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Transcript of LinkedIn Workshop | Making Sense of Social Media
Making Sense of LinkedIn
By Lorri Ratzlaff
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About Lorri
• This is what I looked
like when I lost my job that cold rainy Wednesday in January 2011
• Blessing in disguise
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About Lorri
• This is me now … on
my journey with social media marketing
•Making Sense of Social Media
is my missionmakingsenseofsocialmedia.org
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LinkedIn with Lorri
LinkedIn with Lorri
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Tonight We’ll Cover 5+ Steps1. Set Up for Success
2. Grow Your Network
3. Set Yourself Apart
4. How to Use Advanced Search
5. Groups:• List Building• Lead Generation
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+ Steps
6. Q & A time
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#1 Set Up Your Profile:
• Profile Photo
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#1 Set Up Your Profile:
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#1 Set Up Your Profile:
• Work Experience
• Education
• Contact Information & Location
• Areas of specialization
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• Interests & Hobbies
• Awards
• KEYWORD OPTIMIZATION**Understand that the search engines rank the pages and profiles on LinkedIn based on keyword relevance, so don’t go crazy with keywords though – choose maybe 2 or 3
• Create a Vanity URL with your Name
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#2 Grow Your Network:
• Different ways to connect
Invite via an email address
Search for people (more in a bit)
Ask for introductions from 1st Connections
Frank is a friend of mine on Facebook, but we’re not yet connected on LinkedIn.
Step 2: choose your mutual connection to be introduced through, and write a note that won’t be ignored.
Step 1: dropdown arrow has “get introduction”
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#2 Grow Your Network:
• Different ways to connect Join Groups and invite to connect (2nd
connections and after)
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#3 Set Yourself Apart:
• Using Content
Make an emotional connection through
story & powerful graphics
Posts
Consistency is key!
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#3 Set Yourself Apart:
• Using Content
PublicationsRyan Roslansky, Head of Content Products at LinkedIn: “…we
want LinkedIn to be the place where members can become
productive, successful professionals – not just when you’re trying
to find a job, or search for another person.”
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#4 Use Advanced Search:
• LinkedIn is DRIVEN by search
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#5 The Secret Sauce of
LinkedIn: GROUPS
• You can join up to 50 private groups, ensure
that YOUR best clients participates
• You can participate, without being a
member, in as many OPEN* groups as you
would like
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• Offer VALUE to your groups ( )
TIP: For the first few weeks participate in
existing topics & conversations before
starting your own. People need the
opportunity to get to K L & T you
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• After this waiting period, NOW start sharing YOUR content & links a MAXIMUM of 2X per week.
TIP: Any more and you could be considered “spammy” and get booted out of the group
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• Creating your OWN Group is GOLD You are allowed to privately email
members of your own group once per week (offering them whatever value you decide or driving them wherever you would like!)
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• Creating your OWN Group is GOLD LinkedIn opt-ins convert two to three
times BETTER than other lead generation sources (source Randy Schrum, LinkedIn Expert www.randyschrum.com)
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LINKEDIN GENERAL TIPS:
Post during the work day, Monday to Thursday as LinkedIn is relatively abandoned during the weekends.
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LINKEDIN GENERAL TIPS:
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LINKEDIN GENERAL TIPS:
The best time of day to post discussions is between 8am and 9am EST. *
*As a member of a LinkedIn group you choose to either receive daily or weekly digest emails from LinkedIn on that specific groups activity. Ninety percent of the time when posting between 8am and 9am EST your content will be featured in the daily digest email.
Know your Target Market
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I can most easily be reached online:
facebook.com/makingsenseofsocialmedia twitter.com/lorriratzlaff ca.linkedin.com/in/lorriratzlaff
Other contact information:info@makingsenseofsocialmedia.orgmakingsenseofsocialmedia.org604.852.0695
How to Reach Me
Making Sense of Social Media
By Lorri Ratzlaff
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