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Why are you using LinkedIn? What are the benefits of using LinkedIn? What have you gained by using it so far?

noreply@blogger.com (Ehab Elagaty) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:05:00 +0000

This is an interesting question that I have posted on LinkedIn back in APR-2011 where I have received 52 Answers for.

Why are you using LinkedIn? What are the benefits of using LinkedIn? What have you gained by using it so far?

I am preparing a presentation for a networking event in Jeddah about Networking & LinkedIn.

Here are some reasons why I think people may use LinkedIn for, would appreciate it if you have others to add to the list:
- To stay in touch with friends and colleagues.
- To reconnect with old friends and colleagues that you may have not been able to find or be found by otherwise when emails and phone numbers are changed.
- To get introduced to new interesting friends and business connections.
- To promote your products and services, find or be found by new customers.
- To find or be found by new vendors, suppliers or service providers.
- To find a job through your network and to make it easy for employers and recruiters to find you.
- To find someone to fill a vacancy that you may have.
- To find experts and get advices.
- To share your experience, help others and give advices.
- To stay updated with the latest news especially about your network and whats new.
- To join groups and start or join in interesting discussions.
- To build and strengthen your personal branding and online presence for you or your company (improving the chances of being found on Google).
- To find new opportunities for business, partners or investors
- To consolidate in one place trusted (to some degree) recommendations that you can get from your colleagues, friends and business contacts.
- To use who you know in common to ask for reference about someone or a company before working or doing business with them.
- To look up anyone that you need to meet or speak to and find out what you can about them to understand them better and to make a good impression.
- To be able to post questions and get different answers
- To be able to create or participate in polls (surveys) and find out the results.
- To be able to post and share announcements, updates, news, cool things.
- To be recognized as a subject matter expert in your area of expertise.
....??

Clarification added August 17, 2010:

I noticed a great interest in this question and participating in answering it, so I am re-opening it, I would like to thank each and everyone contributing even if it is just with a little comment. Will try to keep you updated with the final list if I get to finish it or if it stops : )

Clarification added March 25, 2011:

Reopening the question again as the reasons and benefits are almost endless ..
This time planning to run a seminar in CAIRO.

posted August 5, 2010 in Using LinkedIn, Internet Marketing | Closed

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Click HERE or go to this link to find out the answers:

http://www.linkedin.com/answers/using-linkedIn/ULI/709532-3431980?browseIdx=2&sik=1334527037629&goback=%2Eamq

TopLinked Members #2 / How to find the Top 10 TopLinked members in your Country / Industry / Area of Interest on LinkedIn

noreply@blogger.com (Ehab Elagaty) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:29:00 +0000

Below are some very useful & tiny (EZy 2 remember) links that will take you to some advanced searches of LinkedIn Members in different areas and regions.

You can simply modify the selection criteria from the left side by adding keywords, selecting companies or industries, modifying countries selected,...etc.

Top Most Connected LinkedIn Members:

in The Middle East ➨ http://Ez.com/LiMe
in The Middle East & Australia ➨ http://Ez.com/TopLiMeAus
SAP professionals World Wide ➨ http://ez.com/LiSapGlobal
Most Connected Globally ➨ http://Ez.com/TopGlobal

Make sure the results are sorted by Connections if you wish to find out the Top Most Connected members

Visit www.LinkedFans.Net to find out more about LIONs (LinkedIn Open Networkers), How to expand your network rapidly, How to use LinkedIn for Business and MORE ...

Happy Networking : )

Ehab Elagaty

www.LinkedIn.com/in/SapNetWork
#1 Most Connected in the Middle East & Australia ★★
#2 Most Connected SAP professionals World Wide
#22 Most Connected Globally

Owner of SAP NetWork Global Group (+80K Members)

(Last Updated: 2012 - APR)

NOTE:

★★ I know for a fact that the following members also have 30K direct connections, if I or any of them show up #2,3 or 4 it only means that we may have a difference of 1 or more connections at the time the search is done, or some of us may have exactly the same number of connections but we can not all be displayed as #1 at the same time:

As a matter of fact Stan and Hesham have made it to the top before me (by reaching the limit of 30,000 connections) and I have caught up with them in 2012-APR, so I guess we are all #1 J

@ Stan,
Thanks for being one of my best LinkedIn mentors, if it wasnt for leaders like you, I wouldn't have been able to catch up with you.

@ Hesham,
I have been looking forward to catching up with you for a long time, thanks for setting up an example for me to be #1 in the Middle East.

