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JULY 30, 2013

According to the authors of a new e-book titled “ Cracking The LinkedIn Sales Code ,” top LinkedIn sellers spend 6+ hours per week on the social network and are engaged with 30+ groups. The report offers some astounding statistics about how top sellers use LinkedIn to find prospects and close sales.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

LinkedIn has changed the design on its profile pages , and I have to say it looks rather nice. This is the kind of the improvement that could move LinkedIn up in the social networking category. Here’s what I like about it. The design layout is smooth and easy to navigate if not pleasant to look at.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Business2Community & Business.com ask a good question: “ Should You Be Blogging On LinkedIn? ” We know that LinkedIn is probably the most important professional site to be networking on right now, because it’s where all the professionals are. Posting on LinkedIn is Great Exposure.

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MARCH 3, 2014

Your LinkedIn Summary is one of the best content assets you have online. Unlike many social media profiles , you get more than just a couple of sentences to sum up who you are, and they are front and center so it is prime LinkedIn real estate. It’s one of the most important parts of your LinkedIn profile.

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JULY 23, 2013

Now, LinkedIn is following the Facebook lead and introducing Sponsored Updates. LinkedIn has a different business model than Facebook. For instance, LinkedIn has always operated on the introduction policy. It just seems to make more sense for LinkedIn. If you wanted all of your followers to see them, then you had to pay.

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MAY 23, 2014

A new feature has been added to the LinkedIn “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” tool. The way to look at these suggestions would be key: this is LinkedIn telling you personally what you need to do to get more views. LinkedIn is one of the most effective ways to network and should be part of your regular routine.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

LinkedIn has become one of the most popular social media networks. So how do you work LinkedIn to get more leads? Here are 5 of the most important things to do today on LinkedIn to help you get more business leads. LinkedIn is a social network for businesses. Social Media lead generation LinkedIn social networking'

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MAY 7, 2013

LinkedIn has come a long way. In fact, LinkedIn has been seen largely as an online resume database. There are plenty of reasons for using LinkedIn for social media: You can be introduced to potential prospects by your business acquaintances. A recent announcement by Constant Contact gives you one more reason to use LinkedIn.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

In 2011, according to this study , companies were excited about LinkedIn and YouTube. In 2012, loyalties switched to LinkedIn, Pinterest, and blogging. 1, many companies realized that they could benefit from the business focus of LinkedIn more and the consumer focus of Facebook less. What happened? As an outgrowth of No.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

It used to be that LinkedIn was thought of as the ultimate job site, a place where job searchers and recruiters could connect and the all-important professional networking take place. Convene in relevant LinkedIn discussion groups — go where the people who are interested in your stuff are and join the conversation.

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MARCH 13, 2012

LinkedIn is a good example. I am sure I could generate more pizza sales through Twitter than I could through LinkedIn – it’s horses for courses. LinkedIn is, without a doubt, the premier business-to-business social media website. LinkedIn is jam packed full of professionals from all walks of life.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

LinkedIn is the second choice in many other countries, yet it is not really designed for consumer marketing. LinkedIn has become a powerful force when it comes to networking and business-to-business marketing. Whilst LinkedIn does offer an opportunity to network with others from all over the world, it’s not the only opportunity.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 21, 2013

And then you need to link your Klout profile to your LinkedIn profile. Benefits to doing this include: Your public LinkedIn summary will appear in your Bing Snapshots profile. Of course, you can control how your Bing Snapshot appears by editing your LinkedIn profile and your Klout profile.

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MAY 21, 2012

The best sites for meaningful comments include: LinkedIn – if you are looking for indepth conversations on particular topics then it’s hard to go past LinkedIn. Like LinkedIn, you can find some very useful conversations taking place on Google+.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

When LinkedIn acquired Pulse and added blogging to its platform, it was a huge improvement for LinkedIn users. Today, many people use their LinkedIn Pulse blogs as an additional blog to draw attention to their businesses and drive traffic to their websites. Twitter is not the odd ball out.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

When LinkedIn acquired Pulse and added blogging to its platform, it was a huge improvement for LinkedIn users. Today, many people use their LinkedIn Pulse blogs as an additional blog to draw attention to their businesses and drive traffic to their websites. Twitter is not the odd ball out.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Are you taking Facebook and LinkedIn for granted? Think about Facebook or LinkedIn ten years from now. Social Media facebook LinkedIn Myspace' And just in case you don’t believe me, you should read this article about a recent MySpace foible. It seems that MySpace may be plotting its own early demise.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

LinkedIn will become more important. LinkedIn is in a steady climb. Going forward, LinkedIn will be a great place to manage your entire professional life. Constant Contact has made some striking and bold predictions about social media in 2013. I’m going to focus on three of those.

