine.Morningglorywillspreadquickly,efficientlyand
thoroughly.Butifleftunattended,thisvinewillcompletelyovertakethegarden.Yourgoalistobelike
thevineandhavelightlyheldrootsonprofilesandthehomepagesofyourconnections.Youshould
thensendupdatestoyourprofileasoftenaspossible,whichwillinturnreachouttoyournetworks
homepages.Aquickwayofdoingthisistochange,orupdateyourprofileviaLinkedInusingtoolslike
www.Ping.fmorwww.hootsuite.com.Byallmeanskeepyourpersonalconnections,butdonotlimitor
fearexpandingyourreachoutwardintothevastglobalmarket.
UntilyouareonLinkedIn,youwontrealizewhoyourconnectionsknow.Ifopennetworkingisnotyour
cupoftea,thensimplyskipthissection.Ifyouareinterestedinexpandingyournetwork,thenthe
followingprocesswillhelpyouaddnearly1000newconnectionsinlessthanfortyeighthours.Thisisan
artificialwaytoexpandyournetworkandwillnotconsistofanyspecificmarketgroup.ThoughIusethis
service,itisnotforeveryone.Amoreeffectiveapproachistobuildoutacommunityfullofyourtarget
market,theninvitethemtoconnectwithyou.
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HowtoExpandYourNetwork
1.ImportyourcurrentconnectionsfromyourWebmailorOutlookcontacts
***ONLYDOTHISONCEYOUHAVEOPTIMIZEDYOURPROFILE.
2.VisitOpenNetworker.comandpurchasetheirprogram(minimalcost),then
downloadtheopennetworkerslistandImportintoLinkedIn.
Thisprocesswilltypicallyaddover1000connectionswithinthefirstfortyeighthours.Theconnections
willbefullofrecruiters,entrepreneurs,jobseekers,smallbusinessownersandsocialmediaconsultants.
Onceyouimporttheselists,youdonothavetodoanyadditionalwork.
3.DirectInvitesalwayseffective,especiallywithapersonalcommunication
ForconnectingwithmoretargetedLinkedInmembers,simplyaskthemifyoucanconnectpriorto
sendinganinvitation.Alwaysprovideareasonforthemtotakeaction.Also,respecttheirtimeandtake
responsibilityfortheburdenofefforttoconnect.
4.OpenLinkthemostunknownsourceofinvitationsoutthere
AccordingtoLinkedIn,TheOpenLinkNetworkletsLinkedInusersfindandcontactotherprofessionals
whoareinterestedinmeetingnewpeople.TheOpenLinkNetworkisavailableexclusivelytopremium
accountholders.WhenyoujointheOpenLinkNetwork:
1.YoucanlimitsearchestoonlypeopleinTheOpenLinkNetwork.
2.You'lleasilyfindpeoplewhowanttomeetotherprofessionals.
3.YoucancontactothermembersdirectlythroughOpenLinkmessages.
4.TheOpenLinkNetworkiconhelpsyouidentifyotherOpenLinkNetworkmemberswherever
youseethem.
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WhatNottodotoExpandYourNetwork
1.AddanythingelsesuchasnumbersorwordsnexttoyournameonLinkedIn.
Oftenyouwillseeanamewithadditionalopennetworkingtitlesnexttoit.Thisisagainstthetermsof
useforLinkedInandputsyourprofileatriskofsuspension.Forexample,JaneDoeLION+6300is
incorrectandshouldbereplacedwithJaneDoe.
2.AggressivelypromoteyourselfasanOpenNetworker.
Tellingthemarketthatyouwillconnectwithanyoneandeveryonerarelyservesarealbusinessor
professionalpurpose.Thisisanoftenpracticedmistakeinmyopinion.Why?Becauseifyoudothis,you
haveboughtintotheideathatthenumberofconnectionsyouhaveisameasurementofsuccessfor
yourprofessionalorbusinessobjectives.Thisisrarelytrue.Additionally,itlooksdesperateandlowers
yourvaluepropositiontothemarket.Someexceptionsmaybeifyouaredoingthiswithinacommunity
orgroupyouownandhavebuilttrustandcredibilitywiththemembers.
ContributeRealValue
Youmaybetemptedtogivethissectionacursoryglance,butpleasereaditcarefully!RealValueholds
differentweightdependingonthepersonandisdefinitelynotintuitive.