TV interview on Using LinkedIn by Ehab Elagaty

noreply@blogger.com (Ehab Elagaty) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:37:00 +0000

The SIZE of your LinkedIn Network Matters

noreply@blogger.com (Ehab Elagaty) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:19:00 +0000

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The SIZE of your LinkedIn Network Matters

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Using LinkedIn presented by Ehab Elagaty at the Jeddah Network Event 2010-08-09

noreply@blogger.com (Ehab Elagaty) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:17:00 +0000

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Using LinkedIn presented by Ehab Elagaty at the Jeddah Network Event 2010-08-09

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20 Tips to help you find a job (most of them are useful even if you are not looking)

noreply@blogger.com (Ehab Elagaty) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:45:00 +0000

Many people that I am connected with have asked me to help them with their job hunt, here are 20 tips that I have put together and thought that I would share them with all readers and followers of Linked Fans hoping you find them useful:

Check websites like Seek, MyCareer, Bayt, Monster, Golfjobs, ...
Search on Google for job websites in your country or region.
Sign up for auto notifications of searches for the types of jobs you are looking for.
Update your LinkedIn profile with all your Positions / Qualifications / Skills / What you are looking for.
Search for and Join the largest Groups on LinkedIn using keywords like Job, Jobs, SAP, IT, Sales, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Australia.
Search for Jobs inside the groups by using keywords in discussions and under the jobs tab.
Search for Jobs under LinkedIn Jobs as some Employers / Recruiters post there.
Search for, contact with the Top Most Connected Recruiters / Managers / Professionals in your field (using the advance search, then sort by number of connections).
You can add keywords like LION, TopLinked or even better do an Advanced Search from within the TopLinked Group before you blindly send out invitations to make sure they would accept them
Post your CV online on a Googlesite or Jobserve.com, add the link for your CV to your profile, upload it to your profile using the application Box.net
Post your availability and what types of jobs you are looking for on the Groups.
Post questions from time to time to your network through Q&A / Discussions / Jobs tab asking if they know of any jobs in your field / area / region or if they have any other tips.
Post on the network activity from time to time that you are looking for work, the location of your online CV, i.e. www.elagaty.com/cv
Link your Twitter account with your LinkedIn account from Edit Profile so network activities can be posted their too.
Search for Jobs / Recruiters on Twitter.com as well and follow job posters.
Scan through ads online and print and send your CV across even if the advertised role is not a relevant to you, they may have an unadvertised relevant role for you now or a relevant one later on.
Update your headline, summary to mention that you are looking for work and what type.
Expand your network with the most connected LIONs ("LinkedIn Open Networkers" if you like the idea of being an open networker) globally and in your country, area of interest. Invite your friends / colleagues / ... more details at the post "LinkedIn & How to rapidly expand your network" on Linked Fans.
Ask for recommendations from those that would be willing to recommend you, start by recommending the ones that deserve recommendations (feel free to recommend me if you find my tips useful www.elagaty.com/recommendehab ).
Search for the Most Connected Recruiters and Managers in the Companies and Areas that you would like to work in.
Last but not least. Try to help others and give charity as Allah (GOD, if you believe in Him) is always in the help of those that help. Along with praying, be good to your parents and ask for their prayers as their prayers can do miracles.

Feel free to:

Invite me to conned with you directly from my profile or www.elagaty.com/addehab
Forward this to any of your friends who may find this useful.

Looking forward to your Diggs, Comments, Suggestions and More Tips

Kind Regards,

Ehab Elagaty

#1 Most Connected in Saudi Arabia / Egypt / Melbourne

#1 Most Connected SAP professional in the Middle East / Australia

#3 Most Connected SAP professionals World Wide

#3 Most Connected in Australia

#4 Most Connected in the Middle East

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sapnetwork
Facebook: www.profile.to/ehabelagaty
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ehabelagaty

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What is LinkedIn?

noreply@blogger.com (Ehab Elagaty) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:23:00 +0000

LinkedIn & How to rapidly expand your network

noreply@blogger.com (Ehab Elagaty) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:21:00 +0000

Click Here to download the presentation

Sorting by Connections through Advanced Search is a very useful feature that can be utilized in LinkedIn to get a list of the top 10-100 most connected people in a particular country, region, group of countries, industry, groups, professions, …etc.

Here are some examples of the top most connected members in Saudi Arabia / Egypt / the Middle East / Australia / the SAP industry in the Middle East & worldwide, where I am listed as:

#1 Most Connected in Saudi Arabia (along with Egypt and other countries in the middle east like, UAE, Palestine, Turkey, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Yemen)
#3 Most Connected in Australia (or in Australia & Saudi Arabia, had I changed my location back to Australia)
#4 Most Connected in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Palestine, Turkey, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Israel)
#1 Most Connected SAP professional in the Middle East (where SAP is shown in the Title)
#3 Most Connected SAP professionals World Wide

last updated 2010-06

Such searches can make it easier to target getting in touch with or connecting with the Top Most Connected people in a particular country or industry. You can filter further your lists by selecting further selection criteria.

