Linkedin is a very important social networking site for businessmen and business women. In order for you to succeed on Linkedin, you need to have good communication skills.
Bear in mind that Linkedin provides only platform for you to search and connect your potential employers, customers and partners. It doesn’t guarantee you can get a job, close a deal and form a partnership. It is YOU who has to do it. That is the reason why you need 90% communication skills.
Below are some examples of bad and good communication skills.
Assume that I would like to connect with a person who I think can help me in my business.
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The More You Give, The More You Can Get |
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Hi XXX, I would like to connect with you. I need your help, can you help me? Can we form a partnership so that we can make money? Kent |
Hi XXX, Good day! J I am Kent from Envixion Solutions Sdn Bhd. I am an Internet Marketing Consultant, specialized in Linkedin. After reading your profile, I would like to connect with you for networking purpose. I can offer my help if you need me for your business (career). Regards, |
If you have joined a group, most probably you don’t agree with some of the opinions with other group members, but don’t critic.
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Don’t Critic |
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Hi XXX, I think you are wrong because social media marketing is about human relationship. You are spamming Linkedin. You better stop doing that. Kent |
Hi XXX, From my point of view, there is a better way to talk and engage your customers to generate sales leads. Here are some of the strategies – xxxxxxxxxxx Regards, |
If you are a group manager and you need your group to be very active. You need to ask Open-ended questions rather than Closed-ended questions.
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Open-ended Questions |
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Hi XXX, Who will you vote for this election? Kent |
Hi XXX, What do you think about the two candidates in this election? Regards, |
These are few ways to communicate so that you can build genuine relationship on Linkedin. But we need to do it genuinely. J
4 books that you need to read if you want to build genuine relationship successfully on Linkedin:
- How to Win Friends and Influence People
- How to Win Friends and Influence People in Digital Age
- Never Eat Alone
- Who Got Your Back
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I'm glad to have come across your post because I have learned a lot of interesting and valuable ideas about the effectiveness of good communication skills.
