The LinkedIn Personal Trainer

Leveraging LinkedIn for Effective Projects

stylock — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:07:10 +0000

I’m really excited about creating this program – The Project Solvers and I have developed a workshop on Thursday July 16th for project teams and managers. Besides the usual questions about how to use LinkedIn, we’ll show participants a tools set that will allow you to run projects effectively through LinkedIn and a few of the [...] No related posts.

Replying to LinkedIn Email is Hazardous to Your Relationships!

stylock — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:38:53 +0000

Someone sent you this terrific LinkedIn message – and you responded in great detail to this wonderful opportunity, but it’s gone nowhere – why? Later on you met up with them in-person at a networking event and asked about it, but they denied ever seeing anything from you in response and moved on. How frustrating is that! The [...] Related posts:

Viewers Of This Profile Also Viewed…

stylock — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:41:56 +0000

A recent commenter on my “Someone’s Been Sitting In My Chair” article mentioned that they like to check into the people that viewers of a particular profile have also viewed. (Thanks Wil!-) My first reaction and reply back was that the information was good only for other people’s profiles, but when I was writing this article, [...] Related posts:

Counting Up Connections

stylock — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:18:57 +0000

Everyone knows by this time that the number of connections for LinkedIn users is displayed as a number from 0 (yes, there are some people on the system with no connections) to 500+. A reader asked if I could help him determine how many connections someone with more than 500 had and it proved to be [...] No related posts.

It’s OK Not To Tweet

stylock — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:45:40 +0000

Even if all your associates are suggesting you have to tweet or get going with facebook, you have my official permission to ignore them – and those sites. (at least for now) And here’s why… You might not be ready Let’s suppose for a moment that you’re new to LinkedIn – this is an almost overwhelming experience for [...] Related posts:

TLPT Seminar with the Rochester Business Alliance

stylock — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:13:08 +0000

So – I’ve been working with the Rochester Business Alliance to schedule a LinkedIn seminar and we’ve agreed to hold it on the morning of June 26th. Thought this would make a nice short post as I’ve gotten several inquiries about holding a local event. Navigating LinkedIn: Your Online Business Network The seminar will cover LinkedIn from the [...] Related posts:

A Group for TLPT Readers

About Those People You May Know…

stylock — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:07:42 +0000

Another common question – what’s up with that block in the top right section that says “People You May Know”. Who are they? Why Does LinkedIn think I know them? What should I do? Let’s look into that a bit more… Friends of friends As keeper of the database, LinkedIn has access to everyone’s connections and can put together [...] No related posts.

Someone’s Been Sitting In My Chair…

stylock — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:40:54 +0000

OK – so really – Someone’s been viewing my profile. But Who? LinkedIn gives you a bit of information, and finding out more is often a frequent question. Where to find it Linkedin’s boxes on the right column are often missed – this one is on your home page, down a bit below the advertisement. See the title “Who’s [...] Related posts:

Using LinkedIn Passively

stylock — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:19:21 +0000

Well – my lack of post last week gives me a good topic for this week – how LinkedIn works even when you’re not thinking about it. Even without taking the time to login to the LinkedIn system to proactively search out contacts, make introduction requests, and pursue your own agenda, LinkedIn is still there for [...] Related posts:

The LinkedIn Personal Trainer in South Carolina

Working for Yourself

stylock — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:16:13 +0000

Who do you work for when you work for yourself? This came up in a LinkedIn question as another user asked about company matching. LinkedIn will try to help you reconnect with people who have also worked for the same company. It’s helpful when the company has a few hundred employees – you might have known Mary [...] No related posts.