The LinkedIn Personal Trainer

Does Anybody Know…

Steve Tylock — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:14:33 +0000

It’s the classic opening from an individual who wants to meet someone. “Use LinkedIn” comes to my mind immediately. And here’s what I do when I hear or read that phrase… LinkedIn tells me… Yup – it’s that easy. I pull up my LinkedIn browser tab and search – for the company, organization or individual mentioned. Nine times out of [...] No related posts.

TLPT Readers – Hesitant on Technology

Steve Tylock — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:05:38 +0000

February’s poll results are in – most readers of The LinkedIn Personal Trainer wait to adopt technology. That’s right – 73% are middle of the roaders and wait to try technology until after it’s been around a bit. Let’s see what else… No slugs here! None of my readers will admit to being the last to adopt technology. Maybe [...] Related posts:

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LinkedIn for Blackberry – Not Quite There Yet

Steve Tylock — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:46:04 +0000

Join me on the LinkedInPersonalTrainer.com to have a look at the state of LinkedIn’s Blackberry application. Well – that’s what I’d like to do… Demonstration units are always fun;-) On a completely unrelated issue, I’ve had access to a small Blackberry unit over the weekend. I thought – hey – let’s check out the LinkedIn mobile app for this [...] No related posts.

Receiving Unwelcome LinkedIn Mail

Steve Tylock — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:37:27 +0000

“Steve, what’s up? Fred” Great to get – unless you don’t happen to know Fred… Then it’s an annoyance. Michael asked in an email if I’d address this issue – and that sounds like fun, so let’s look at it. Specific communications from LinkedIn… Before we answer the question “Is it possible to block a particular unfriendly user from sending [...] Related posts:

LinkedIn Hiring

Steve Tylock — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:39:33 +0000

Here on the LinkedInPersonalTrainer.com, I thought you might enjoy some good news for the week – LinkedIn appears ready to fill over seven dozen positions across the world. Good for them I say;-) I took a quick look and will show you where. Through their own site of course… LinkedIn is a great site for job seekers and if [...] Related posts:

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Presenting The LinkedIn Personal Trainer

Steve Tylock — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:45:32 +0000

Receive blog updates through email or with a handy RSS feed. Just click to get started. That’s right, another one of my ‘doh moments this week. Follow along for a laugh, and to find out how… Following the site So there it was, another one of those in-person networking situations. The good side was that yes, they knew of [...] Related posts:

LinkedIn Partner Message

Steve Tylock — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:39:04 +0000

Received my very first “LinkedIn Partner Message” – and thought it worth talking about. It’s not really an important message to me, but if we don’t pull it up for a moment to discuss, people could be threatening to cancel their memberships.. The message – from a paying customer Here’s what the top of my “Inbox” looked like [...] Related posts:

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Buy The LinkedIn Personal Trainer

Steve Tylock — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:30:14 +0000

A concise introduction to LinkedIn, saves time, under $9, guaranteed. That’s what I’d like to make sure my readers understand about the book. You see, in a conversation this past week I mentioned the book and a friend said “You wrote a book?”, and I went oof… For some reason I seem to be not quite as [...] Related posts:

Olympic Sized Connections

Steve Tylock — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:29:21 +0000

With the beginning of the games in Vancouver, I thought I’d see how connected I was… Hopefully you’ll indulge me in this – it should be a fun exploration. Directly – not so much With a keyword search on Olympic OR Olympian, just one connection comes up when I look for first degree contacts – and the reference [...] Related posts:

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LinkedIn – From The Outside

Steve Tylock — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:25:04 +0000

What threats does LinkedIn pose, and what opportunities would we look at – if we weren’t LinkedIn Insiders? That’s today’s topic as I step aside for this guest post. Brenda approached me a while back and asked if I would consider a guest. I agreed, and you’re now the beneficiary of her advice. Not a LinkedIn expert First things [...] Related posts:

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