31 July 2009 / 0 ReTweets

LinkedIn: My 5 Tips to Getting Started

Shoot the MoonI am always amazed of the people I meet at networking events or social media conferences that are heavy on Twitter or Facebook but light on LinkedIn. Or others that are on LinkedIn but are not really on LinkedIn. In other words, after realizing the potential value of LinkedIn, what’s next?

I have become good friends with Bradley Will, the role model who is empowering young entrepreneurs, and we have a similar goal of helping others better utilize social media.  My blog post for today I actually wrote for his demographic, the Gen Y entrepreneurs who have been intimated by LinkedIn but now are opening up to it and seeing its value.  But the message is really applicable to anyone who has just gotten started on the social networking site.

Before I give you the link to the blog post, let me summarize my advice briefly here:

  1. Brand Your LinkedIn Profile
  2. You are NOT Your Company
  3. Connect! Connect! Connect!
  4. Join LinkedIn Groups & Participate
  5. How to Network on LinkedIn

Please see the entire blog post here: Young Professionals Getting Started with LinkedIn

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  • jonathan_rivera

    It seems strange that I would have to jump through so many hoops to get to this post. I started out on Social Media Today, which lead me to Windmill Networking, which finally got me to the actual post at Bradley Will http://tinyurl.com/ngz85f.

    It makes me wonder, is this good because the post got to me, or is it bad because I have to go through all these other sites to get to the actual info? Oh, BTW the only reason I'm commenting here is because it has discuss, so I know my question will be syndicated.

  • http://windmillnetworking.com/ nealschaffer

    Hey Jonathan,

    My sincere apologies for the inconvenience. This post was actually a guest post for Bradley Will, but because it was of material that I originally didn't do on my own blog, I wanted to give my readers an introduction and lead them over.

    I am also glad that you like the Discuss system. I just started implementing it a week or two ago but I like it as well.

    Thanks again for stopping by and commenting!

    - Neal

  • jonathan_rivera

    Neil,
    Thank you so much for the response. I was under the impression that this was just another re-posting site, obviously I was wrong since you responded. I appreciate the fact that you replied, most people would just ignore me or not approve the comment, so that means a lot.

    I've considered adding Discuss to my page, the problem is I never get comments. Most of the time people end up commenting in my GFC widget. Not sure if that's a blessing or a curse.

  • http://windmillnetworking.com/ nealschaffer

    Jonathan,

    Oh, no, this is definitely not a reposting site!!! That blog post I wrote for Bradley Will as a guest post.

    I don't know what a GFC widget is, but so far people are commenting using Disqus. Maybe you can remove that GFC widget?

    Thanks again for commenting and hope you enjoyed my other posts and will enjoy my future ones!

  • http://windmillnetworking.com/ nealschaffer

    Jonathan,

    Oh, no, this is definitely not a reposting site!!! That blog post I wrote for Bradley Will as a guest post.

    I don't know what a GFC widget is, but so far people are commenting using Disqus. Maybe you can remove that GFC widget?

    Thanks again for commenting and hope you enjoyed my other posts and will enjoy my future ones!

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