Do not cold connect.
It is the fastest way to alienate the exact people that you want to become
LinkedIn friends with.
And there is a much better way of expanding your so-called on
LinkedIn instead of cold connecting. Do this instead...
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I release two new videos each week. I've got to ask,
have you ever been received a message like this one on LinkedIn,
networking on LinkedIn does not need to be growth like that. In fact, building a
network on LinkedIn should be totally authentic.
If you're focused on expanding your circle by networking on LinkedIn,
or even if you want to know how to use LinkedIn to network,
to find a job you're in the right place.
Because today I'm in deep diving into my LinkedIn guide for networking,
do make sure.
That you stay all the way to the end because not only do I have a special
resource for you, if you do, but there might be a bonus tip involved.
If you are ready to become a LinkedIn networking ace,
tap that like button and let's jump into it!
The first step to networking via LinkedIn is having a LinkedIn
networking goal. This is one of the mistakes that I see so many people make.
They know that they want to network,
but when I ask them why they're networking on LinkedIn,
their answer is kind of like this... So
I want to start by asking you,
why do you want to grow your network on LinkedIn?
Are you networking on LinkedIn to find a new job or you're looking for leads for
your pipeline?
Maybe you're networking because you want to assert yourself as a thought leader
in your industry.
Or maybe you're just trying to build a community of awesome people on
LinkedIn.
There are so many different reasons why you might want to be networking on
LinkedIn, but I do find those ones to be the most frequent.
Once you have chosen your reason for networking on LinkedIn,
I want you to drop it in the comments.
When I speak to LinkedIn experts in each of these domains, the process that
network on LinkedIn is largely the same.
So no matter what your goal is today for networking on LinkedIn,
the steps that I'm about to show you are going to apply to you.
Having this goal is going to provide you the why.
So all the steps that you're going to take
thereafter are going to align with your desired outcome.
Now that you have your LinkedIn networking goal defined it's time to move into
the next step.
And this is to know who you want to network with. Yup.
It's time for you to get specific,
unless you just want to be an open networker on LinkedIn and have a network that
doesn't serve any specific purp ose or any purpose at all,
connecting with anyone and everyone.
Isn't going to be your most efficient strategy to meet your LinkedIn networking
goal.
So the next question I want you to answer is who do you want to network
with? This might be your ideal client.
It might be people that are doing the job that you do at the
companies that you want to do that job ad,
or maybe it's networking with the recruiters at those companies,
or identifying other thought leaders in your industry that you want to be
rubbing elbows with. This is what I call Precision Networking.
And it is a key element in my Career Acceleration System,
which if that's something you want to learn about,
make sure that you are signed up for my workshop.
Networking on LinkedIn is already getting easier because the pool of people that
you
want to meet and you actually want to connect with is already getting smaller
and much more attainable.
So you don't have to spend hours and hours and hours networking on
LinkedIn and hoping to achieve your goal.
But there is something very important now
that you know who you want to network with on LinkedIn,
do not cold connect.
It is the fastest way to alienate the exact people that you want to become
LinkedIn friends with.
And there is a much better way of expanding your circle on LinkedIn instead of
cold connecting,
do this instead start an actual conversation to
build a connection.
Would you walk up to someone at a happy hour IRL and say this...
"Hi Jennifer, I can see we have some common interests.
I think we can both benefit from connecting." Of course you wouldn't!
That would be so weird.
But so many people do exactly that on
LinkedIn.
The great news is you can grow your network without being that dude simply
follow these steps.
And I'm going to jump into LinkedIn so that I can show you the process. First,
find the person you want to network with, go to their profile,
go to activities, click, see all. And once you got there,
click posts like and comment on one of their recent post. Once they respond,
continue the conversation just like you would in the real world.
And once you are in that conversation,
send them a personalized connection request so that you can stay in touch,
but you are not done yet because if you don't do this one
thing,
all of your effort to connect and grow your network on LinkedIn will have
been for nothing.
You need to make sure that you continue to engage with your network on
LinkedIn.
This is a real key to networking on LinkedIn. I mean,
it doesn't have to be overly complicated.
Just find 15 minutes a day to scroll through your LinkedIn feed and to comment
and engage on post, get to know your connections on LinkedIn.
That's why you have that. And this is what really is
going to help you create not just a facade of a network on LinkedIn,
but real meaningful
professional connections that help accelerate your career in
real life. When you stay in touch with them and get to know them, that's,
what's going to make you at top of mind for them when they're ready to hire,
to buy or to be inspired. If you're on LinkedIn to accelerate your career,
you are going to want to make sure that you do sign up for that
workshop that I mentioned earlier. I have left the link down below.
It's going to help you get crystal clear on your career goals,
which obviously is going to help you bring your best
professional self onto LinkedIn because you stayed all this way.
I have a bonus tip just for you. This one might be the most important.
One of all of my LinkedIn networking strategies,
but it's probably not one that you thought of.
You have to have an optimized profile on LinkedIn.
One that people can find when they visit. They say, OMG,
I need to know this person.
If you're not sure how find-able you are on LinkedIn right now,
subscribe because my next
video is going to mean to show you exactly how to find the keywords you need to
have in your profile in 30 seconds or less. You don't want to miss this one.
And if your profile isn't already impressive AF I want you to head over to this
video right now, which breaks down the LinkedIn optimization zones,
which are essential to making sure
that your LinkedIn profile helps you achieve your goals.
If you think other people need to see this video and make sure and give it a
thumbs up, it really does help my channel.
Share it with a friend who is also networking.
And I will see you in the next video. Bye for now.