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MAY 28, 2013

Frank Reed highlights the value that small business owners place on various social networks, including Google+, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Interestingly, more small business owners see value in Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogging, and YouTube than in Google+. Google+ is almost two years old. This is head-scratching.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

For social networking, you should join LinkedIn. You should also post in LinkedIn groups that are related to the niche you are marketing. That’s what all the best LinkedIn marketers are saying. Don’t just join and set up a profile. You should also post to your profile a couple of times a day. People still use them.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

Google’s +1 will become a go-to place and for professionals; a profile on LinkedIn is also a big help. The last word should be left to Nimble – they describe themselves as the all-in-one place where you can : Unify all your contacts, calendars, conversations from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google.

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MAY 24, 2012

Some business owners find that social media sites such as Tumblr and LinkedIn are worth the effort. Promoting your content on Facebook only takes a minute or two as do many of the social bookmarking services. Pinterest is the latest to take on ‘fad’ status, if you have images or videos that can be used to promote your blog.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

All you have to do is look at the rise of smartphone sales to know that as more and more people begin to hold these little devices in their hands, what it means to you and me is an opportunity to promote our businesses to the very people who are looking for them and stand just around the corner. Organic SEO. Pay-per-click advertising.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Share to LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, and Twitter. Then share those on your Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn profiles. After that, you need to get some inbound links – quickly. To add links to your website, start by sharing your first web pages to all the popular social networks. If you have images, share to Pinterest.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Post snippets of your e-book on your Facebook page and LinkedIn Pulse blog–just long enough to be blog posts–and drive people back to your landing page for the e-book. If you publish a weekly newsletter, share it once a month on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. Even Pinterest.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Post snippets of your e-book on your Facebook page and LinkedIn Pulse blog–just long enough to be blog posts–and drive people back to your landing page for the e-book. If you publish a weekly newsletter, share it once a month on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. Even Pinterest.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Recently – like, within the last month – they’ve expanded how to measure influence to include Wikipedia entries, LinkedIn titles, and +K. These include Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Tumblr, Instagram, Blogger, Last.fm, and WordPress.com. More are to come. Stay tuned.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

That means they are really just now discovering social media – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn. They may have even started answering questions on LinkedIn. Oh, they may have had a Twitter account three years ago. They might have created a YouTube account and a Facebook page.

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JUNE 5, 2012

You can be at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. If you do it right, you can win new customers and make old clients happy with just a little effort. Don’t be pushy! Forget the venue for the time being. It really doesn’t matter. What matters is that you use social media as a strategy. Set some goals and measure them.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

It can be Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, whatever. So there needs to be a low-commitment way to achieve an online presence that is still effective marketing for the average small business owner. And there is. I recommend starting with ONE social media website. Which one doesn’t matter.

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OCTOBER 22, 2011

You can’t do that on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Google+ is easy to use. With Google+’s Circle sharing feature, you can add hundreds of new people to your network with one click. Your friends and family may not be on Google+ just yet, but I think in time they will be. How many more reasons do you need to try Google+?

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AUGUST 11, 2011

It’s been measuring the activity on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for some time now. YouTube – The video sharing monolith owned by Google. In all, Klout is now measuring your influence across ten different social networks.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Don’t tweet the same things you Like on Facebook or share on LinkedIn. Use @mention whenever you have a specific user in mind. Don’t tweet useless or frivolous messages. Only tweet one link at a time. Manage your tweets with an app like Seesmic Desktop or Tweetdeck. Keep these tips in mind when using Twitter.

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

I think we may be leaving the world Where Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are the three most useful services for business owners wanting to get into the social media game. Will Google+ replace LinkedIn as the third most useful service for business owners? That usually means a service has enough value in it for the average user.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

It’s on. Who’s going to win? Is it Facebook? For about five years now, we have seen social media marketing rise to the top of the Internet marketing practices and become the most important aspect of marketing and branding online. The social media sites themselves are striving to be No. Currently, that position is held by Facebook.

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JULY 8, 2011

LinkedIn Answers. Answers, Answers.com, and Quora. Television – Are there talk shows, reality shows, or other programming related to your niche or industry? What are they talking about? Niche social networking sites – Have you found one that serves your niche? What are people talking about there?

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

Facebook had risen to #1 status online, LinkedIn and Twitter were going strong, and social media was an increasing part of daily life. One of the best things to do at the end of the year is look back and see what was good about it and what you can change to make the next year better.

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