LinkedInssystem,theusers,theapplicationsandtheforumsgiveusthetoolstodiscoverthe
PerceivedValueofinteresttothespecificusersorindividualgroupmembers.Thisconceptispivotal
becauseifyoutakeactiononatopicthatyouperceivetobeimportantanditturnsoutnottobe,you
havenotonlywastedyourtime,butperhapsithascostyoumoneyandcredibilitydependingonthe
topicandissue.YoumuststudytheCollectiveConsciousnessofthegroup,theneedsofthetarget
audienceyouareaddressingandformastrategy.
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Thiswillallowyoutofamiliarizeyourselfwiththepulseofthegroup.Youwillseewhothepeopleinthis
spaceareinteractingwithandlearnhowyoushouldposeyourquestions.Providingrealvaluewillcause
membersofanygrouptoengagewithyouandtoappreciatethevalueyouoffer.
StepstoCreatingRealValue:
1.KnowyourTargetAudience
2.Speaktotheirissues,notaboutproductsorservices
3.Marketresearchtoverifycrowdsourceinthegroup
4.Testitpostcommentsandseeifyougetresponsesortrafficfromit
5.FrameyourcommentswithapassivevoiceIfyouorYoumayenjoy
AdditionalWaystoAddValueonLinkedIn:
UsetheQuestionsandAnswerssectionofLinkedIntohelpbuildyourauthorityonspecifictopics.Each
week,theanswersthatareawardedBestAnswerbythefacilitatorofthequestionsaretalliedand
LinkedInawardsthemostBestAnswersrankingsonthetopofthepagejustbelowtheAnswers
Category.
Additionally,ifyouhaveknowledge,assets,products,services,etc.,thenbegeneroustoyour
connections.Ifpossible,givefreelyatleastonceadayinsomewaythatismeaningfulandhelpful.
Oneexampleismyblog,www.LinkedStrategies.com/blog.Ialsoperformcharitableworksanddonatea
percentagetothoselessfortunate.Lifeisbiggerthanourinitialproblems.Nomatterhowdifficultwe
believeourparticularsituationtobe,someoneelsehasahardertime.So,mytwocentsis,ifyoulivein
gratitude,itwillchangeyourlifeforever!
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ReachYourTargetAudience
Obviously,youareonLinkedInforapurpose.Ifnot,stopandfigureoutyourgoalSocialMediacanbea
hugeblackholeonyourtimeifyoudonthavedirectionorfocus!
DontInviteandSitTight,YouMustInviteandProvideInsight
Whymustyoureachouttoyourtargetedaudience?Togettoknowthem,ofcourse!Professionalor
Socialnetworkingisallaboutdevelopingrelationships.Yourclients,prospects,targetmarketorkey
constituentsallhavechangingneeds.Beengagedintheirlife,theirexperiences,andtheirenvironments
inordertounderstandtheirtrueneeds,desires,hopesanddreams.Ifyoureallydocare,thenpeople
willbecomeyourRavingFansbecauseyouareinvestinginthemsimplybybeingauthentic,sincere,
andreal.
Asacompany,youmustdevelopanenvironmentthatfosterstheneedsofyourmarket.Social
Networks,includingLinkedIn,arefullofpeopleindividualsthatarepartofbiggernetworks,suchas
companies,associations,etc.engaginginonecommunicationatatime.Asacompany,youneedto
developmethodsandprocessestoscaleyourauthenticityandsincerityasacompany.Youmust
consistentlyinitiatecommunicationsthatresultinimproved:
1.Trust
2.Credibility
3.CommunicationChannels
Whenyoufollowthesesteps,yourtargetmarketwillcomerunningtoyoubecausetheyarethirstyfor
realsolutions,realhelpandrealvalue.Youneedtoreachouttothembecausetheywontlikelyreach
outtoyoufirst.ConsiderGettingFoundstrategiesandtactics.Icoverthesestrategiesandtacticsin
greatdetailinmybook,AnAllInclusiveGuidetoMasteringLinkedIn,Ihaveresearchedandtested
variousstrategiesonLinkedInwithmanyclientsthatengageinourLinkedInMasteryInitiative.Afew
times,clientswereadamantaboutengaginginadirectmarketingcampaign,whichskippedthestepthat
wehavefoundtobesocriticalinLinkedIn:buildingtrust,credibilityandcommunicationchannels.
