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1 LinkedIn 101 Get Started and Build Business Presented by: Tim Hindes: Marketing Director, Pittsburgh Technology Council Blake Imeson: SEO, Blogging and Social Media Consultant

2 Agenda Overview LinkedIn Philosophy The Basics Process: Build a Profile Features to Build Business

3 Overview Early 2008 22 M members 4+ M unique visitors/month 40 M page views/day 2 M searches/day 250 K invitations sent/day June 2008 9.5 M unique visitors Grew more than 20% since previous month Year-over-year had an 187% growth

4 LinkedIn Philosophy How do I make the best use of my time? Why LinkedIn? Job board Candidate database Address book What is going to be my LinkedIn philosophy? Brand-builder Knowledge base Meeting assistant Research compiler

5 The Basics Connections 3 rd 1 st 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 ndnd 2 ndnd 2 ndnd 2 ndnd 2 ndnd 3 rd 3 3 3 3 3 2 ndnd

6 Process: Build a Profile

7 Features to Build Business Build a creative headline to brand yourself. Use your summary as your personal elevation pitch. Add keywords for search capabilities. Upload a picture to build trust. Create a vanity URL. Join groups…and participate. Continue to grow your network of connections. Ask and answer questions. Be an expert. List what you are working on. Promote your profile everywhere.

8 Links LinkedIn Learning Center http://learn.linkedin.com/ Blog Tips & Tricks http://blog.linkedin.com/ LinkedIn Personal Trainer http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/ Im On LinkedIn…Now What? http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/

9 From Chris Brogan... Lead with what I do most. Lead with the type of business I want to do. Move into the reasons why youd do business with me. Move from there into all the nuances of what I do. Write Your LinkedIn Profile for Your Future Make Your LinkedIn Profile Work for You

10 Google command to find people site:www.linkedin.com intitle:linkedin YOUR KEYWORDS HERE -intitle:answers -intitle:updated - intitle:blog -intitle:directory -inurl:jobs - inurl:megite.com

11 To connect? LIONs = LinkedIn Open Networkers. Means that they are willing to connect to anybody, for any reason. A way to quickly expand the reach of your network. However, may decrease the effectiveness of LinkedIn Power users: http://www.adambrucker.com/cool- linkedin-hack/http://www.adambrucker.com/cool- linkedin-hack/

12 Thank You!

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