Posts by Leslie Hughes
Do THIS on LinkedIn before you go to your next meeting.
LinkedIn can be a treasure trove of information. Both for you and for your prospective client. Your clients can research who you are and YOU can research who your clients are – before you even meet. This is a part of “Social Selling”. Here are some basic steps that you really should take before every meeting. #1)…
Read MoreHow To Add More Quality Connections On LinkedIn By Personalizing Your Connection Requests – EVERY time!
In this fast-paced, information-packed world of Social Media, there is far too much automation and not enough personal “touches”. As human beings, we want to feel like we matter. We want to connect human-to-human, not computer-to-computer. One of the often overlooked aspects of building business connections is found within LinkedIn connections. One of the #1…
Read MoreHow To Reply To LinkedIn Connection Requests From Strangers
Have you ever noticed that LinkedIn specifically encourages us to “Only invite people you know well and who know you”? Why? LinkedIn states it’s because those connections will: have access to people you know others may ask you about them and vice versa you’ll get updates on their activity And yet, LinkedIn’s infrastructure to vet…
Read More4 Simple Tricks To Feeling CONFIDENT About Telling Your Professional Story on LinkedIn
In addition to training professionals about how to use LinkedIn properly to connect & convert clients, I also interview, write and optimize LinkedIn profiles for executives. Interestingly, even the most successful executives have a hard time talking about their accomplishments. They don’t want to boast or brag. They don’t want to come across as being arrogant.…
Read MoreDear LinkedIn: Don’t try to be Facebook. Be the BEST business site you can possibly be.
Dear LinkedIn, I’ve been your friend, fan, follower and member for quite a few years now. I am so passionate about what you do, I also train businesses and write profiles for executives so they can develop a strong presence they can be proud of. You may not be the “sexiest” of all the channels,…
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