5 Reasons to Use LinkedIn
Posted on December 22, 2010, by JD Kathuria, under Uncategorized.
I recently crossed over 2,000 contacts on LinkedIn. When I first started on LinkedIn in 2003, I never could imagine that I would reach that many contacts. I thought I would share how LinkedIn has helped me.
1) I meet hundreds of executives each year in my life as a professional eater. It helps me keep track of everyone—especially folks when they change jobs.
2) I keep my contacts open for others to view. This way, I can help people with job searches or with reference checks and deciding the best contact for me to reach out to in my database.
3) I like InMail a lot. An InMail is a private message to or from a LinkedIn member who is not your connection. You can receive InMail free if you indicate that you are open to receiving InMail messages on the Account & Settings page. I pay $100.00 a month as a premium member to reach out to executives whom I don’t know via LinkedIn. It has worked well in my business and I would recommend that you try it as well.
4) It helps with your on-line brand. When I do searches on executives names on Google, LinkedIn always appear very high on the first page. The next time you do a search on someone, you should pay attention if LinkedIn appears on the first page. Your profile will allow you to promote your interests outside work. For example, I promote I am on the Board of SECAF
5) Use Status Updates. I am always surprised how some of my status updates get forwarded around to the larger business community. I would encourage you to experiment with your LinkedIn status to enhance your personal brand.
Please check out my LinkedIn profile. Let me know your thoughts/stories on how you have used LinkedIn.
