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Linkedin Secrets Networking Lunch & LearnTuesday, June 28th, 201111:30am until 1:00pm
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Guerrilla Networking And Linkedin Masters by Bryan Daly http://www.linkedin.com/in/bryandaly
Attitude is Everything I am Alert! I am Alive! and I Feel Great!!!
The Secrets of LinkedIn Multiply & Strengthen Your Connections Abundant B2B connections Dominate Your Industry/Niche -Linkedin Search Proper Group Participation Linkedin the Ultimate Follow-up Tool
Linkedin Background LinkedIn started out in the living room of co-founder Reid Hoffman in 2002. As of May 2011, there are over 100 million members. It is the world’s largest professional networking site.
Tips on Growing Your Network Keep it professional. Pictures of friends = Facebook. Be helpful Never try to sell anything Quantity and Quality – don’t focus just on numbers
LinkedIn LinkedIn is not networking. It’s just a platform, a tool. People make it happen and It is HOW you use it.
My advice Be patient Be persistent Be consistent Begin at once… ready or not
From Online to Offline Move the relationship from online to offline
How I Approach Others Call to say Hello and introduce yourself. • Be an excellent listener • Ask great questions • Be truly helpful
Follow Up or Fail! To really stand out from the crowd get really good at follow up
3 Key Principles 1.Express Gratitude 2.Be a Giver 3.Be Visible and Consistent
Steps to Success: § Get Involved & Show Up § Make New Connections § Set One on One’s § Start by Giving
Relationships Create Opportunities Don’t Close Sales Open Relationships
Have the Right Mindset DON’T PRE-JUDGE You don’t know who someone else knows
Linkedin Blog http://blog.linkedin.com/ Blog http://blog.linkedin.com
Linkedin on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/LinkedIn
Growing Your Connections Groups, Polls, Jobs, Events, search returns, TopLinked.com, and invites The number doesn’t matter as much as the quality of that database.
Strategic Alliance Partner Profile Who is your ideal Strategic Alliance Partner? Who are they looking to meet? Be the referral “rain maker” in your circle Get their attention send them some referrals
Search People, Events, Company, Topics, and Groups Employers are using this to find candidates
3 Steps To Grow Your Database Increase contacts by several hundred to several thousand within months: 1. Organic 2. Being highly visible 3. TopLinked.com and Open Networking Groups
Master Users- Tips 1. Clear goals. 2. A compelling profile. 3. Check in regularly. 4. Offer compelling value. 5. Develop real relationships.
100 Strategic Referral Partners in a year My Plan is very simple Develop 2 Referral Partners a week Build a very large local network Attend networking events and groups Meet with potential partners one/one 3 to 5 referrals a year = 300-500 referrals year
Invite to connect to you I am always looking to expand my local network and welcome the opportunity to connect If you would like to add me to your Linkedin network, You can add me directly at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bryandaly Groups or my email bkdaly@comcast.net If there is anything I can help you with, please call me anytime (561) 246-1404 All the best Bryan Daly
Profile Connection Info Easy To Find = Easy To Connect
Discussions Thoughtful Relevant Add value
Hello Great to connect with you on LinkedIn. I look forward to learning more about you and how I can I can possibly help you. If you would like to connect on facebook. My Facebook business page is: http://www.facebook.com/BryanKDaly All the best Bryan Daly Bryan@BryanDaly.com 561 246-1404
Are you on the right track? 1. How many in your LinkedIn contacts know you personally? 2. Do you have a strategic alliance profile? 4. How many people on LinkedIn are in your business’s geographical reach? LOCAL 5. How many are relevant to your business?
Growing organically on LinkedIn includes: - asking your colleagues to link with you - finding and inviting old acquaintances - sending invites to new contacts on LI - optimizing your profile to appear in search results 20-70 times a day book into LinkedIn - mass emailing and inviting people to connect - responding to Polls and Discussions so people see you and invite you to connect - importing your address
Being highly visible includes: - Valuable Discussions Posting your LinkedIn URL on: - on all company stationary and emails - company swag and advertising campaigns - your products and packaging