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Theresultsaredrasticallydifferentwhentrust,credibility,andcommunicationchannelsareincluded.As
acompany,youmustintegrateacommunicationstrategythatispersonalinnatureandhasthelook
andfeelofanindividualversesthecompany.Alwayskeepintegrityandauthenticityattheforefrontof
anycommunicationorcampaignyourun.
AwonderfulexampleofthisisChristine
Comaford.Sheisbrilliantandamazingat
creatingTrust,CredibilityandRapport.She
masterfullyusessocialmediainthiscase
LinkedIntoattract.
ThenexttimeIreceivedanemailinviting
metospendmoneyononeofher
workshops,Iopenedmywallet!NowIam
Christinesclient.Thisallcameaboutfrom
providingrealvalueconsistentlyenoughto
createTrust,Credibility,andRapport.
Whatdoesthismeantoyou?
Modelthisscenario,buttailorittoyourtargetaudience,attendthesamegroupsandgivefreely.Put
yourselfinyourpotentialcustomersshoes.Youareanunknown.Thereisnorelationship.Youwould
neverattempttoaskastrangertomarryyouonthefirstdateandifyoudid,youwouldmostlikelybe
turneddown.Sowhytrytoselltoastranger?Spendingagreatamountofenergyandmoneyforlow
returnsistheoldwayofmarketing.
Turntheprocessaroundbycreatinginboundinquiriesandattractingyourmarket.Thefollowingsteps
referenceasimpledescriptionofaninboundmarketingfunnelprocessthatyouoryourbusinessshould
modelandfollowwithinLinkedIn.
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The7StepstoCreatingInboundInquiriesThroughLinkedIn
Step1: Knowyourtargetaudience
Step2: GivehighvaluecontentforFREE!
Step3: ExchangefreecontentforOptingIn
Step4: Setupabackendcaptureprocessoptinpages,teleseminars,webinars,etc.
Step5: Interactwithtargetaudienceongroups
Step6: Answerquestions
Step7: AttractpeopleintoyourSocialCircleofInfluenceconnectionsorgroup
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MembersinYourGroup
Remember,thefoundationalprinciplesforgeneratingbusinessthroughLinkedInaredevelopingTrust,
CredibilityandCommunicationChannels.Theseapplytoeveryone,fromthecorporationdowntothe
individualentrepreneur.
GetbyGivingRecommendations
Thiscannotbeoveremphasizedandis,inmyopinion,thekeytosuccessinlife,business,relationships,
andyes,evenonLinkedIn!ThekeytoLinkedInisunderstandingthestrategiesandtacticsthathelpyour
companydevelopscalablerelationshipswithyourtargetmarket.Thistopic,GetbyGivingiswidely
understoodintheinternetmarketingworldandisalreadycommonplace.
Infact,acommontermusedintheinternetmarketingspaceisTheFreeLine.TheFreeLineisin
constantfluxandisalwaysmovingfurther,offeringgreatervalueforfreetothemarket.Thereasonfor
thisisalltheclutterinthemarket.Gainingtheattentionofyourmarketischallengingintraditional
advertising,andthisisalreadyaffectingonlineusers.ThisisthemainreasonSocialMediaissointriguing
tobigandsmallbusiness.SocialNetworksarewherethepeoplearespendingtheirtimetoday.
Asbusinessowners,itsourjobtointerruptouraudienceinordertogaintheirattentionandpull
theminadirectionthatwillgivethemachancetoseriouslyconsiderourproductorservice.As
technologydevelopsandadjuststoitself,moretoolscontinuetocomeouttofilterouttheclutter,such
asTIVO,SpamFiltersandpopupblockers.Insocialmedia,theaccountsettingswillhavetoinclude
moresettingstocontroltheseinterruptions.LinkedInspendsagreatdealoftimeandeffortonthis
issue.Infact,manycontrolsarealreadyinplaceonyouraccountsettingspage.