Below for example are some of my lists I personally use to connect with what I would call the (Safe To Invite) lists which are similar to the searches above but with the filter of restricting the search for members who belong to at least one of the largest LION groups “TopLinked.com (Open Networkers), OpenNetworker.com, LION500.com (Open Networkers)” Such members often accept all invitations or at least welcome invitations (as in may archive an invitation request but should never mark a connection as “I Don’t Know” which can work against you and restrict you to not being able to invite members unless if you enter their email addresses):

Most Connected TopLinked / LIONs (LinkedIn Open Networkers):

Important Tips to rapidly expand your network:

Join the TopLinked (Open Networkers) group along with OpenNetworker.com, LION500.com (Open Networkers), the first 3 groups listed when you search for LION at Groups
Keep an eye for the TopLinked Invite Me List that gets sent every Tuesday night
Import that list to your LinkedIn connections
Follow the steps to send them all invitations at once (This will allow you send approximately 2,000 invitations at once. 1,500 of them are likely to accept them within a week or so)
You can also add yourself to that list when you subscribe for a premium membership through OpenNetworker for $9.95/month or $49.95/year

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Keep an eye on www.LinkedFans.blogspot.com for more valuable tips to come.

Ehab Elagaty

www.elagaty.com
www.elagaty.com/addehab

www.linkedin.com/sapnetwork

Twitter: ehabelagaty / sapnetwork / sapnetworkme / linkedinfans

TopLinked Members / How to find the Top 10 TopLinked members in your Country / Industry / Area of Interest on LinkedIn

noreply@blogger.com (Ehab Elagaty) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:22:00 +0000

One of the most important tips that I was given to expand my network rapidly when I first started using LinkedIn back in Mid 2005 was to Search for then connect with the most connected people (especially the LIONs / Open Networkers / TopLinked members) in my country, area of specialty or interest.

So I wanted to share this important tip with you along with some links as examples for searching for most connected people / TopLinked/Open Networkers / SAP specialists in the Middle East / Saudi Arabia / Egypt / Australia / Worldwide.

By following such tips I have managed to hold the following positions (2010 - April):

Click on the links below to see the search results

#1 SAP Specialist TopLinked/Open Networker in the Middle East

#1 SAP Specialist Most Connected in the Middle East

#1 Most Connected in Egypt

(had I changed my location back to Egypt, excluding Mr. A.AlSaad)

#1 TopLinked/Open Networker in Egypt
(had I changed my location back to Egypt, excluding Mr. A.AlSaad)

#2 TopLinked/Open Networker in Saudi Arabia

#3 SAP Specialist TopLinked/Open Networker Worldwide

#3 SAP Specialist Most Connected Worldwide

#3 TopLinked/Open Networker in Australia

(had I changed my location back to Australia, excluding Mr. A.AlSaad)

#4 Most Connected in Australia

(had I changed my location back to Australia, excluding out Mr. A.AlSaad)

#5 TopLinked/Open Network in the Middle East

TopLinked/Open Network Worldwide

not quite on the top 100 list, yet :(

Most connected Worldwide

not quite on the top 100 list, yet :(

Feel free to:

Connect with me directly if you are not already
www.linkedin.com/in/sapnetwork ==> Add Ehab to your Network
www.elagaty.com/addehab

Select:
==> Friend. OR
==> Group then select a group that we share together (i.e. SAP Network Global, Middle East Network, TopLinked, OpenNetworkers ..etc.). OR
==> Other then enter ( ehab4sap [at] gmail.com ) for email

Send me a recommendation (with regards to helping you expand your network if you find this useful, please select Moderator @ Linked Fans Blog if we have not worked together) from: www.elagaty.com/recommendehab

Post a comment if you are keen to receive more tips here.

Keep an eye on the LinkedFans Blog as I plan to post more tips there: www.linkedfans.blogspot.com

Join the Linked Fans Group: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=59309

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Important Notes:

Lists where I have listed TopLinked/Open Networkers are where I have specified the following groups in the searches:
> TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
> OpenNetworker.com
> LION500.com (Open Networkers)

All searches are done using Advanced Search and are Sorted by Number of Connections.

Do NOT send an invitation request to someone unless if you:
> Know them personally OR
> Know they would welcome your invitation (and would not click on the "I don't know this person" button) as this could go against you and prevent you from adding friends and colleagues without typing in their email addresses. It is quit safe to search for members in groups like LION / Open Networkers / TopLinked or to search for such keywords, just be aware that the keyword LION which stands for "Open LinkedIn Networker" may show up members that have words like milLION as part of their profiles or the animal lion.

Happy NetWorking,

Ehab Elagaty
www.linkedin.com/in/sapnetwork
www.linkedfans.blogspot.com
www.sapnetwork.net
www.elagaty.com

Skype/GTalk: ehabelagaty

Some of my favorite LinkedIn Groups: (more can be found on my profile: www.linkedin.com/in/sapnetwork)

LION500.com (Open Networkers): www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=92107

TopLinked (Open Networkers): www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=42031

OpenNetworker.Com: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=35555

Linked Fans: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=59309

Middle East NetWork: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=64835

Saudia NetWork: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=98347

Egypt NetWork: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=70944

Australia NetWork: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=47795

SAP Network Global: www.sapnetwork.net (33,500 members - April-2010)

SAP NetWork Middle East: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=782807

SAP NetWork Saudi Arabia: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=98347

SAP NetWork Australia: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=782797

Arab & Muslim Executives & Entrepreneurs Network (AMEEN): www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2476545

You are NOT Working if you are Not NETWorking : )