LinkedIn For Dummies [Paperback]

Joel Elad (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470281359 | ISBN-13: 978-0470281352 | Publication Date: October 6, 2008 | Edition: 1

Once you're LinkedIn, you're part of the largest online network of professionals in the world! When you know how to make the most of your profile, manage your contacts, and handle invitations effectively, you'll go far. This book is packed with advice that will help you market yourself and find a job, an employee, an investor, or more business for your business!

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Reconnect, power your career, and get answers

See how to make contacts and build a business network with LinkedIn

Once you're LinkedIn, you're part of the largest online network of professionals in the world! When you know how to make the most of your profile, manage your contacts, and handle invitations effectively, you'll go far. This book is packed with advice that will help you market yourself and find a job, an employee, an investor, or more business for your business!

Discover how to:

• Sign up and join LinkedIn

• Create a profile that attracts connections

• Request and write recommendations

• Generate and research sales leads

• Start or join LinkedIn groups

• Post business questions to LinkedIn Answers

About the Author

Joel Elad is the head of Real Method Consulting, a company dedicated to educating people through training seminars, DVDs, books, and other media. He holds a master’s degree in Business from UC Irvine, and he has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from UCLA. He also operates several online businesses, including NewComix.Com, and is launching a new blog.
Joel has written five books about various online topics, including Starting an Online Business All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies, Web Stores Do-It-Yourself For Dummies, and Wiley Pathways: E-business. He has contributed to Entrepreneur magazine and Smartbiz.com, and has taught at institutions such as the University of California, Irvine. He is an Educational Specialist trained by eBay and a former Internet instructor for the Learning Annex in New York City, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (October 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470281359
• ISBN-13: 978-0470281352
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joel Elad is the author of seven books, including LinkedIn for Dummies & Starting an Online Business All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies. He is also the head of Real Method Consulting, a firm dedicated to teaching people how to use e-commerce and the Internet through training DVD's and seminars. He was the lead eBay instructor for the Learning Annex in CA and NY and taught thousands of people how to buy, sell, and profit on eBay, as well as introduce and teach other classes related to e-commerce and small business. His newest book, Facebook Advertising for Dummies, helps anyone harness the tremendous power and reach of Facebook to get their ads in front of the precise targeted audience amongst Facebook's 500+ million user base.

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Become a LinkedIn Superuser!, January 27, 2009

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Keith Warrick (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LinkedIn For Dummies (Paperback)

Well, you knew it had to happen sooner or later and true to the Subject Matter for Dummies template, there is now a book for LinkedIn For Dummies that walks a LinkedIn beginner from an account setup to someone who is advanced and wants to maximize the value of LinkedIn by using all the bells and whistles that come with the software that are not readily known.

Most people only tap into the very basics of LinkedIn and don't realize how valuable this tool is and what it can do to promote a business, help one land a position or be found for a position. This book leaves no stone unturned and will enable you to become a LinkedIn superuser/guru.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, April 26, 2009

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Marion E. Gold "Book Author & Editorial Writer" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LinkedIn For Dummies (Paperback)

"Create your profile, make connections, and grow your network." That's what that triangle-faced little guy's message states on the cover of "LinkedIn for Dummies." As soon as you bend back the cover, there is a two-page cover-stock "Cheat Sheet" with tips on job searching, building your network, enhancing your profile and "general" tips for using the LinkedIn web site - effectively, safely and with courtesy.

I bought the book because a long-time business contact invited me to "link." Once linked, I had no idea of the new world that would open to this technologically deficient, print- and handshake-loving communicator. But to make the best use of any technology, one has to learn how to use it correctly. That's where "LinkedIn for Dummies" comes into play. In addition to learning the basics of setting your profile and getting connected, the sections on Growing and Managing Your Network and Using LinkedIn for Everyday Business are invaluable in today's marketplace.

"LinkedIn for Dummies" teaches all the ins and outs, the right ways and the wrong ways, and how to make the most effective use of the LinkedIn web site. So far, the Questions & Answers, and Group News & Discussion sections seem to provide the best research and marketing tools for online networking and marketing I've seen so far in cyberspace. (The reviewer is author of two books: Personal Publicity Planner: A Guide to Marketing YOU and Top Cops: Profiles of Women in Command.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE LinkedIn Manual, November 9, 2008

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Pascal Deseure (Shanghai) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LinkedIn For Dummies (Paperback)

It is by far the most entertaining easy to read and to use LinkedIn Manual your money can buy.
I had an account at LinkedIn for a while, but never realized the real potential of this personal and business networking tool, until I bought and read Joel Elad's LinkedIn for Dummies.
As the book says in the beginning:¨you don't have to read it from cover to cover¨, and you don't!
It is written in such a manner that you can skip or move to the chapter which interests you more. Still, the more you read, the more excited you get of trying out all the new and cool things you learned in this extremely detailed manual.
For me, this is the book that uncovered the mystery LinkedIn can seem to be at first sight.