LinkedIn Tools For Teams

Saturday, October 10th, 2009 Comments 0
  Posted in Business Tools, Featured

What is LinkedIn?

LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries.

Latest LinkedIn Facts

• • LinkedIn has over 36 million members (from 8 million two years ago) in over 200 countries and territories around the world.
  • A new member joins LinkedIn approximately every second, which equates to about 1 million people every two weeks, compared with 1 million per month in 2008.
  • Executives from all Fortune 500 companies are LinkedIn members.

With more than 36 million members, LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network. In addition to connecting with colleagues, business partners, and classmates, you can tap into the associations of your network.

LinkedIn becomes a valuable business tool when you have established quality connections. You can connect with thousands of people and get no real value from this network, or you can establish quality relationships and see real results. The goal here is to deepen your involvement with your network, increase your sphere through introductions to targeted contacts, and strengthen your Internet presence.

Here are some tools that will help you manage LinkedIn individually and as a team….

Connect Consistently

Export LinkedIn Connections - This tool from LinkedIn allows you to export your LinkedIn contacts to Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Yahoo Address Book, or Mac OS Address Book as a CSV or VCF file.

LinkedIn Contact Management http://www.linkedin.com/addressBookExport

LinkedIn Tools

http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=tools&trk=hb_ft_tools

LinkedIn Browser Toolbar

Company Research

• Use search to find relevant contacts who can help you grow, provide partnership opportunities, or can assist by sharing their expertise.
• Leverage Company Pages to get deeper information on who works at a company, their background, and other key statistics.
• Search for Service Providers and select based on trusted recommendations from people in your network.

Finding the Influencers

• Performing a People Search will quickly find the right person at a company and determine who you know in common for a warm Introduction. If this isn’t possible, you also have the option to reach out directly via an InMail.
• You can see how your network can help you get access to a company to discuss an opportunity using Company Insider.

Business Opportunities

LinkedIn Jobs has thousands of job listings. You can search using keywords, title, company, and location to find the perfect opportunity for you.

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