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By: For Those About To Rock . . . Show Up First! — Paul Castain's Sales Playbook

For Those About To Rock . . . Show Up First! — Paul Castain's Sales Playbook — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:35:17 +0000

[...] Show up on Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook. That’s a minimum. Now understand that if that’s all you do, you will die [...]

By: Dan Collins

Dan Collins — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:20:04 +0000

Well said Paul,

Clear, concise and straightforward advice that should be read by all Linked in members.

By: Mark Kilens

Mark Kilens — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:28:09 +0000

Great tips Paul! Like you said LinkedIn is definitely a long-term strategy and something that you need to be patient with in order to gain the respect and trust from others. Thanks for the tips, especially number 2, did not know that.

Mark

By: Chandra Shekhar Tiwari

Chandra Shekhar Tiwari — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:31:56 +0000

Hey Paul,

Fantastic post. This is what a good human being does.
Wish to be in ur network.

Thanks
Shekhar
shekhar4mail@yahoo.com
+91-9899598637

By: Hasan Mahboob

Hasan Mahboob — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:42:28 +0000

Hi Paul,

Wonderful post and advice to social/professional networking. You make some wonderful points which go far beyond networking and enriching an individual – offering a hand to help people for example. Thank you Paul.

I always want to leave a personal message whenever I accept a LinkedIn invite, owever the text box does not allow me to write anything. I am not sure it is me who doesnt know use it prpoerly or what.

Hasan

By: Paul Castain

Paul Castain — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:20:54 +0000

Thank you all for the continued comments! Much appreciated!

@ Bruce: Sounds like me when I first started on Linkedin. I would recommend (even if someone isn’t timid) that they get the feel for the group they are in first. They don’t need make it a 3 year study, but they should get a feel for the culture, are people joking around, are they very serious etc. They should also try to single out some of the people who have influence and who are getting the result they wish to obtain. Once they’ve done that, model them. What are they doing? What’s their style? What are typical reactions etc. The other important thing to note is that we all, deep down have fears of being rejected or looking foolish. Understanding that regardless of experience level, or how well known we are that we all have that fear to some degree evens out the playing field. Once that realization sets in, its time to act! Finally, we should never be afraid to be ourselves, have fun, take risks, make some mistakes, learn and grow. Its what gives us our charm. This whole journey should be about building trust with people and branding yourself in the most ideal fashion. Participating is a critical component in that process. Hope that helps Bruce!

Respectfully,
Paul Castain

By: Bruce Bixler

Bruce Bixler — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:35:28 +0000

I liked the part about participate. I have been mentoring some newbies on LinkedIn and they still seem timid about participating, what do you do to motivate them to participate?

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Small Business News March 12, 2010 | Small Business Trends — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:25:42 +0000

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By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:12:54 +0000

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By: Suhail Ahmed

Suhail Ahmed — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:27 +0000

Hi Paul

Thanks for the amazing tips .

Regards
Suhail