LinkedIn can be a powerful social media tool for business. Many busy professionals aren’t getting the results they want from their connections. Use these 4 quick tips to work smarter and exponentially grow your LinkedIn network success. Request a Connection Through Search Avoid requesting to connect through profile pages. LinkedIn requests you to prove you know them through a mutual connection. This can make it difficult if you’re not connected through a mutual contact. Request the connection through search page, which will allow you to connect freely without a LinkedIn gatekeeper.
Quick Tip 1: Use dual browsers for searching and connecting LinkedIn.
Advanced Searches to Identify Ideal Connections Whether you’re looking for potential customers, job candidates or peers to network with on LinkedIn the advanced search functionality is the perfect tool. Basic or Free LinkedIn users can use various filters to including company, title, and location within their search criteria. In order to yield more from your efforts I recommend upgrading to a paid account. Paid LinkedIn account expands search criteria to include various filters by function, role, seniority level, and company size. Recruiters, HR and sales professionals typically use these paid accounts. Save your search criteria and set weekly LinkedIn alert notifications to save time identifying new contacts.
Quick Tip 2: Use LinkedIn Advanced Search Criteria and Attributes
Import Your Contact Lists as Connections Whether you’re new to LinkedIn, or a seasoned novice nothing beats best practices by business development professionals. Seasoned sales professionals may use a variety of resources to develop and cultivate their prospecting contact email lists. They use LinkedIn’s import capabilities for email contacts to exponentially expand their networks & make meaningful prospective customer connections.
Quick Tip 3: Grow Your Network Exponentially by Importing Your Email Contact Lists into LinkedIn.
Explore Profiles Anonymously Occasionally you may not want to notify someone you’re digging into his or her professional past. LinkedIn allows you to control what others see when you’ve viewed their profiles.
- Name & Headline (full profile view)
- Anonymous with Profile Characteristics (job profile without details)
- Anonymous (completely stealth)
Quick Tip 4: Adjust Profile Privacy Settings for Stealth Profile Browsing
LinkedIn can be a powerful professional social media tool for business. Adopt proven best practices and consistently apply them daily to expand your network of connections to grow your business.
Work Smarter Using LinkedIn So That You:
- Spend Less Time and Make More Money
- Amplify Your Efforts to Grow Your Business
- Take Control of Your Social Media Success
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