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25 Tips to Improve Your LinkedIn® Profile

LinkedIn® has become ubiquitous within the business community both within the US and internationally.  With over 50 million users in October – 2009, it is the single most important place to manage and maintain your professional online.  The tips in this ebook will improve the effectiveness and impact of your LinkedIn presence.  If you are a business professional and want to take control of your online profile, the tips in this book will deliver results.

Here is what readers are saying about 25 Tips:

“25 Tips to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile is a great resource for the new LinkedIn user all the way up to the accomplished user.  This book delivers a concise and clear presentation of how to get started, develop, and stay on the cutting edge of the LinkedIn networking phenomena.   This publication is a must have for all LinkedIn users.  It is great to have such a resourceful tool at hand.”  ~Cheryl Diedrich/XCEL Energy Company

“Ok, now you have no more excuses why your LinkIn profile is incomplete! This is a book for the busy professional that wants to have a better “on-line” presence and wants the quickest way to the goal. The author lays it out in a check list format, and you can update your LinkedIn site in manageable time bites. The book also includes links to additional information if you need to dive deeper. This is a highly effective business tool.“              Larry Gillett / Hewlett-Packard

“The author does the public a service in listing the 25 tips as chapter headings (and the first three chapters) in his preview. That’s handy, and people who are pressed for time will appreciate the book’s structure. Each short chapter reviews *why* the tip is important and how to make best use of the suggestion. Active links from the PDF provide deeper detail on technical aspects. The author plans annual editions to maintain relevance as LinkedIn continues to evolve.”        Terry Meyer / MarketStar

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LinkedIn® Applications – Integrated Web Tools That Enhance Your LinkedIn Experience

What’s it about?

Integrated web tools that enhance your LinkedIn experience:

• Be More Connected
• Be More Relevant
• Be More Informed
• Be More Engaged

Practical things you can do tomorrow:

• Communicate your Message to a larger audience.
• Collaborate and share files with your connections.
• Establish New Relationships
• Enhance your reputation
• Establish communication with your connections

The Problem

Most people, no matter how smart and capable, get stuck at some point.
With over 50 million business users of LinkedIn in October,2009 , it has become the established leader in managing your online business presence.  As your connections increase, how can you effectively communicate, collaborate and inform your connections and visitors about your capabilities.

The Answer

LinkedIn Applications.
By enabling and using the free web tools that are integrated into LinkedIn, you can increase the width, depth and value of each of your connections.  Each of the ten LinkedIn Applications are explored in depth, with step by step activation instructions as well as suggestions on their use in a business environment.

Success is different for everyone, but these core LinkedIn Applications will help you get there.
Many have asked me to share the specific approach I learned and used to build my own success – which I have been doing in courses, workshops, blogs, and corporate work. This is the only book that addresses LinkedIn Applications specifically.

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30 Web Tools in 30 Days – Improve Your Business and Increase Your Sales

What’s it about?

30 Recommended Web Tools that you can integrate into your daily business activities to:

• Be More Effective
• Be More Relevant
• Be More Informed
• Be more Connected

Practical things you can do tomorrow:

• Know more about your Customers, prospects and competitors.
• Organize your Contacts and Communications with relevance.
• Discover who to contact and how to do it with email or phone.
• Share your value in innovative and engaging new ways.
• Collaborate with team members to accomplish your goals.

The Problem

The business world has changed dramatically in the previous 24 months.
The dynamics of finding and winning new business requires new tools, approaches and attitudes.
Successful SalesMakers need to be more informed, better organized and more focused in their efforts.
Successful strategy typically demands a collaborative approach.
Your customers and prospects are online and actively researching solutions to their needs.

The Answer

Utilize Sales Web Tools to win and keep new customers in a way that they prefer.
Web tools that enable to be where your customers and prospects are.
Engage in dialogue before they are your customer.
Know your customer thoroughly and focus your efforts on filling their needs, not yours.
Make it easy for your customers and prospects to find you online.