LinkedIn Now Ranks 2nd Overall For Entrepreneurs
Interesting LinkedIn quote on Mashable that may mean something important for entrepreneurs. Overall, LinkedIn appears to rank in second place among the best, i.e. “top ten” social media sites for up & coming start-ups and highly entrepreneurial businesses:
From hiring to networking with cohorts and potential clients to participating in groups and question threads, LinkedIn is a powerful social network for entrepreneurs and business professionals of all stripes. It’s a great place to both discover and research potential job candidates (with a reported 75% of hiring managers using it over Facebook and Twitter), as well as both keeping up with and extending your network.
Like many other entrepreneurial firms, our Agency is working fast and furiously on social media strategies for clients and ourselves. LinkedIn has been growing exponentially in recent years. However, like other social media choices, it’s not an instant success kind of thing. You need to position yourself as an expert in the LinkedIn Answers domains, particularly in the ones that will best reflect your professional interest. This is a very good way to underscore your credentials and experience in a fast growing professional social media environment. As the aforementioned post on Mashable suggests, you’ll increase your authority and drive more traffic to your website with an effective use of LinkedIn.
Additionally, it’s a good idea to ask for advice on LinkedIn as well. You don’t have to be the oracle of the tribe at all times. It also works well to be asking intelligent questions.
Here’s another good link on LindedIn from a recent post on “Lept Like a Blog.”
Are you making good use of your LinkedIn presence?
As always, we like to hear what you think.
