Archive for the ‘LinkedIn Groups’ Category
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, ...
Posted in LinkedIn Answers, LinkedIn Groups, Using LinkedIn | 6 Comments »
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Here's a question I just got:
I am finding it hard to find the URL for the two groups that I manage so I can email this on to prospective members. The only URL I come across is when I click on send invitations and the URL is at the bottom ...
Posted in LinkedIn Groups | 3 Comments »
Monday, June 28th, 2010
LinkedIn has a great opportunity to clean up spam on its network... it would be a very simple enhancement that would help the community self-police.
On a LinkedIn Profile page, on the right, there are a bunch of links:
The closest they get to deleting a contact is to "report profile photo ...
Posted in LinkedIn Groups, LinkedIn Profiles, Using LinkedIn, social networking | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
I recently saw this question on an alumni LI Group:
Any chance we can merge this group with the "other" [insert school name here] Alumni Group? We are missing opportunities to connect and share information.
It is a good idea but I don't think it will work... here's why:
TECHNOLOGY
As far as I ...
Posted in LinkedIn Groups | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
This seems like a no-brainer but I've done a soft 180 on it since I read the email.
The question comes from Jennifer Armitstead, who just started a Utah County (think: 40 miles south of Salt Lake City) job club. This is one of two independent job clubs that I know ...
Posted in LinkedIn Groups, Using LinkedIn, social networking | 4 Comments »
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Preorder the LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD here.
If you own a LinkedIn Group you have a quasi-opt-in newsletter available to you at no cost.
A LinkedIn Group own can go to the manage page and "send an announcement." This goes to all of the Group members except the ones who have ...
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
I'm a member of a lot of groups... almost 50 (which is the limit). Some of them are awesome, others are beyond useless.
One, in particular, ONLY has discussion spam. So I went to the Group page to get out - no more spam from them and I free up one ...
Posted in LinkedIn Groups | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Last week I wrote about LinkedIn Companies, and the work I'm doing prospecting people on LinkedIn.
I was comped an upgraded account on LinkedIn (thanks LinkedIn!) and have really loved it... I have the ability to communicate with people I'm not connected with quickly, easily and immediately.
However, if you don't have ...
Posted in LinkedIn Groups, LinkedIn Introductions, Using LinkedIn | 6 Comments »
Monday, October 5th, 2009
I wrote LinkedIn Discussions – Noise vs. Real Value almost a year ago, talking about the amount of spam I was seeing in LinkedIn Groups. The thoughts there are just as relevant today as they were 10 months ago.
Bob Roman just asked a few followup questions, which I'll answer here. ...
Posted in LinkedIn Groups, Using LinkedIn | 2 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in LinkedIn Answers, LinkedIn Groups, Using LinkedIn | 3 Comments »
