During September I did a live interview with Lee Kantor and Amy Otto at Atlanta Business Radio. This is the second show that I’ve done and it also featured Teo Gracca with Net Teams. You can listen to the show by going to the following link: http://atlantabusinessradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_year=2008&post_month=09 (scroll and you’ll see Teo’s mug shot)
I was told that it was a good show but once I do a show I never listen to it. First I know what I said; and second if I sounded like an idiot I really don’t want to know. Hopefully those who listen find some value.
Amy and Lee have a great show and feature some great business people in the Atlanta are. Check them out and who knows maybe they’ll have you on soon.
Just to clarify…I don’t really make any money writing about LinkedIn. At least not yet. I’ve written a LinkedIn book but so far I’m about 5 months behind when I thought it would actually be published. Every couple of months delay means that I have to go back and edit it to make sure it’s up to date. If you’re interested it can be found at www.linked101.com.
My book is a nuts and bolts look at everything on LinkedIn and tells you what it means and what it can do for you. The last four chapters deal with strategies and “Do’s and Dont’s”.
There are some other good resources such as Jason Alba’s book “I’m on LinkedIn, Now What”. Jason’s book takes a higher level approach than mine and doesn’t get down and dirty in the details. It was the first LinkedIn book that I bought and it was money well spent.
Jason’s a little more prolific as a blogger than I am and can be counted on to at least add a post a week. His book and blog can be found at www.imonlinkedinnowwhat.com. Check him out.
Another great source is Scott Allen’s www.linkedintelligence.com. Scott is no longer blogging about LinkedIn, but it’s worth taking the time to read through some old posts.
These should keep you busy if you’re interested in learning more about LinkedIn.
Two months is a long time. But two months slips by fairly quick in blogging world. You get busy and don’t add a new post for the week and the next thing you know it’s been 3 weeks (or nine). I’ve been busy with other projects and have had to put things on hold.
First I’ve been launching a new benefits company and developing the website. I finally finished that today and it can be viewed at www.iXLbenefits.com. Not that you care but I finished the site and decided I wanted to add a opening splash page. Once I created one that I liked it really didn’t match the site behind it so I redesigned the site around the splash page. I like the look and feel and love the fact that it doesn’t mention a single insurer or insurance plan.
Second, I’ve been developing the website for my LinkedIn group North Fulton Business Group. This can be found at www.northfultonbg.com. It’s launched as well.
There’s been a lot of action around LinkedIn and their groups. The problem with LinkedIn groups is that other than a way to be able to connect to a large group on LinkedIn that you don’t really know, there isn’t much to it. They now have message boards available, but so what. That doesn’t do much. And anyone these days can set up a blog and create a message board.
I still struggle with LinkedIn because with all that they have done right, I still think they’re missing some key pieces to foster interaction. Everything at www.northfultonbg.com could easily be duplicated on LinkedIn, which would create more of a foundation for online networking.
I don’t want to sound too pessimistic because LinkedIn is a great tool. Beyond enhancing my network, though, I’m still looking for ways to generate business. I think many of you are in the same boat. You’re on LinkedIn, but you still really don’t know how to use it effectively to generate consistent business.
I’ve currently identified one way to possible generate some business and will be testing it out over the next couple of months. I hope to be able to share a success story that you can duplicate.
Update: This is nothing to do with LinkedIn. I mentioned above that I finished the XL Benefits website, but after looking at it for two months it just didn’t work. Two designs later I can finally say I accomplished what I wanted. Really!
