Business Networking & Following Up On a LinkedIn Connection

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Shortly after I joined LinkedIn and posted my profile, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a telephone call from Flyn Penoyer.  He proceeded to tell me that we had just connected on LinkedIn and he wanted to learn more about what I did and explain to me just what he was working on as [...]

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Are You a LinkedIn Power Networker?

There are so many thoughts and ideas flying around on the Internet as to what constitutes a LinkedIn Power User or LinkedIn Power Networker.  My friend, Flyn Penoyer  has a great quiz on his blog that I highly recommend you check out!  Please continue to follow his blog as he generates posts that explain each [...]

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Who Do You Want to Meet?

Today’s post is from the Networking Insight column written by John Jacobsohn
(Networking perspective based on experience and observation by relationship builder, Jason Jacobsohn)

Part of the fun of networking is that you never know who you are going to meet and where that relationship will take you.  Each person has a unique background and something interesting [...]

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Establishing a Great LinkedIn Reputation

This post has been written by my good friend and networking buddy, Flyn Penoyer!  Flyn is a LinkedIn networking expert with very strong backgrounds in web marketing and sales. Flyn’s objective with his blog posts is to present real strategies and tactics for networking on LinkedIn – not to provide user mechanics like so [...]

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Heather A Johnson Photography hosts RUNLancaster Mixer

Last night (August 11, 2009) RUNLancaster members had the privilege of attending a mixer sponsored by Heather A. Johnson, Photography, in her studio in Lititz, PA.  This was the first time Heather hosted one of our mixers and it was great to be able to see all the new changes she is making to her [...]

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Do you want a powerful LinkedIn Profile?

If you are interested in developing a powerful LinkedIn Profile, I highly suggest that you follow this guide   http://www.integratedalliances.com/DocumentFiles/93.pdf
This 2-page IA LinkedIn Profiles Guide Sheet from Mike O’Neil and Integrated Alliances contains the basics on ”How To’s” to build an effective profile so that you can be found on Linked.  It is condensed from Mike’s ground-breaking [...]

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Let Superiority be YOUR Trademark!

Being involved in a lot of networking groups, and forums, I’m always amazed at how willing people are to share with one another.  LinkedIn Power Women (LIPW) was one of the first groups that I got involved with shortly after joining LinkedIn.  Sorry guys, this is definitely a women’s only networking group, but I have [...]

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Contact Management Systems – What Do You Use?

Jim Sutton requested that I respond to his question about contact management systems in a blog post.  Jim, it is my pleasure to  try to explain how I use my contact mangement in my networking tasks.  First of all, I simply use MicroSoft Office Online Business Manager (version 2003).  Let’s begin with LinkedIn, as I am [...]

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Are You an Open Networker?

I am an Open Networker. What does that truly mean to me?  My mother taught me to never talk to strangers, but now that I’m a Networking Coach, I decided that strangers are friends that I have yet to meet. That’s why I am an Open Networker and I’m proud of it.
DO I accept [...]

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Relationships, Business and Networking – A Delicate Balance

Today, as I opened my Skype window to “check in with my Skype buddies” and see what has been happening over the weekend, I found this message waiting for me.
“Hi Carol, I am from website design and development company based in India. As you arrange public conference so you must interacted with the people of [...]

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