The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success (Fourth Edition - Completely Revised): Kick-start Your Business, Brand, and Job Search
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Many LinkedIn books focus solely on creating a killer profile. But LinkedIn is not a spectator event. You can't just show up and wait for people to come to you.
LinkedIn is a professional networking community, and opportunities abound to make real money and advance your career. In addition to helping you create a magnetic, professional profile, this book will show you how to develop a comprehensive strategy for achieving your business and career goals.
Over 100,000 professionals have already used Breitbarth's LinkedIn secrets to land lucrative new customers and top-notch employees, grow their businesses and brands, and find great new jobs. And most people have only scratched the surface of LinkedIn's potential.
The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success will help you:
• Set yourself apart from the LinkedIn masses and build a powerful professional network
• Attract and engage with people who need your products, services, or skills
• Locate the right people for business partnerships and revenue opportunities
• Discover insider information about employers, customers, and competitors
• Find a great new job—many times when you're not even looking for one!
LinkedIn is one of the most powerful business tools on the planet—and The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success is your perfect step-by-step guide to mastering it!
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The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success (Fourth Edition - Completely Revised) - Wayne Breitbarth
Praise for The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success
Social networks are evolving into commercial networks—a way to find jobs and conduct work—and thus are an increasingly important channel in people’s lives. As Wayne points out in his excellent book, LinkedIn is all about making the right connections, which is why we view it as an invaluable tool for recruiting talent that helps our clients win. Buy at least 396 copies of Wayne’s book and share it with all your friends.
—Mark Toth, chief legal officer, Manpower North America
I know of no one who knows how to use LinkedIn better than Wayne Breitbarth. That he is willing to share his knowledge so clearly and concisely is truly a gift—his gift to anyone who needs to connect for business, for fun, or to find a job.
—Robert Grede, bestselling author of Naked Marketing and The Spur & The Sash
I own a small business and have followed Wayne’s advice to better utilize LinkedIn. By revising my profile, participating in groups, and more effectively using the advanced search function, I’ve been able to get connected to key decision-makers and drive traffic to our website. It’s been a great business development tool for my company.
—Jeff Carrigan, founder and CMO, Big Shoes Network
"The Power Formula greatly simplifies the ability of those of us not in the Facebook generation to make sense of social media and leverage LinkedIn for business success."
—Michael A. Dalton, author of Simplifying Innovation
"This book is just like Wayne himself—smart, down-to-earth, and full of good ideas. The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success explains how anyone can use LinkedIn to propel business growth. With clear explanations and real-life examples, it’s a must-read for anyone who is serious about business development."
—Christina Steder, president, Clear Verve Marketing
While college students are not strangers to social media, having direction and focus on how to appropriately and professionally use LinkedIn as a tool for researching careers and networking with professionals is essential. Wayne Breitbarth gives great instruction for this tech-savvy yet new-to-the-workforce population.
—Laura F. Kestner, director, Career Services Center, Marquette University
"The combination of Wayne Breitbarth’s passion for the power of social networking and his real-world business experience, deep knowledge, mastery of LinkedIn, and skill as a trainer make the The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success a real standout. This is the one book to buy if you are serious about getting up to speed fast."
—Frank Martinelli, president, The Center for Public Skills Training
Wayne’s delightful book will help you build competence in understanding LinkedIn, gain confidence in using this important tool, and enable you to take the risk of embracing social media to advance your professional goals. Buy it today!
—Susan Marshall, president, Executive Advisor LLC, and author of How to Grow a Backbone
"Wayne Breitbarth unlocks the secrets to successfully using one of the most important business tools in today’s arsenal: LinkedIn. The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success is a practical tool for anyone looking to significantly improve their career, business, or professional standing. Breitbarth’s Power Formula provides a simple and easy-to-use method for increasing visibility through one of today’s most popular digital platforms. His down-to-earth writing style, combined with loads of LinkedIn insights, makes this a must-have book for anyone not wanting to get passed by on today’s digital business superhighway."
—Rich Horwath, author of Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy, Focusing Your Resources, and Taking Smart Action
If you’ve asked ‘Where’s the value of LinkedIn?’ or ‘Why should I invest the time to use LinkedIn?’, then you need to read Wayne’s book! His Power Formula provides brilliant insight and guidance on how to get started using the LinkedIn platform to get your arms around the most powerful asset you have—your network of relationships. Whether you are averse to technology, or an executive with little time to spare, Wayne will show you where the value is!
—Michael Kuhlman, president, 123Smarket.com
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Fourth Edition
Contents
About This Book
This book is meant to help you quickly, efficiently, and painlessly discover whether this thing called LinkedIn is worth your time and effort and to understand how to effectively use it to accomplish your business goals. You may choose to read it cover to cover or immediately begin applying the techniques and strategies discussed in each chapter. In either case, it will be an important reference as you move from novice to experienced user. I sincerely hope you will find this book to be motivational, educational, and entertaining.
Also provided in this book are links to a variety of valuable resources to further assist you in using LinkedIn to successfully brand and market yourself and your business.
Most of the step-by-step instructions in this book relate to the desktop version of LinkedIn, but the overall strategies, in most instances, apply to desktop and mobile. However, Chapter 14 is devoted solely to the LinkedIn mobile app, and you’ll find lots of tips and tricks for making the most of LinkedIn while on the go.
As with most Internet-based resources, there will be periodic updates and other changes to the LinkedIn website and mobile app. In order for this book to remain relevant and accurate, I will periodically address these modifications. Visit my website at www.powerformula.net, and sign up to receive these important notifications and/or register to receive free weekly LinkedIn tips.
Introduction
I Never Even Wanted to Be on LinkedIn!
I never wanted to be on LinkedIn, never thought it would be useful, and surely never wanted to spend a significant amount of time teaching other business executives how to use it. I am not someone who loves technology for technology’s sake; I am an experienced businessperson who respects the experience and knowledge of other businesspeople. Business professionals tend to be interested in thoroughly exploring the why
before launching into the how to.
Thus, this book is designed to not only teach you how to effectively use LinkedIn but also to show you why the tools, techniques, and strategies presented here can be instrumental in furthering your professional goals. With that in mind, let me share with you some background on my LinkedIn journey and explain why I think LinkedIn is an important tool for you to investigate and master.
Think back to the time you received your very first e-mail. If you were like me, you looked at that e-mail and said, Nah, this will never work. People will never communicate this way, and I’m sure if I ignore this, it will just go away.
Well, do you know anyone today who doesn’t have an e-mail account? Can you even imagine going a day (or perhaps even a couple of hours) without checking your e-mail?
In my opinion, the whole social media phenomenon, and LinkedIn in particular, has that same kind of feel to it. Although I am not a futurist, it’s clear that the process of connecting with people over the Internet is here to stay. When people attend my training classes, especially people in my age group (as of this writing, I am sixty years old), many of them hope the ninety minutes they spend will confirm their suspicion that this tool is worthless or avoidable. It may be your secret desire (or maybe your not-so-secret desire) that when you finish this book, you’ll be able to confidently say, Great. No value there. Now I can move on. My life is too busy for LinkedIn anyway!
That is why I approach my training classes as well as this book with the intention of not