Beginners LinkedIn

LinkedIn is for your business, when you want to:

• act and not react in this new business climate
• approach warm leads and avoid cold-calling
• gain more business opportunities at virtually no cost
• become a comfortable, pro-active online business developer
• ensure satisfied clients will introduce you to their contacts in an organised and carefully targeted manner
• encourage colleagues to create more cross-selling opportunities
• be involved in modern up-to-date business development techniques

This workshop is for people who have decided to join LinkedIn but know nothing about it or for those who are registered and have hardly started using it.

The following topics are covered in this one hour webinar:

• Highlighting various channels of daily communication
• Understanding why we network both offline and online
• Relating LinkedIn (a social network) with face-to- face networking
• Being aware of the many benefits when using LinkedIn
• Explaining the connectivity between the various levels of your network
• How to build your basic profile to create your professional image
• Be in control of your privacy using the Settings button effectively
• Managing invitations; who should you accept invitations from?
• Who should you link with and how to do it?
• How to behave courteously and what are the right etiquettes when using LinkedIn
• How to benefit from your level 1 and 2 connections
• Managing recommendations
• A taster to the advanced search button
• Searching groups and companies- an introduction
• Creating your personal action plan.

"An hour very well spent. Although I have been using LinkedIn for about 6 months, I found out a lot of things I didn't know, and Will Kintish gave me some very good tips indeed."
Mel Lutton, Empel

"If you've heard about LinkedIn but are not too sure what it's all about and want to find out more or know a bit about it but want help getting started; then this is the webinar for you."
Christopher MacCafferty, Associate, Ralli Solicitors