As any successful business owner can tell you being successful is all about building relationships with your customers. This article speaks to the value of social networking sites as relationship builders which, if managed correctly, have the potential to bring in more business.

For the past few days I have been working on obtaining testimonials for several of my clients who we are helping to create new websites. In the process of interviewing the customer’s client- I ask a series of questions which help me in outlining my client’s brand. One question I ask is “why did you choose this company.” In many cases, what I

I recently posted this question on LinkedIn:

Sales Managers:  What do you do when your HR group isn't able to identify the hunters you need?

With the incredible costs due to unfilled positions (customers going with the competition, RFPs not completed and generally missed sales opportunities), what do you (the sales manager) do to help HR see the need to use an outside source? I have 2 managers right now with open jobs, no real candidates in the pipeline and HR says that they want to fill the job internally.

I got some really great answers from sales managers, business owners, recruiters, and HR people fr

Many people work wildly, seeking to grow their networks. Besides the largest sites of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, you can find many more that are dedicated to the subject, whether they are a smaller social networking site, a blog devoted to the topic, or simple product website that "helps" you network. The great news is that networking, in terms of collecting large groups of folks that you can reach, has never been easier. The bad news is that collecting names and business cards never was effective networking, and the online equivalent won't work, either. Building effective networks is truly the name of the game, regardless of th

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While the Internet reaches maturity as a marketplace, mobile is blowing up - to the tune of $300 billion in the next five years. LinkedIn talks to some industry players to get a better picture. Featuring: Jason Kilar, CEO of Hulu Gregg

LinkedIn has become one of the most popular professional social networking sites on the Internet. However, LinkedIn's "younger brothers" sites have been overlooked when it comes to quality business networking. The following sites are free and user-friendly. Reap the benefits from these sites and watch your business grow!
•Brand/promote your company to millions of people across the world
•Use it as a recruiting/human resources tool for your company - find new employees or clients
Plaxo makes it easy to connect with both new and established business contacts. Plaxo is similar to other social networking sites but offe

This article will be all about linkedin training and how I made a $10k commission from linkedin! It is so powerful and crucial to anyone in the home business or MLM industry. Read carefully.

1. Adding Friends:

You want to constantly be adding friends in your industry. So if your in the home business industry or MLM, then you want to target those particular niches. So by you constantly adding new friends on a daily basis you can become more known. Also in this process of adding you want to send a nice personal message along with the friend request. It makes you stand out from the rest and build that trust quickly. <

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Visit www.reelsocialmedia.com - A quick video tutorial about how to embed a video into a Google presentation and put it on your LinkedIn profile. Video in LinkedIn helps drive traffic back to your site.

As any job-seeker can attest, finding a good job in today’s business climate can be quite challenging. The good news is that it is not an impossible task. There are some tools that people can use in order to increase their chances of landing a great career opportunity.

One of these tools is LinkedIn, a professional networking site that connects individuals to a wealth of career resources. It can refer you to people or companies that are looking to hire someone new.  In order to maximize the power of LinkedIn, your profile must be well-constructed.  What makes for a great profile?

Exercise Consistency

The social networking giants LinkedIn and Facebook have almost every second person on internet as their member. That proves their popularity but is this really helpful to network virtually on these two platforms? There is more pain than a gain from these two social networking sites. Let me explain how.

1. Internet networkers start with an account on LinkedIn, and then they find a group of their interest. They read discussions or initiate discussion thinking that they will find some good leads or links. Most of the time they end up meeting the competitors and not the customers. Apart from that the groups are full of advertisi

With over 60 million members in over 200 different countries, LinkedIn is the largest online social network for professionals. Members of LinkedIn can search the network to find and connect with past and present colleagues, former classmates and professors, friends and family, casual acquaintances, neighbors, etc. A member's network not only includes direct connections, but also makes note of secondary and tertiary connections. As you start adding people to your network, you'll discover your "connections" increasing exponentially.Get ConnectedThe value of online social networking is in the visibility of connections. Without this trans