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linkedin: Using LinkedIn To Maximize Your Professional Identity | Why You Should and How - 09/24/10 07:03 PM
How to Use LinkedIn To Maximize Your Professional Identity I attended a terrific LinkedIn seminar the other evening taught by 2 managers from LinkedIn. I learned a lot of stuff I didn't know and thought I would pass it along.
While many think of LinkedIn as a job board, it's not. Admittedly it's being used extensively in the corporate world for recruiting but there are far more reasons to be on LinkedIn.
Here's Why:
75 million members with 3 million added each month, over 1 per second US has 52% of the members but international membership is growing Focus is … (21 comments)
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linkedin: Would YOU Endorse Me? | A LinkedIn Controversy - 08/21/10 12:02 AM
Would YOU Endorse Me? A LinkedIn Controversy No, I'm not asking you to.
You can, of course, if you wish and feel it's deserved, but that's not the point.
If you are on LinkedIn (you are, aren't you? It's your on-line professional resume. If you're not you'd better get there), you no doubt know about recommendations. You likely have some, and probably have shared a few as well.
You can request that someone endorse you, perhaps with the hope they will reciprocate Or you can be proactive and recommend someone without them asking (how cool is that?) According to LinkedIn, … (58 comments)
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linkedin: The Skills of a Web 2.0 Practitioner - 03/21/09 04:41 PM
The last several years have seen unprecedented advances in the use of the Internet, and many people have discovered numerous ways technology can alter their personal and business lives.
With these technological advances has come the opportunity to acquire, and use, new skills.
As REALTORs in a customer service business that has increasingly become more competitive, these skills can lead to new marketing techniques, novel ways of developing and maintaining relationships, and foster the attitude that technology can serve (often, but not always) to make business and personal life simpler and easier to manage.
With that, however, has come the expectation … (34 comments)
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linkedin: If You Snooze You May Lose - Build Those Relationships On-Line and Off-Line - 03/06/09 01:57 AM
Building relationships is a fact of life in our business, and its foundation.
Without them you won't get far in terms of buyers and sellers. Maintenance is pretty important, too. If you don't work on keeping your relationships, they will fade away - referrals will disappear and your wonderful clients will forget you even exist.
There are a myriad of ways to build relationships, and lots of different ones. Here are just a few:
Prospective buyers and sellers - Current/past buyer and seller clients
Escrow and title officers - Mortgage brokers and banks - Attorneys
Home inspectors - Relocation companies
Trades … (69 comments)
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linkedin: Buyers and Sellers: Check Out That Agent Before You Hire - 01/08/09 04:31 PM
So you need to hire a REALTOR to help you with selling and/or buying a home?
If you have a referral from someone that you really trust, then perhaps you are all set. Getting a recommendation from friends and neighbors can be a good way to learn about local REALTORS who are qualified to help you.
But oftentimes you need to do some research before you make a decision on who to hire to help with the biggest purchase or sale of your life. There are lots of ways these days to get the scoop on agents out there before decision time.
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linkedin: Buyers and Sellers: What YOU Should Know About Social Networking and Why - 11/17/08 07:54 PM
If you are reading this you are undoubtedly one of the 80%+ of buyers and sellers who are using the Internet to research the real estate market and gather information to assist you in your home search or sale. That being the case you likely know something about social networking on the Internet, or at least have heard of some of the popular sites where folks congregate on -line - MySpace perhaps being one of the better known networks.
As a buyer or seller, you should know about social networking and how this can help you in your buying or selling. … (43 comments)
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