How Do You Use LinkedIn to Get Clients?

Hi Rahel

There's quite a bit of info about that in this forum. Have a scratch about and I think there are even some free ebooks etc. A friend of mine has used this to great effect - its a really interesting channel.

Check out some of Preeti's post on the forum. she's the go-to-gal for linkedin.

I created my own company page. Then added my 3 different product/services. Then I share each one of these different product and services to 50 LinkedIn Connections and Groups I belong to daily. I don't write a sales type email, I ask them what a perfect client is for them and best way for me to refer said client to them. It opens up a convo.
Oh...my VA's in Philippines do this for me daily.

Rachel

Check out this post http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-...ng-linked.html

The tips are interesting and helpful to all. Thanks for the link.

Try just talking to people within your niche or your target niche. The best ways I have personally found to make money online are just getting to know people and finding out what their wants/needs are so you can find ways to sell them what they want/need. Then scaling that service/product up from a 1 to 1 sale to a bigger and more automated sales funnel. Linkedin is a good way to do this because you can link with other people in the niche you want to target and then simply start an interaction with those people. Might want to try Linkedin ads as well, I'm thinking about trying that out myself.

Posting in groups, answering questions on things you know about and connecting to those that are in your industry are ways that we have gotten some customers just in the last week.

It seems that people want to see that you are active (kind of like on here) and that you give back, and that you know what you are talking about.

Irish Intuition--that's what we do too, and if it's someone who initially keeps their email private, I wait until they accept my request and then message them. It's been very well received thus far.

Also, don't be scared to join groups that can use your services instead of joining just the groups with people that DO what you DO.

Two new clients today came from groups that we joined and found have no direction on how to market themselves!

Success Strategy

Define a specific goal
-Think of the people in the best position to help you reach your goal
-Use "Advanced Search"
-Look at the list for common contacts
-Ask the person you have the best relationship with for a Magic Mail

Upload the contacts from your email program to LinkedIn. -Connect with (old) colleagues and (old) classmates using LinkedIn tools.
-Join the Groups which are in line with your goals.

Find the people that can help you
-Search on their name (if you know their names)
-Use Advanced Search with the parameters you have used to make your goal clear (for example: location, industry, function, key words)
-Browse in the network of your connections
-Look in the member lists of the Groups you joined
-Use "Companies"

Some do's and don'ts
-Be proactive. Just making a Profile is (most of the times) not enough.
-Build relationships. Even if they are not the right person, they might be able to introduce you to the people who hire or recruit you.
-Be active in Groups and help others: this will raise your -visibility and credibility.
DON ' T use LinkedIn as a sales tool, but as a research tool. -Start building your network NOW and spend each week some time expanding and maintaining your network.