• Free Personal Account – which is what most people use.
• Three types of premium accounts
• and three types of Job Seeker Accounts

Our last blog we covered part of Your Settings and I left this section till this post to give you time to play around with the first half. It is important that you review your settings and options.

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Profile – Privacy Controls who can see what information, change your photo and visibility –
Settings manage twitting settings and manager recommendations
Email Preferences — frequencies.
Groups, Companies & Applications
Account
Profile

PRIVACY CONTROLS
Turn on/off your activity broadcasts
Select who can see your activity feed
Select what others see when you’ve viewed their profile
Select who can see your connections
Change your profile photo & visibility »
Show/hide “Viewers of this profile also viewed” box

SETTINGS
Manage your Twitter settings

HELPFUL LINKS
Edit your name, location & industry »
Edit your profile »
Edit your public profile »
Manage your recommendations »

Email Preferences

EMAILS
Select the types of messages you’re willing to receive
Set the frequency of emails
Select who can send you invitations
Set the frequency of group digest emails

LINKEDIN COMMUNICATIONS
Turn on/off LinkedIn announcements
Turn on/off invitations to participate in research
Turn on/off partner InMail
Groups, Companies & Applications

GROUPS
Select your group display order »
View your groups »
Set the frequency of group digest emails
Turn on/off group invitations

COMPANIES

View companies you’re following »

APPLICATIONS
View your applications »
Add applications »

PRIVACY CONTROLS
Turn on/off data sharing with 3rd party applications
Manage settings for LinkedIn plugins on third-party sites
Account

PRIVACY CONTROLS
Manage Advertising Preferences

SETTINGS
Change your profile photo & visibility »
Show/hide profile photos of other members
Customize the updates you see on your home page
Select your language

EMAIL & PASSWORD
Add & change email addresses
Change password

HELPFUL LINKS
Upgrade your account »
Close your account »
Get LinkedIn content in an RSS feed »

• PRIMARY EMAIL Change
  donna@focusednetworking.com

  donna@focusednetworking.com

• PASSWORD Change  — This is the area where you can change your password

• PAYMENT
  • Manage Billing Information
  • View purchase history

• ACCOUNT TYPE: Business Plus  – Free is usually used, I upgraded
  • Premium features tour
  • Compare account types

GET MORE WHEN YOU UPGRADE!

• • More communication options
  • Enhanced search tools

  Upgrade

• INMAILS         is a private message to or from a LinkedIn Member who is not your connection.  I have this because I upgraded to the business package –
  • InMails  In general sending an InMail is a paid LinkedIn feature unless the recipient is a premium memger who belongs to the OpenLink Network Inmail is useful for people who want to contact a wide variety of people, such as recruiters, or individuals using Linkedin for Business Development.  You can purchase more inmail for $10.00 each

    InMails are trusted messages that you can send to anyone on LinkedIn.

    Response guarantee: InMail credits are returned if you don’t get a reply within 7 days.

• INTRODUCTIONS         25 of 25 available UpgradeMore info  You can contact your 1st and 2nd degree connections to request introductins to members who are 2nd and 3rd degree connections.  Members with FREE accounts can have up to five introductions open at a time.
  Introductions

  Tip: If your introductions run out, either wait for a recipient to take action or upgrade your account.

• OPENLINKAccepting messages More info Change   OpenLink network is available on the premium account and enables network members to contact each other without incurring additional costs.
• .
• PREMIUM BADGE    Displayed on profile when you upgreade  
• Change

More on Setting in our next Post — Enjoy and take time to review.

You bring lots of business cards + give them out during the event.  You go home thinking you’ve done your part to get some business.

WONDER WHY — no one contacts you! 

Because coming with business cards in hand is only one of many steps to effective networking.

