March 31, 2008

3 Months in LinkedIn

About 2-3 Months ago, I decided to make Linkedin a priority of my professional development program. I would say before that, I was in the environment but not really actively engaged in the process. To put it in simple terms, I got busy. I started with about 30 connections and today, I moved past 260. The key was to remember all of my old connections and business acquaintances. Luckily, I save every business card in a pile which was about 10 inches high. I also had several old phone directories from past jobs that did allow me to reach back. In fact, one person that I contacted, I had not seen for 15 years. I also reached out to co-authors, co-presenters, and people that I shared a common interest. Specifically, Metadata and Enterprise 2.0 were my two areas of focus. I suppose the lesson is that you should never toss any one's contact information and reach out to s many people as possible. My assumption is that I will continue to grow the network naturally and not stoop to digging in my desk trying to remember where the business card came from.

Posted by Todd at March 31, 2008 5:54 PM

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