The social networking websites that we have all heard of such as Facebook and Twitter are free to the public to join for whatever reason. Some people join these sites because they like to have another way to connect with all their friends and family. They can also be used as a way to tell people about their business opportunity or to put up a new product for sale. These sites work well for these people for these purposes.
One factor about social networking websites to remember on, for example, Twitter, is that these places are less business-like and more social. The people who connect with you will be your friends; if you have a fan page the ones who join will be your fans. You have the chance to create a profile that tells everyone as much or as little as you wish to tell that will make people want to connect with you. In other words, it is a place to be social.
Existing by itself in a sea of social networking websites is something called LikedIn which cannot be treated like Facebook. It is a website where professionals gather and interact and the people with whom they connect are not known as friends; they are called Professional Connections here. You would be advised to not treat your LinkedIn profile like your Facebook profile that tells everyone how much you loved the move "Borat" ; this will not be appreciated. The purpose of this group is for business.
It is obvious that you cannot conduct yourself on LinkedIn as you do on Twitter, for example, or else you will be escorted out. To increase your chances of being taken seriously there is one very important step that you have to take. You have to get recommendations. Recommendations are a big part of LinkedIn which is not true for all the other social networking websites, but if you don't have any on LinkedIn it will not work well for you. Recommendations are a few words that people on LinkedIn write about you that tell everyone you are worthy of being on LinkedIn. From the beginning you will need about three to five of these recommendations. Then you can be well received by the community.
On the other social networking websites you can submit your content and not really have to worry about it; not so with LinkedIn. Forget about talking about your business on this website. If your plan is to make constant sales pitches one after the other such as some people do on Twitter, you would be advised to stay away from LinkedIn. That behavior will not be tolerated! The content you submit needs to be informative and useful to other people. When someone realizes that you are selling something, that will be the end of your time on LinkedIn. End of story.
One factor about social networking websites to remember on, for example, Twitter, is that these places are less business-like and more social. The people who connect with you will be your friends; if you have a fan page the ones who join will be your fans. You have the chance to create a profile that tells everyone as much or as little as you wish to tell that will make people want to connect with you. In other words, it is a place to be social.
Existing by itself in a sea of social networking websites is something called LikedIn which cannot be treated like Facebook. It is a website where professionals gather and interact and the people with whom they connect are not known as friends; they are called Professional Connections here. You would be advised to not treat your LinkedIn profile like your Facebook profile that tells everyone how much you loved the move "Borat" ; this will not be appreciated. The purpose of this group is for business.
It is obvious that you cannot conduct yourself on LinkedIn as you do on Twitter, for example, or else you will be escorted out. To increase your chances of being taken seriously there is one very important step that you have to take. You have to get recommendations. Recommendations are a big part of LinkedIn which is not true for all the other social networking websites, but if you don't have any on LinkedIn it will not work well for you. Recommendations are a few words that people on LinkedIn write about you that tell everyone you are worthy of being on LinkedIn. From the beginning you will need about three to five of these recommendations. Then you can be well received by the community.
On the other social networking websites you can submit your content and not really have to worry about it; not so with LinkedIn. Forget about talking about your business on this website. If your plan is to make constant sales pitches one after the other such as some people do on Twitter, you would be advised to stay away from LinkedIn. That behavior will not be tolerated! The content you submit needs to be informative and useful to other people. When someone realizes that you are selling something, that will be the end of your time on LinkedIn. End of story.
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