Here is a few ideas to think about.

a)  Are you going unprepared to a business networking event?

b)  Do you go to a networking event with no business cards 

Networking Tip:  – have several areas that you have extra business cards,  wallet, in your briefcase,  trunk of your car, glove compartment,

c)  Do you  have a prepared 30 second introduction- 

Effective Networking Tip: Plan an your introduction with a new feature and benefit each time you go to an event

d)  Are you  being very… specific in what you are looking for in a referral. 

Networking Tip:  Specific is:  Would like to meet the General Manager of Staples Business Supplies in Coquitlam

e)  Do you give before you receive — Effective Networking IS  Giving

f)  Are you talking a lot instead of LISTENING first.   -

Business Networking Tip:  Spend time finding out about the other person to see how you can help them. 

g) Are you handing  out business cards to people who haven’t asked for them?  Do you think this is networking?

h) Networking is:  Meeting someone NEW and finding out what you have in common.

i)  Networking is:  Introducing two people who have a common interest.

We’re going to work on those other steps .  Keep Posted You’ll learn to develop your networking techniques and how to get more business from networking.

There is lots of networking opportunities available – including on LINKEDIN — are you connecting on line and taking an interest in people you are connecting with.

Donna is a professional networker, and trains people in networking and…on how  to have an effective  LinkedIn profile in order to network more effectively.

Donna Willon

Focusednetworking.com

604-328-2290

donna@focusednetworking.com

Kris Bovay, http://www.more-for-small-business.com/

For more information on our Focused Networking Social Media-Face to Face Networking call Donna Willon
604-328-2290 -or email donna@focusednetworking.com

Tips Written by:
Kris Bovay, http://www.more-for-small-business.com/

For more information on our Focused Networking Social Media-Face to Face Networking call Donna Willon
604-328-2290 -or email donna@focusednetworking.com

“When we deal in generalities, we shall never succeed. When we deal in specifics, we shall rarely have a failure. When performance is MEASURED, performance improves. When performance is measured and REPORTED, the rate of performance accelerates.” — Source Unknown

We suggested you use the BE SMART format for writing out your goals. The “M” stands for measurable. If your goals aren’t concrete and measurable, they’re not goals–they’re simply wishes or dreams and good luck in bringing them to fruition.
The more clear you are in identifying where you are going, the easier it will be to mark your progress and to know when you get there. So ensure that you have measurement criteria and target completion dates for each of the goals you are working on at this time. Find ways to plot your targets and your actual progress each week or each month so you can clearly see how well you are doing. Remember, your subconscious mind will help you achieve your goals if you clearly tell it where you want to go.

“Goals are dreams with deadlines.” — Diana Scharf Hunt

To build a strong network that will help you build your business you need to invest your time in business networking techniques that work for you

Understanding the importance of finding the right network is the first step. From there, you need to develop a network structure and plan

Donna Willon
President & CEO of Focused Networking Ltd
Office: 604-328-2290
Email: donna@focusednetworking.com
Web: http://www.focusednetworking.com

Tips Written By:
Kris Bovay, http://www.more-for-small-business.com/

For more information on our Focused Networking Social Media-Face to Face Networking call Donna Willon
604-328-2290 -or email donna@focusednetworking.com

A LIttle Time Is Better Thank No Time

I hope that by now you have found a block of time that works for you for your weekly and daily goal planning. If you haven’t already established a consistent routine, whether it’s daily or weekly, you need to take both a hard and soft approach to this new challenge.

First, you need to be firm in making a commitment to do this for yourself. Obviously, you want more success in your life or you wouldn’t have signed up for this Automated Personal Coach series. So commit to seeing this through. By the end of the year, you will be managing your life more effectively–count on it!

But you can be gentle with yourself about the time you spend. If you really can’t squeeze 20 minutes from your morning schedule, then accept 10 minutes. Even 5 minutes is better than nothing. What is most important is that you get into the habit of spending regular time to connect with what matters for you. Our experience is that if you start small so you can keep it up, you’ll find yourself getting hooked on the benefits and the results. And then it will be easier to block more time. Trust this. So find what’s going to work best to get you into this new routine.

“The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.” –Lee Iococca