Archive for the ‘LinkedIn Answers’ Category

How often do you change your LinkedIn Status?

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Maria Elena Duron wrote the post: Being Consistent In Your Brand Doesn't Mean Be Annoying... it is a good read. She is talking about the frequency of your updates on sites like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. How much is too much?  How much is too little? She throws out the number 15, ...

Has LinkedIn lost some of its appeal?

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

That is Peter Newfield's question on LinkedIn... there are 22 answers and it's really interesting. Some say the early adopters are out because they just go look for shiny stuff, but the value is still definitely there. Others say that LinkedIn moved Answers off the main menu and that has decreased the ...

How to Leverage LinkedIn to Find Employees

Monday, November 16th, 2009

This is more for HR and hiring managers who are looking for talent on LinkedIn.  There are plenty of tactics to employ, I'm sure (share yours in the comments). The question came from a buddy: Question: I want to leverage linked in to find a replacement for [an awesome systems guy] ...

Can you Make Money on LinkedIn?

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Short answer: yes. It might not be as easy as you think, especially if you are looking for easy money, or passive revenue.  Don't use LinkedIn as the only tool to sell your $47 product... you'll have to sell a lot to make any real money, and to sell a lot ...

LinkedIn Maintenance – 5 ideas from Chris Brogan

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Here's a great post with 19 daily tasks for various social media platforms... 5 for Twitter, 6 for Facebook, 5 for LinkedIn, and 4 for blogs.  Understand that Chris Brogan is a pioneer in this space, and doing this has been a part of his job descriptions over the years ...

LinkedIn Answers Crap from Sophie Lagacé

Monday, April 6th, 2009

This post cracked me up from Sophie: Answer me this, LinkedIn.  It's a super-short post, but the point is excellent and has some great links after her rant. I read this and thought "I wonder how many people read my book, or saw me speak, and contribute to the crap in ...

LinkedIn Answers Must Do

Monday, March 30th, 2009

When you ask a question on LinkedIn Answers you MUST send the question to up to 200 of your first degree contacts.  If you don't do this, imho, you shouldn't even ask the question.  It's that important. A few months ago LinkedIn changed the design on the page where you invite ...