{"id":14253,"date":"2009-12-22T00:22:41","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T00:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysocialmediasolution.com\/?p=302"},"modified":"2025-06-05T13:35:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T13:35:38","slug":"how-to-create-an-effective-strategy-on-linkedin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/marketing\/social-media\/linkedin\/how-to-create-an-effective-strategy-on-linkedin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create an effective strategy on LinkedIn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LinkedIn<\/a>
\nBy Joan Stewart<\/p>\n

If you’ve just started networking on LinkedIn, the site can be a little intimidating.<\/p>\n

And you might be stumped about how to create an effective strategy on a site that’s so big.<\/p>\n

The best place to start is with LinkedIn’s three-step\u00a0New User Starter Guide.\u00a0It gives a quick summary, with links, to the three most important\u00a0things to do at that site:<\/p>\n

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  1. Create a Profile that truly represents you. Don’t forget those all-important keywords so that people who are searching for specific types of employees or expertise can find you!
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  2. Ensure that your connections represent your “real-world” network.
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  3. Leverage the power of your LinkedIn network by asking questions. We wish that LinkedIn would also have suggested that users get into the habit of answering questions<\/strong> that tie into their expertise.\u00a0This is a great way to really flaunt your knowledge.\u00a0And at times, I’ve found it can be more valuable than a paid ad.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0Once you’ve got those down pat, you can concentrate on connecting with the right people by either asking your connections to introduce them to their connections, or by joining groups.<\/p>\n

    Or, you might want to become an expert in a particular niche. Do that by asking compelling questions that get a conversation going, or answer questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Perhaps you want to\u00a0build your credibility. One of the best ways to do that is by asking for recommendations.<\/p>\n

    We advise that you pay attention to people who compliment you. Instead of just saying “thanks,” say, “Thanks so much. I’d be honored if you’d\u00a0say that by writing a recommendation on my LinkedIn profile.” And the give them the link where they cna find you. You’d be surprised how many recommendations you’ll rack up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By Joan Stewart If you’ve just started networking on LinkedIn, the site can be a little intimidating. And you might be stumped about how to create an effective strategy on a site that’s so big. The best place to start is with LinkedIn’s three-step\u00a0New User Starter Guide.\u00a0It gives a quick summary, with links, to the\u2026 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","iawp_total_views":2,"wds_primary_category":613,"footnotes":""},"categories":[613],"tags":[637],"class_list":{"0":"post-14253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-linkedin","7":"tag-social-media-productivity","8":"entry"},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Joan Stewart","author_link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/author\/jstewart\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41994,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14253\/revisions\/41994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}