The Personal Branding Weekly and Daily LinkedIn Importance - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

The Personal Branding Weekly and Daily LinkedIn Importance - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career PERSONAL Branding Weekly This week we were challenged to live our life more curiously; what happens when there’s a huge disconnect between words and actions and the importance of criticism without being a   ‘door mat’. In fact, if you missed any of them this week â€" they’re right here: Are You A Catalyst?  by Deborah Shane Resume Personal Branding Best Practices Part 3 Consistency by Phil Rosenberg Personal Branding Interview: Adam Gilbert by Dan Schawbel The Bain of Obamas Brand by Nance Rosen How Non-Communicators Can Showcase Communication Skills by Heather Huhman 5 Sales Techniques to Get Hired by Elinor Stutz A Single Incident Can Undermine Decades of Brand Loyalty by Roger Parker The Best Way to Lead is to Follow by Aaron McDaniel Are YOU Laboring in Stable Misery? by Skip Freeman Promotional Gifts as Part of the Nurturing Campaign by Bill Connolly How to Avoid Twitter Spam by Jacob Share Personal Branding and Gaffes: Lessons From a Political Consultant by Manoush Zomorodi Live Curiously Ask the Question by Jeff Shuey Tell the Truth with the Weakness Interview Question by Erik Deckers Actions Speak Louder Than Words by Michael Spinale Appreciating Criticism Doesnt Make You a Doormat! Embrace It by Beth Kuhel Tailor Your Personal Brand to HR and Hiring Managers by Rebecca Rapple Stop Selling Yourself. Start Playing it Cool by Pete Leibman This next week we’ll go into great depth about   Personal Branding Heroes; How to look credible even when you don’t have all that much experience; and the prospect of how you manage having two personal brands. We look forward to your comments! This week’s tip:   Daily LinkedIn Importance Lately, LinkedIn has outpaced the growth of Facebook in Indonesia, proving to everyone that the site means business. Out of all the social media networking sites out there, LinkedIn really is the only one where business people can connect with one another, make business connections and build their network. Get to know your LinkedIn friends If you are sending connection requests, make sure to introduce yourself in a personal, more human, and always professional manner. After making the connection with a new person on LinkedIn, do a little research: 1. How are you connected? 2.Who are you both connected to? 3. What groups are you both connected to? 4. Any common frames of reference that you share? 5 And review history, company history so you really can understand the value of your connection. Share Your Content Share interesting facts about yourself or share your business expertise and provide valuable, helpful information to your connections to make yourself approachable. However, it is important that the things you share are still appropriate and professional, as you still want to sustain a professional reputation. Share an interesting article you read online, a business related YouTube video, or photos regarding business, do not be afraid to share it with your contacts. The more you interact with your contacts, the better your relationships will grow as business contacts. Interact with contacts One of the best and most useful aspects of this popular social networking business site would have to be its ability to foster and participate in QA sessions that are currently happening on LinkedIn. This allows you to connect with each other and get to know one another ‘s thoughts, through pattern and resources. Have a great profile Last, but not the least; create a great profile, write it in third party so that it can easily be found via search, and have a professional photo for your profile image. Your profile is obviously the place where you can show to potential contacts what you do and who you are. To do: 1. Decide on your LinkedIn strategy and the level of involvement in LinkedIn on a daily basis that will help you reach your desired goals. 2. Work your strategy steps into your plan in ways that make your goal inevitable. Author: Maria Elena Duron, is managing editor of the Personal Branding Blog, CEO (chief engagement officer) of  buzz2bucks.com  â€"  a word of mouth marketing firm. She helps create conversation, connection, credibility, community and commerce around your brand. Maria Duron is co-founder   and moderator of  #brandchat   a weekly Twitter chat focused on every aspect of branding that is recognized by Mashable as one the 15 Essential Twitter Chats for Social Media Marketers.