Are You Linked In ?

Friday, January 18th, 2008 @ 8:21 am | Videos, Tools, Networking

You may have heard a lot about various social networking sites on the internet. A number of these sites allow you to develop a network of people you know. Linked In is a social networking site with a job related focus. It is a place where you can market yourself to prospective business clients and employers. The advantage to using Linked In is the power of networking in an electronic environment. The hidden value of using this network is the common bond that we share between people we know that know each other.

Each person in your network has people that they know in their network. Some of these people you both may know and will be common in the network you share and others will be individuals exclusive to each of you. Linked In uses this knowledge to allow you to contact a person who you do not know in your friend’s network who may work at a potential future employer or may be a future business prospect. The person who knows you can offer an introduction to the person they know that you would like to meet. This person will be more open to communicating with you since they know the person that introduced you.

Sounds simple and it really is that easy to use. I found a great instructional video on Linked In and how to use it. You can watch it by clicking this link. Best of luck to you in your campaign to market yourself and happy networking on Linked In.

 

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    One Response to “Are You Linked In ?”

    1. Marvia Says:

      Hi Kevin,
      Where’s your Linked in badge? :-)

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