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How to Field Friendly Strangers on LinkedIn
Has this ever happened to you: You log in to your LinkedIn account, check your inbox, and see that you have received an invitation to connect with someone you don’t know? Or, better yet, someone invites you as a... Read »
How to Connect With Your Competition on Linkedin
If you are not using LinkedIn to build your business you are missing out on a huge opportunity. I recently wrote about leveraging Linkedin and how you can find new prospects within Linkedin groups, but there is... Read »
How to be a Power LinkedIn User over the Holidays
The big hype of Black Friday is over. Cyber Monday is well behind us. Now we can focus on all the stuff that matters most this holiday season: social networking. So as the holiday season revs up, so should your... Read »
Who Has the Time for LinkedIn?
Think about how you engage on social media for business. LinkedIn, still a mystery for many, is the de facto social networking site for professionals. It’s one thing to learn LinkedIn; it’s entirely another... Read »
LinkedIn and Social Business: Your Take is Right
Guest contributor and LinkedIn wizard J.D. Gershbein explains why you should trust your instincts when it comes to social media. Read »
The Four Major Parts to Your LinkedIn Profile: Guest
Jabez LeBret helps make sense of Linkedin's profile essentials and explains how you can get noticed. Read »
Cracking the Linkedin Code: Guest
Jabez LeBret lays out exactly how to optimize your LI presence. Read »
LinkedIn to Automate Job Referrals
A new feature can help hook up your friends for employee referrals and make the whole process more streamlined for employers. Read »
Groupon Watch: Nastiness and IPO Delay Rumors
Groupon's stirring up controversy again by retracting its CSOI and sparking rumors of an IPO delay. Read »
6 Ways to LinkedIn Better
Elmhurst-based Desert Rose Design offers up some great ways to e-schmooze like a superstar. Read »
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Ask an Owner: Work on Business, Not in Business
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