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The LinkedIn Personal Trainer

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I was a member of LinkedIn for more than a year before I realized it's power and efficiency for business purposes. I'm a very experienced Internet user, yet I was slow to catch onto the possibilities of LinkedIn. Since the mean number of connections of all LinkedIn members is a number less than TEN, many other people are clearly having the same trouble.

I was encouraged to do more than fill in my LinkedIn profile and wait for results, by other people. It was their encouragement that got me to build, 50, 100 and now more than 4000 first level connections. Thanks to my friends, I got good advice. Not everyone is so lucky. For the rest of you, there is "The LinkedIn Personal Trainer". It's a small book FULL of practical and useful stuff that LinkedIn users should know. Even after four years LinkedIn membership I was still able to learn a trick or two.

I run training courses on the use of LinkedIn. I can tell you with assurance that 90% of LinkedIn users don't know this basic detail. That's why their profiles look like personal resumes, and why they fail to build their networks. LinkedIn works if you work. "The LinkedIn Personal Trainer" tells you HOW to WORK. If you've got fewer that 500 direct contacts on LinkedIn, you need to read this book.

Of course if you've got endless time you can use the help section of LinkedIn, and you can search the LinkedIn forums and you can find all Steven Tylock's advice without spending a cent. However, since time is your most precious resource, I do recommend buying the book.

John S Veitch

www.openfuture.biz/

If you've spent any time whatsoever on networking activities, this book isn't for you. It seems to be aimed at those that have never done any networking at all. Very basic. I would not recommend this book to anyone unless you happen to be a novice at networking and don't mind spending almost $20 on a pamphlet.

I've been on LinkedIn for a while, and apparently I wasn't alone in not getting the most out of it. This book went through the many features available, but more importantly provided the succinct "next steps" needed to prod me along. Each practical section is like a lesson: here's what it is, here's how to use it, and here's what you need to do. Great advice for anyone looking to better understand and leverage the power of social networking.

A step by step guide on how to set up and use an account with LinkedIn. Not for the seasoned social networking but perfect for someone who has no idea what LinkedIn is but wants to learn and set up a profile page. With this book you will be set up and running in no time!

I have been using LinkedIn for the past several years, so I thought I knew everything I needed to know about LinkedIn. Well, after reading "The LinkedIn Personal Trainer" I realized how much I had been missing out on. I just hope I haven't missed too many opportunities as a result of my ignorance.

This book has all the latest features that LinkedIn has added since I first joined. While I may have known all the features in the beginning, I haven't been paying much attention to the newer features. This book filled me in on what those new features are and how they can help me.

This truly is a trainer, as it takes an approach that forces you to stop and think about what you want to achieve, and how best to achieve it. It's basically a workbook, with pointed questions that get you to think, and spaces to answer the questions.

Here's an example of a great question that gets you thinking about your target market:

"What kinds of people will be receptive when you reach out?"

The key point that the author makes is that LinkedIn is a tool. By itself, it does nothing for you. It's up to you to take the appropriate action to make things happen. This book trains you in how to USE LinkedIn to make good things happen for your career or business.

I highly recommend this book, primarily because it goes beyond just teaching you about LinkedIn. It trains you in how best to use it to achieve your goals.

The LinkedIn Personal Trainer tells much more than just how to use LinkedIn. Rather than just showing what the screens are and how to enter data, this book tells you how to effectively use LinkedIn to increase your networking. In a step by step approach, author Steve Tylock gives advice on both building a profile that will get noticed, and on building, managing and using your connections.

I would recommend this book both for new users (as I was), and also for folks who are already are using LinkedIn, but want to get more out of it.

For the novice to Linkedin, this book allows you quick access to the power of this professional social network. It allows you to make better use of your time and leads you through easy to follow tutorials. For those of you that have working knowledge of Linkedin, you will still benefit from the exercises.

Good return on invest.

The LinkedIn Personal Trainer is a great resource for ANYONE and EVERYONE who is just getting started on LinkedIn. As I started to use LinkedIn, I realized that I needed a good resource to help me use it more effectively. IF I would have purchased this book BEFORE I started to use LinkedIn, I would have saved myself dozens of hours of work.

I now use LinkedIn almost daily, and I still occasionally go back to The LinkedIn Personal Trainer and check out a feature or question.

If you are well experienced on LinkedIn and use it a lot, you probably will still find a nugget or two of help in Mr.Tylock's book. But, if you haven't started, or are just beginning to use LinkedIn, this is the "manual" to save you a ton of time, and quickly improve your LinkedIn effectiveness and usage. It's easy to read and takes you step by step, and answers the questions you were just about to ask.

I strongly recommend this book for those who are contemplating joining LinkedIn, or are just starting to use it.

I picked up this book after signing up for one of the author's presentations. I already had a LinkedIn profile but was able to make it even better by using the information in the book. The book explains appropriate LinkedIn culture as well so you know what to do (and not to do!). I actually used my network for the first time and within days got in touch with the HR Director for a target company. Now that's power! If you want to ramp up quickly and start tapping the power of your own network - read this book!

This is a short, helpful book with tips to get you up and running. There were some questions I had prior to reading, such as, should I have more than one profile that were answered in this book. For anyone who wants to learn more about getting started or just needs some advice because they have put off doing their profile and using LinkedIn, this book can help with that.