Small Business Design Resources

Are You LinkedIn?

Are you familiar with the popular networking site LinkedIn? It’s a networking site, similar to others like Facebook, but this one is geared towards business professionals. 75 million people around the globe are currently registered with the site. Business professionals from all over not only gather on the website to network, they also search for new careers. You can make LinkedIn a powerful tool to help you generate business for yourself.

An attribute about LinkedIn that could benefit a small business would be the referral feature. Clients who enjoyed your services or product can visit your LinkedIn page and leave positive feedback for other potential clients to see. If you have a blog, let your connections on LinkedIn know about it by importing it to your page. You can update your status just as you can on Twitter, so try widgets that allow you to add things to your profile, like your Twitter stream for instance. Cross-combine your social media for maximum results. Use LinkedIn to post information you may already have on Facebook or Twitter and so on.

Your small business design should not stop with just a website. Boost it further by taking advantage of the social networking websites that exist. On LinkedIn, you can connect with people like you as well as people who like what you do. Join groups dedicated to your type of business. Post insightful articles and answer questions on other users’ feeds. You’ll add a personal touch when you respond to potential clients’ questions, plus it helps you by adding a bit of self-promotion for the other eyes that cross it. With LinkedIn, it’s important to make sure you’re keeping up with the site. Updating at least once a week is going to keep your name visible in the feeds of your connections. However, it doesn’t have to be fresh material. As mentioned before, if your website has a blog, make sure you’re posting the blog on LinkedIn as well, to increase traffic.

Depending on what it is your small business has to offer, you can also use LinkedIn to research possible vendors or even employees. It just helps you gain more understanding of their businesses, plus you get to check their credibility, as they might for you. If you’re not already using LinkedIn, consider the benefits it can add to your small business design. You can network with other users and potentially reach a wider audience with your product. Make a profile and be sure to update often. Use a professional picture of either yourself or your company logo. Also, be sure to have any LinkedIn messages forwarded to your e-mail inbox as well. That way, if someone does contact you about your services, you’ll be that much faster to respond.

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