Linked in… any good?
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smifffymoto said:
I don’t really know what Linked in is,or if it can be of benefit.
Think of it like Facebook, but for business and professional activities. At least, it's supposed to be....If you have a domestic cleaning business, forget it - stick to Facebook itself.
If you have a business cleaning business premises, it can be useful to network with clients whom you want to attract.
DaveE87 said:
For a cleaning business? If you're targeting commercial clients (with offices etc) then maybe.
LinkedIn can be a bit of a circlejerk / brown-nosing arena for corporate types.
This exactly, hilarious to see people's messages to bosses,or congratulating them for being super dooper team members wtf LinkedIn can be a bit of a circlejerk / brown-nosing arena for corporate types.
Muzzer79 said:
smifffymoto said:
I don’t really know what Linked in is,or if it can be of benefit.
Think of it like Facebook, but for business and professional activities. At least, it's supposed to be....If you have a domestic cleaning business, forget it - stick to Facebook itself.
If you have a business cleaning business premises, it can be useful to network with clients whom you want to attract.
smifffymoto said:
Do you use Linked in and how does it work for you.
Mrs S. is convinced I need a Linked in page to help promote and find clients for my cleaning business.
I,on the other hand,think it’s a waste of time and her time could be better spent on other ways to gets business.
Well, try it. If it gets you one new customer it could have been worth it.Mrs S. is convinced I need a Linked in page to help promote and find clients for my cleaning business.
I,on the other hand,think it’s a waste of time and her time could be better spent on other ways to gets business.
Personally I prefer 'active' advertising - decide what customers you want and get on the dog
Don't wait for the world to come to you.With LinkedIn the trick is knowing how to use it.
I find it massively important to my businesses, and have got most (if not all) of my business from contacts I have found on there.
If you're looking for business, find someone in that industry who needs your services, connect with them and ask.
It's no different from cold calling.
I find it massively important to my businesses, and have got most (if not all) of my business from contacts I have found on there.
If you're looking for business, find someone in that industry who needs your services, connect with them and ask.
It's no different from cold calling.
Geoffcapes said:
If you're looking for business, find someone in that industry who needs your services, connect with them and ask.
It's no different from cold calling.
Agree with this, and it has it's limits like cold calling and doesn't work for certain industries or personas just like cold calling.It's no different from cold calling.
A weekly post to a company profile is a great start. Don't forget to tag other and use the #tags. Always invite your connections to follow you.
I used it quite successfully when I had my business, I only connected to people who had influence or potential influence over projects I was developing, you do need to be quite careful about the content that you post, it should educate about topics that you can help with.
I once employed a PR company and they always said you shouldn’t ask for a shag on the first date, ie develop the relationship and create the right image for yourself before asking for business otherwise you will be seen as a cold calling door knocker.
I once employed a PR company and they always said you shouldn’t ask for a shag on the first date, ie develop the relationship and create the right image for yourself before asking for business otherwise you will be seen as a cold calling door knocker.
gareth h said:
I once employed a PR company and they always said you shouldn’t ask for a shag on the first date, ie develop the relationship and create the right image for yourself before asking for business otherwise you will be seen as a cold calling door knocker.
I'd disagree with this. I often connect with someone and send them an introduction message and ask about whether we could work together. Ie shagging on the first date.
It's how I get the business. And I've got me a hell of a lot of business this way.
I guess it's all down to how you word the message.
The thing with PR companies they work on public relations, not business relations.
If you know your market, don't listen to a PR 'expert' who has probably zero knowledge of your industry from the inside.
I'll accept connection requests from anyone, but if they try to sell to me right away I'll delete the connection.
I also shut down cold phone callers immediately, every time. But I suppose cold calling works well enough to make it worthwhile otherwise they wouldn't do it.
Like your mate who has no fear of chatting up random women. 19 out of 20 times he'd be promptly rejected, but it was worth it for the 20th.
I also shut down cold phone callers immediately, every time. But I suppose cold calling works well enough to make it worthwhile otherwise they wouldn't do it.
Like your mate who has no fear of chatting up random women. 19 out of 20 times he'd be promptly rejected, but it was worth it for the 20th.
Geoffcapes said:
gareth h said:
I once employed a PR company and they always said you shouldn’t ask for a shag on the first date, ie develop the relationship and create the right image for yourself before asking for business otherwise you will be seen as a cold calling door knocker.
I'd disagree with this. I often connect with someone and send them an introduction message and ask about whether we could work together. Ie shagging on the first date.
It's how I get the business. And I've got me a hell of a lot of business this way.
I guess it's all down to how you word the message.
The thing with PR companies they work on public relations, not business relations.
If you know your market, don't listen to a PR 'expert' who has probably zero knowledge of your industry from the inside.
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