WhenIrefertoGiving,Iamtalkingaboutsolvingissuesforyourtargetmarket.Understandyour
marketwellenoughtofeelitspain,butthenprovideFREEinformationthatwillsolvesomeoftheir
problem.Whethertheybuyfromyouornot,theyarewalkingawaywithrealvaluereceived.Thisis
whatImeanbyGetbyGivingapercentageofthosepeoplewillalwaysbuyfromyoubecauseyou
gavefreelyfirstandinvestedinthembyhelpingthemtosolveaproblemtheycaredabout.
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AccordingtomygoodfriendJoePulizzi,authorofGetContentGetCustomers,Fortune500companies
arecurrentlydedicatingover20%oftheirentiremarketingbudgetstofreecontentandheexpectsthis
numbertogrowtonearly50%overthenext10years!
Youmustgivefreely.DontbescaredbecauseLinkedInandthesocialnetworksofferthesame
opportunitytosoloentrepreneursasitdoesbigbusinessitsallaboutbuildingrelationships.Ifwelook
attherootemphasisofrelationships,wewillfindthecoreofcreatingqualityinteractionsoccursby
givingfirst.Canyoudothis?
Givingisthecenterpiece,thenewmodelofinternetinteractionandeMarketingwherethereisa
constantstreamofinformationoverload,confusion,andclutter.Everyoneisattemptingtobreak
throughthebarriers,peakourinterest,andcatchholdofourattention,evenifonlyforafewseconds.
Relationshipscutthroughalltheclutterinstantly,bestowinguponustrustandcredibility,whichinturn
leadsourmarkettotuneintoourmessagebecausetheyassociateuswithvalue.Nolongerarewean
interruption!
ToachievetheGivingprincipleonLinkedIn,applyanyofthesefollowingstrategiesortactics:
1.HaveaBenefitdrivenmindsettowardyourclientsandpeers
2.Demonstrateyoucarebysendingoutrecommendations,referrals,orintroductions
3.Answerquestionsfreelyinareasofexpertise
4.Providefreecontenttoyourtargetmarket
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UseGroupstoGenerateHighValueTraffic
Trafficisthehighlysoughtaftercommodityintodaysworldofinternetmarketing,butanevenhighersoughtafteritemisTargetedandPreQualifiedTraffic.IconsiderLinkedIntobeoneofthebestsourcesforthistypeoftraffic.MakesureyoureamemberoftheLinkedStrategiesgroupatLinkd.in/LinkedStrategiesGroup
MindsetofPostingQuestionsandComments
Youcannotbedirectlyselfservinginyourgroupsandgetanykindofbeneficialresponse.Itishuman
naturetopostdiscussionssuchas:
Offeringdiscountsonproductsorservices
Blatantlyandnonauthenticallyofferingapoorlythoughtoutfreeofferthatisobviously
attachedtoasalespitch(remember,providinganofferisokifithas,realvalue)
Spamminggroupswiththesamemessagesoverandoveragain
PostingIneedaJob
Letstakethelaststatementasanexample:Ineedajob.Ifsomeonepoststhis,wouldyouasa
businessowner,entrepreneurorexecutivebecompelledtocheckoutthepersonsprofile?Doyou
believesomeoneelsewouldeither?Notlikely.Thistypeofpostisnotstrategicandgivestheimpression
ofaselfseeker.Clearly,themajorityofthepeopleingroupstendtobegintheirgroupparticipationina
selfservingmanner.
However,Iimploreyoutothinkdifferentlyandchallengethismindset.Youcaneasilyattaininformation
tohelpshowthetypesofconversationsandinteractionsonanydiscussionboard.Performyourown
marketresearchbyvisitingthegroupsandsimplyobserve.Noticethequestionsthatreceivethemost
responses.
Modelthistypeofquestionandpostsimilarquestionstogarnerinterestandinteractionbetweenyou
andyourgroup.ThegoalhereistopullpeopleintoyourcircleofSocialInfluenceasaconnection,or
intoagroupyouown.Ifyourprofileisoptimized,thiswillhelpfurtheryourobjectiveswhile
intertwiningyournameintothelargernetworkthatwillexpandyourreach.
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Unfortunately,eachgroupcontainsmemberswhoarerudeandnotinterestedinaddingrealvalue.They
aresimplytherefortheirownbenefitsandpurposes.WhileIamingroupsformyownselfinterests,I
understandthatifIdontprovidevalue,IwillbepushedoutsideoftheCircleofTrustandnotbe
allowedbackin.
