Linkedin Questions and Answers
Linkedin provides another valuable resource for building your on-line social network–the ability to ask and answer questions with other people on Linkedin. How can this function benefit you and your business?
- It’s another form of contacting and relating with Linkedin participants
- You get access to valuable resources and business answers
- Opportunities to demonstrate your own expertise
- It becomes another Google touch point for your internet presence
- Linkedin maintains a repository of valuable business information
- It gives you more visibility and credibility
Before I show the details on how to Ask or Answer a question on Linkedin, take a few moments to browse this function. Click on the Answer tab on the top of any Linkedin page. Experiment with the keyword search tool. Look at the different types of questions people are making and the types of answers they are receiving. Check out the various Categories of questions. Look at both the “open” and “closed” questions and this “Week’s Expert”.
Ask a Question
Follow this sequence of 10 steps to Ask a question on Linkedin.
1. Write down your question
2. Search the Answered Questions to see if there may already be an answer to your question
3. Click the Answer tab and the Ask Question Tab to get a new form
4. Write the short version of your question. Think of this first box like the subject line in an email or the heading in a newspaper. It should be a very short and succinct version of your question. You get better answers to better written questions.
5. Check to see if you want people outside of your network to respond. (Usually a good idea)
6. Now you can add more details to your question. It still makes sense to keep this short, or bullet points that help illustrate your questions.
7. You then need to pick one of the Categories in which to place your question. Your geographic area can be one of the categories.
8. Finally, you need to identify whether the question revolves around
Recruiting
Promoting your service/product
Job Seeking
9. Hit the Submit button
10. Be sure to thank people when they offer you answers to your questions. This can be the start of more valuable relationships.
To be continued, your comments are welcomed…
Al Hanzal
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