Contents

Part 1: Carving Out Your Space on LinkedIn

1 Why LinkedIn?

What Do You Want from LinkedIn?

Who Is Using LinkedIn?

LinkedIn Opportunities

The Parts of LinkedIn

Profile

Company Page

Groups

Answers

Applications

Jobs

Ads

Premium Features and Tools

Defining Your LinkedIn Goals

Long-Term Goals

Short-Term Goals

2 Build Your LinkedIn Plan

Develop Your Strategy

B2B or B2C

Networking Strategy

Content Strategy

Marketing Strategy

Define Your Target Audience

Find the Influencers

The Do’s and Don’ts of LinkedIn

Understand LinkedIn Rules and Terms of Service

3 Creating Your Profile

Focus and Lead with Your Strengths

Make It Public

The Completeness Bar

Developing a Powerful Profile, Section by Section

Write a Captivating, Keyword-Rich Headline

Basic Information

Photo

Summary

Experience

Education

Recommendations

Additional Information

Other LinkedIn Profile Sections

Configuring Profile and Account Settings

Profile

Email Preferences

Groups, Companies & Applications

Account

4 Developing a Company Page

Features and Uses for Company Pages

How to Create a Company Page

Overview

Careers

Products and Services

Analytics

Make It Easy to Find Your Company Page

Search and Discovery

Recommendations

Ads

5 Making Connections and Increasing Your Visibility

Degrees of Separation

Import Contacts

Searching for People

Finding Colleagues, Classmates, and People You May Know

Advanced People Search

Find People

Reference Search and Saved Searches

Title Directory

Group Members

Connecting with Other LinkedIn Members

Send and Receive Invitations

Request an Introduction

Send an InMail

Staying on Users’ Radar Screens

Publishing Content and Participating in Conversations

Using Private Messages to Deepen Relationships

Part 2: Building Your Reputation and Community

6 Useful Tools and Apps

Twitter Tool

Enhance Your Profile with Apps

Blog Link

Box.net Files

E-Bookshelf

GitHub

Google Presentation

Huddle Workspaces

Lawyer Ratings

Projects and Teamspaces

Reading List by Amazon

SlideShare Presentations

Tweets

WordPress

7 Working with Leverage Groups

Searching for Groups

Group Search Feature

Groups Directory

Groups You May Like

Other Profiles

Join Groups and Subgroups

Start a Group

Participate

Follow Group Members

Join Discussions

8 Giving and Receiving Recommendations

What Are Recommendations?

How Recommendations Can Help You

Requesting Recommendations

Writing Recommendations

Displaying Recommendations on Your Profile

9 Using LinkedIn Answers

Asking Questions

Searching for Questions to Answer

How to Answer Questions

Earning Expertise

Subscribing to Q&A Category Feeds

Part 3: Marketing Yourself Through LinkedIn

10 Marketing Tools, Features, and Apps

Service Provider Directory

Events

Portfolio Display

My Travel

Plugins

11 LinkedIn Ads

Types of LinkedIn Ads

Creating an Ad on LinkedIn

Targeting Your Audience

Budgeting, Bidding, and Payment

LinkedIn Ads Guidelines

LinkedIn Advertising Best Practices

Tracking Results

12 Integrating Your Marketing Efforts

Using Toolbars and Widgets

Browser Toolbar

Outlook Social Connector

Lotus Notes Widget

Email Signature Tool

Mac Search Widget

Google Toolbar Assistant

Offline Marketing Integration

Online Marketing Integration

Social Sharing Buttons and Links

Social Media Icons

Cross-Promotion Opportunities

Search Engine Optimization

The Importance of Keywords

The Power of Link Building

Prioritizing and Executing Activities

Jump-Starting Your LinkedIn Efforts

Sample Activity Checklists

Going Mobile

13 LinkedIn as a Market Research Tool

Follow Company Pages

View Company Page Statistics

LinkedIn Today

LinkedIn Signal

Polls App

Legal Updates App

Real Estate Pro App

Part 4: Using LinkedIn for Job Searching and Hiring

14 Finding Your Next Job on LinkedIn

Job Search

Job Directory

JobsInsider

Company, Employee, and Group Research

Job Seeker Premium

Applying for a Job

15 Looking for New Talent on LinkedIn

Post a Job

Completing the Form to Post a Job

Receiving Applications and Finding More Applicants

Closing, Expiring, and Renewing Job Postings

Talent Finder Accounts

Corporate Recruiting Solutions

Skills

Part 5: Analyzing and Retooling Your LinkedIn Strategy

16 Upgrading Your Account

Basic Account

Premium Business Accounts

Premium Job Seeker Accounts

Premium Accounts for Employers and Recruiters

Upgrading, Downgrading, and Canceling a Premium Account

17 Gathering Metrics

What to Track

Profile and Network Statistics

Profile Stats

Profile Stats Pro

Network Statistics

Company Page Analytics

LinkedIn Advertising Results

External Performance and Reputation Management Tools

Appendixes

A Glossary

B Resources

Index

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