Weultimatelywanttogeneratetraffictoourwebsite,promoteourbrand,reachaspecificaudience
and/orbuildourbusiness.Alloftheseleadtoreachingourbusinessobjectivestypicallyincreased
revenueorinteractionwithkeyconstituents.Thisisunderstandable,butthedesiredresultsare
obtainedaftergivingvaluefirst.
Groupsallowformanymarketingopportunities.Twoofthemainopportunitiesarethroughgroup
discussionsandnewsarticlesubmission.Inmybook,Ishowyouhowtousediscussionposting
strategiestogetintohundredsofthousandsofemailinboxesonanygivenday.Asforthenewsarticle
submissionprocess,youcanusethismethodtoactivelygeneratetraffictoyourblogortoarticlesites
suchasEzine.com.
Oneofourclientsimplementedthisstrategyanddocumentedanincreaseintrafficfrom2,000unique
monthlyvisitorstojustunder20,000uniquemonthlyvisitsinjustacoupleofmonthsbyapplyingonly
thisstrategyasthedriverforthattraffic.
Gointoanygroupandclickonthenewstab.Youwillseeabutton/linkthatsaysSubmitaNews
Article.SimplypastetheURLofyourarticlefromyourblogorarticlesiteandhitsubmit.Youredone.
Duplicatethiseffortinallapplicablegroupsandwatchthetrafficstarttofilterin.
Afterreadingthisquickstartguide,Iaskthatyougoback,highlightyourareasofweaknessandworkon
thosefirst.Thenlookoverthebookagainfornuggetsthatcanhelppropelyourbusinessintothenext
level.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,joinourLinkedStrategiesGroupandpostyourquestioninthe
appropriatefeatureddiscussion.
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LinkedInistherealdeal.Whetheryouareanexecutiveforabigcompanyorasoloentrepreneur,
LinkedInisfullofaffluentprofessionalusers.Growingatoverthreemillionnewmembersamonth,your
businesscannotaffordnottooptimizeitspresenceinthisspace.
Thisistheplacetocreatesustainable,highvalueorientedcommunitiesofyourtargetmarket.Youwill
beabletoprovideahumanlooktoacorporatefaceinsomecases,orprofessionalinsightand
innovationinothers.ThesecommunitiesonLinkedInwillhelpyouandyourcompanyreachnew
connections,makenewfriendships,developravingfansandfunnelthoseinterestedinyourauthenticity
andcredibilityovertoyourwebsiteorblog.WiththetoolsIhavegivenyou,youtoocanbringyour
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AbouttheAuthor:
Nathan Kievman is a highly sought after Digital Strategist, Speaker and Social Media Trainer with a heavy focus on LinkedIn and B2B
social media initiatives. He uniquely bridges Business Strategy,
Targeted Objectives and ROI with Social Media as the Founder
and CEO of DemingHill, a Leading Social Media Consulting and
Marketing Firm.
Mr. Kievman is also the Executive Editor of LI and Business, now
with more than 14.5 Million subscribers, SocialMediaMags.com.
Additionally, Mr. Kievman is considered one of the leading
authorities on LinkedIn with a robust following as the owner of the
number one LinkedIn Strategies Group on LinkedIn while having taught more than 35,000 people how to
master the platform and he has authored three books on the topic, including the currently available,
LinkedIn Mastery: An All Inclusive Guide to Mastering LinkedIn.
As the keynote speaker on Social Media Strategy for the National Speakers Association winter meetings
in 2011, Mr. Kievman is also a respected authority in Social Media partly because he prides himself in
walking the talk, demonstrating before teaching and practicing before sharing.
Companies hire Nathan for one of the following five reasons:
- To initiate a Digital or Social Media Assessment
- To establish a social media strategic plan tied to ROI
- To engage top level thinkers in Social Media to assist in their Digital Strategy
- To create a third party perspective on established Social Media Initiatives
- To help establish greater trust and credibility with a specific target market through Social Media
He has consulted with Fortune 500 companies, INC 500 companies, well known business leaders and
many small to mid-sized businesses. Mr. Kievman holds two masters degrees in Business and in Sports
Administration from the highly acclaimed sports program at Ohio University. He is married to his beautiful
wife Leah and has three vibrant children. He currently resides in Cleveland/Akron area of Ohio.
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