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LinkedIn For Business: Suit Up For This Social Media Site

By Juliet Johnson Of all the popular social media sites right now, LinkedIn is the one most purely focused on business. It was first set up as a way to billboard your resume; it remains the best way for professionals to find jobs and employers to find their next employees. So, when you come to LinkedIn imagine you have put on your best business suit and act accordingly. LinkedIn is best used for · Finding clients · New contracts and Jobs · Giving and Finding Focused Information · Showcasing your testimonials, awards and special skills · Demonstrating your expertise in your chosen field When you first sign up you will want to get your name registered in your profile URL and then you should use as many of your target keywords as possible in your experience listings and in your special skills section. Recommendations Go looking for coworkers in past jobs and ask for recommendations from each of them. It is often easier to write one for them first and then ask for something in return. T

LinkedIn for Business: Direct Sellers

By Maria Duron The recent years have brought about the huge growth and popularity of social and business networking sites. Though people were skeptical in the beginning that these sites would really work, nowadays, most people and businesses have realized that these networking channels have opened up opportunities that had not been available in the past. LinkedIn is the largest business networking site online, with over 120 million users and still growing. As a direct seller, you may have set up a profile with LinkedIn, and you may occasionally visit the site to keep updated with what's happening, but are you really using this site to the best of your advantage? Have you realized the various ways you can use LinkedIn for building your business? Though you may think that LinkedIn is great for increasing your sales, the real power of this business networking site is that it's a powerful tool for building and maintaining relationships. Successful companies and entrepreneurs know t