Join us on September 9th, 2014 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for a good ol Southern Style Pig Pickin’ good eaten time. There will be lots of business networking going on, so you will also have the opportunity to make some new connections. There will likely be 200-300 people in attendance for this 1st annual event. North Hills Networking is an established group. Check out a video that I did sometime ago:

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I decided to finally get my act together and make LinkedIn a part of my regular routine as well as a core part of my marketing efforts moving forward.  As a corporate photographer, I don’t know of another easier way to connect to the people that I want to be in front of at large companies.  Personally, I took it a step further and upgraded to a paid monthly plan. That may or may not last, but for now, I have it.

Here are a few tips based on my own experience as a NON-expert.  I do know people that are really savvy when it comes to LinkedIn.  Although I am just a photographer, I believe the information below will help:

1) Make sure your profile is complete and as robust as possible.

2) As part of #1 above, please, please, please use a professional image on your profile. You don’t have to hire me, but at minimum, make sure your image is solid.  It’s a critical piece of your profile.  And, DO NOT use your logo in place of your headshot.  Don’t you agree that the image to the left or even one not on a traditional background that is professional looking makes a huge difference compared to one shot with a phone in poor lighting with a kitchen table in the background?

3) Make connections, give endorsements and give recommendations.  By making connections, you will grow your network.  By giving endorsements and recommendations, you are likely to receive.

There are so many more things that you can do with LinkedIn, but if you will start with 1, 2 & 3, that will help you get on your way to using LinkedIn successfully.

LinkedIn has a YOUTUBE page. There is also a LinkedIn HELP Channel that may be even more useful.

This video is less than 6 months old as of this blog post.  It’s 1 hour long.  Although I have not watched it all, you are sure to learn something by watching it.  It is a video by a LinkedIn employee.

For me, LinkedIn will be a critical part of my business moving forward until it makes no logical sense to keep using it.  However, I don’t see that happening with all the features that LinkedIn has to offer like Groups, Business Pages, Sharing Updates, Ease of Communication with Connections and more.

Let’s connect on LinkedIn.

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