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11 years ago

Interesting...I dont spend much time on LinkedIn, I dont even have their buttons on my articles. I am looking forward to trying the $50 coupon they sent me recently on ads though - I will see what I can do with them...

Good article too

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mmg1865

11 years ago

Originally Posted by WillMitchell

Interesting...I dont spend much time on LinkedIn, I dont even have their buttons on my articles. I am looking forward to trying the $50 coupon they sent me recently on ads though - I will see what I can do with them...

Good article too

Thanks Will.

Definetly worth looking into, even without the ads, a bit of work initially can really pay dividends later one.

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Paul Gram

11 years ago

Originally Posted by mmg1865

Hey folks,

I've been looking through the Social Media forums for a while now, and notice that its all completely dominated by Facebook, Twitter & Google+.

LinkedIn barely even gets a mention, yet it is such a massive untapped resource for Free Targetted traffic.

Do many of you use LinkedIn ?

I've just written a post about it, would be great if you would take a look and decide if its for you.

(Mods - Am i ok to post a link? Apologies if not)
How to use LinkedIn to drive Massive Traffic to your Site

Currently, LinkedIn generates more traffic to my website than Facebook, Twitter & Google+ combined...

It brings in 29% of my Social Media Traffic

Would love to get your thoughts and opinions on it.

Steve

Awesome blog post man. I totally agree that LinkedIn is very overlooked. Thanks.

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Wade32

11 years ago

You're right. It is overlooked. When I first started blogging, I purposely didn't create a LinkedIn account because I thought it was directed more towards big businesses.

Last year I finally created one, and benefit from traffic from it.

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Surminga

11 years ago

LinkedIn is a scary place to many people as it is perceived as a business social network.

But if you're blogging, then blogging is your business regardless of the niche or topic. LinkedIn has some great groups covering almost every topic under the sun - it's great for networking with other bloggers and finding them easily.

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mmg1865

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Surminga

LinkedIn is a scary place to many people as it is perceived as a business social network.

But if you're blogging, then blogging is your business regardless of the niche or topic. LinkedIn has some great groups covering almost every topic under the sun - it's great for networking with other bloggers and finding them easily.

I think thats exactly it, people are actually scared of it. But if you use Forums such as this, then its essentially the same thing.

Like minded people utilising great resources to be the best of there ability.

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TerranceCharles

11 years ago

The funny thing is I don't spend as much time on linkedin, but it's still one of my biggest traffic producers. I usually just do status updates on linkedin but get a good click-thru to my offers as you're experiencing. I also get a lot of response from linkedin groups themselves because the groups are more active and focused.

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WEBGEEK

11 years ago

You are right.Linkedin is one of the best way to bring traffic to your blog

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Swapnil7

11 years ago

LinkedIn is often overlooked for social media, but, I strongly support having Account at linkedin too, it has many other SEO experts and SEO Company profiles around who are good to connect and they can also help to carry out our social media preferences successfully, I have a LinkedIn Account of mine though I rarely get time to spend on any of my social media account but I have them all, may be in future I shall get a chance to work from it.

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mmg1865

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Swapnil7

LinkedIn is often overlooked for social media, but, I strongly support having Account at linkedin too, it has many other SEO experts and SEO Company profiles around who are good to connect and they can also help to carry out our social media preferences successfully, I have a LinkedIn Account of mine though I rarely get time to spend on any of my social media account but I have them all, may be in future I shall get a chance to work from it.

If you spend a bit of time building your profile towards the 500+ Connections Mark, every post you make on your blog will be seen by those 500 people on there timelines, should they comment, then all there connections will see it.

Write good articles and they can very easily go viral pulling in huge amounts of traffic to your site.

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jclindayag

11 years ago

Hi MMG1865!

LinkedIn is a very good source of traffic in my part. The good thing about this site is that you can able to talk and negotiate to real customers and owners. Even the traffic could be so low, but there is a high possibility that conversion rates will be high.

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easycommerce

11 years ago

Really Linkedin is the superb social media network for promoting the business information and recruitment opportunity. It is use full to all job seekers and common users as the professional network.

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angshuy2k

11 years ago

Originally Posted by mmg1865

Hey folks,

I've been looking through the Social Media forums for a while now, and notice that its all completely dominated by Facebook, Twitter & Google+.

LinkedIn barely even gets a mention, yet it is such a massive untapped resource for Free Targetted traffic.

Do many of you use LinkedIn ?

I've just written a post about it, would be great if you would take a look and decide if its for you.

(Mods - Am i ok to post a link? Apologies if not)
How to use LinkedIn to drive Massive Traffic to your Site

Currently, LinkedIn generates more traffic to my website than Facebook, Twitter & Google+ combined...

It brings in 29% of my Social Media Traffic

Would love to get your thoughts and opinions on it.

Steve

Dear Steve,

Very true, I was looking at my various sites stats after your post and atleast 15% of my traffic comes from my linkedin profile and it does actually work when I keep updating my status and actually people to get in to my updates to check out what offer or news I am posting. Most of them actually turned to be a corporate customers and actually interested parties to get the work done.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Kind regards,
Swrajit

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Richard Miller

11 years ago

Linkedin has a huge potential. There is another guideline about it How to Change the World: Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn

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mmg1865 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Richard Miller

Linkedin has a huge potential. There is another guideline about it How to Change the World: Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn

Plenty of good ideas there too Richard.
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StingGB

11 years ago

Hi Steve,

Yes, Linkedin works for me too. Around 20% of daily traffic. Drop a good post on a popular relevant group and you can trend for days, weeks even. I ignored it for ages, but I pay attention now.

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mmg1865

11 years ago

Originally Posted by StingGB

Hi Steve,

Yes, Linkedin works for me too. Around 20% of daily traffic. Drop a good post on a popular relevant group and you can trend for days, weeks even. I ignored it for ages, but I pay attention now.

Hey Sting,

You're not wrong about it Trending for a few days, I've had more traffic on the back of this article from LinkedIn in the last couple of days than I did the previous month.

Also, goes to show the value of forums such as Warrior, I'd never really had much traffic from here before, but this article has seen a surge in that too.

Strange how writing about one thing can enable you to learn alot about something else at the same time.

Great stuff.

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donsdeals

11 years ago

I bought a set of instructional videos for LinkedIn, watched about half of them, and then started a new blog and FORGOT about it. I'm going to get back on them today! LinkedIn has a LOT of traffic that we probably all should be getting..

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DigitalWorkshop

11 years ago

I'm a complete newbie but I definitely get better results from Linkedin and visitors stay longer across more pages.

The problem can be that feeds from the popular (worthwhile) groups can bury your discussions down the email so you don't get seen until you get some comments going.

Some groups are beginning to get spammed and this is putting some users off so be careful what you say and where you post.

Many groups have promotion sections which are for advertising rather than discussions - in my limited experience they are not worth much - you need to get a good discussion going. Anyone else found success with "promotions"?

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ambri

11 years ago

Digging deeper into Linked In is on my list. I think getting involved in groups and making the most of recommendations and the profile is a great start. i know many who swears LI is the best palce for them. Nice article!

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connorbringas 11 years ago

I personally dont think its overlooked. Its great that you are seeing success, however I think Linkedin is much harder to see profit from then facebook. I have not seen success from Linkedin.
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Dlemon

11 years ago

LinkedIn is a great place to build your list too!

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andynathan

11 years ago

Please do not share more info on LinkedIn. Too much of a gold mine!

I use LinkedIn for traffic gen from groups, and also to build consulting relationships. Awesome network.

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mmg1865

11 years ago

Originally Posted by connorbringas

I personally dont think its overlooked. Its great that you are seeing success, however I think Linkedin is much harder to see profit from then facebook. I have not seen success from Linkedin.

Connor, since I wrote this article, my connections have more than doubled, increasing my network by the following amount of people

My traffic has gone through the roof and I got offered a job in CA.

Originally Posted by Dlemon

LinkedIn is a great place to build your list too!

You're right, My list has grown quite a bit quicker also.

Originally Posted by andynathan

Please do not share more info on LinkedIn. Too much of a gold mine!

I use LinkedIn for traffic gen from groups, and also to build consulting relationships. Awesome network.

The more I dig, the more I enjoy it and the better results I'm seeing.

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clature

11 years ago

I think it works wonders if you know how to tap into it .... hasn't really worked for me so far ...

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DJorge 11 years ago

"Re: LinkedIn - The often overlooked Social Media Power"

LI is not a social media power.
It is a professional media power.
And so you won't find there BS like my coffee was
cold and it ruined my day or a picture of a dog
reading the newspaper (with glasses).

If you really have something to offer, LI is the
place to be.

BTW the overlooked part of it is not enough using
LI Answers.

Thanks for your thread,

DJorge
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weston2012

11 years ago

It is a professional media power.

This point is perfect for LI.

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mokmos

11 years ago

I have a linked in account but I do not get traffic from it .My best social traffic come from stumpleupon.

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Lou Murphy

11 years ago

Yes, LinkedIn is ignored/rejected by so many people.
As DJorge says, if you have the right offer, it can be excellent.

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hayfj2

11 years ago

I agree, you can also leverage the Linkedin search facility
to get found and to PULL prospects, partners and opportunities
to you just using your FREE Linkedin profile.

I made some changes to my profile to get found on page#1 of
the Linkedin results, and documented my journey en route too.

I've also added a cracker of a wee tip on this separeate forum
post - HERE (I think its on the last/latest page)

Happy to share some key questions to help you focus on your
ROI from Linkedin if it helps.

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mmg1865

11 years ago

Originally Posted by hayfj2

I agree, you can also leverage the Linkedin search facility
to get found and to PULL prospects, partners and opportunities
to you just using your FREE Linkedin profile.

I made some changes to my profile to get found on page#1 of
the Linkedin results, and documented my journey en route too.

I've also added a cracker of a wee tip on this separeate forum
post - HERE (I think its on the last/latest page)

Happy to share some key questions to help you focus on your
ROI from Linkedin if it helps.

WOW some more really great points here folks thank you.

If you want the original article as an eBOok you can get it here

Free eBook - The Value of Being LinkedIn

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