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Week 1: How to Start Building Your Outstanding LinkedIn Profile
How to Get 500+ LinkedIn Connections!
Video Time: 7 Minutes Action Time: 1 -3 hours a week until you reach your goal
Video Time: 7 Minutes
Action Time: 1 -3 hours a week until you reach your goal
Ready to make some new LGBTQ+ contacts and allies? How about 500 new contacts? Are you excited?
If You're Out
Using LinkedIn, connect with coworkers, friends, neighbors, the community, and everyone else.
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Click on the My Network button on the top bar.
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Click on the My Network button on the top bar.
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If you don’t have any connections yet, click on the Connections option on the left side.
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If you don’t have any connections yet, click on the Connections option on the left side.
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Click the Connect button beneath every person on the page to send them a connection request.
This will sometimes refresh automatically, but if it does not, you may have to refresh it manually. The next steps show you how.
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Click the Connect button beneath every person on the page to send them a connection request.
This will sometimes refresh automatically, but if it does not, you may have to refresh it manually. The next steps show you how.
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Visit any other section of LinkedIn.
It’s probably easiest to just click one of the other top buttons.
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Visit any other section of LinkedIn.
It’s probably easiest to just click one of the other top buttons.
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Go back to the My Network section.
Doing this forces LinkedIn to generate a new list of people for you to reach out to!
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Go back to the My Network section.
Doing this forces LinkedIn to generate a new list of people for you to reach out to!
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Repeat steps 1-5 to connect with boatloads of people!
LinkedIn may eventually tell you that you’ve reached a limit for your connections. If it does that, just come back tomorrow and do it all over again.
Here’s a Tip:
Think of connecting with 500+ people on LinkedIn like speed dating career connections! Put yourself out there. You’ll find people who will want to connect with you and those people are the gateway to your new job!
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Repeat steps 1-5 to connect with boatloads of people!
LinkedIn may eventually tell you that you’ve reached a limit for your connections. If it does that, just come back tomorrow and do it all over again.
Here’s a Tip:
Think of connecting with 500+ people on LinkedIn like speed dating career connections! Put yourself out there. You’ll find people who will want to connect with you and those people are the gateway to your new job!
If You're Not Out
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Click on the Search bar.
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Click on the Search bar.
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Click on People in the drop-down window that appears.
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Click on People in the drop-down window that appears.
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In the Search bar, type LGBT or LGBTQ and then hit Enter.
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In the Search bar, type LGBT or LGBTQ and then hit Enter.
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Click the Connect button next to every person on the list.
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Click the Connect button next to every person on the list.
Not Everyone Will Have a Connect Button!
That’s not a glitch in the system. There are a lot of people out there that you won’t be able to connect with if you do a search unless you’re a 2nd or 3rd connection (which means you are connected with someone who is connected to them). Don’t be discouraged! The more people you reach out to, the more people you can reach out to in the future!
Not Everyone Will Have a Connect Button!
That’s not a glitch in the system. There are a lot of people out there that you won’t be able to connect with if you do a search unless you’re a 2nd or 3rd connection (which means you are connected with someone who is connected to them). Don’t be discouraged! The more people you reach out to, the more people you can reach out to in the future!
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On the box that pops up, click Done or Send Now.
Don’t worry about sending any personal messages for now; we’ll cover that later!
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On the box that pops up, click Done or Send Now.
Don’t worry about sending any personal messages for now; we’ll cover that later!
DON’T…
- ...focus too much on who you're connecting with but instead getting 500+ connections. You want to connect with as many people as you can to reach the 500+ magical number!
- ...waste time on people who don't connect back with you. It doesn't mean they don't love you. They may not take LinkedIn as seriously as you do. Maybe they made a mistake and accidentally skipped over you.
- ...take it personal if someone doesn't accept your contact request. By not reconnecting with you, it becomes their loss and not yours. Prove them wrong by taking over a Fortune 500 company. Learn how in our next show!*
*Taking over a Fortune 500 company will not be covered in our next show. Haha, tricked you!
DON’T…
- ...focus too much on who you're connecting with but instead getting 500+ connections. You want to connect with as many people as you can to reach the 500+ magical number!
- ...waste time on people who don't connect back with you. It doesn't mean they don't love you. They may not take LinkedIn as seriously as you do. Maybe they made a mistake and accidentally skipped over you.
- ...take it personal if someone doesn't accept your contact request. By not reconnecting with you, it becomes their loss and not yours. Prove them wrong by taking over a Fortune 500 company. Learn how in our next show!*
*Taking over a Fortune 500 company will not be covered in our next show. Haha, tricked you!
Connect With Us!
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Go to our LinkedIn Community Page.
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In the top right-hand corner, you will see a section that says how many members are in the group. Click the link next to it that says See all.
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Click that Connect button next to every person on the list!
You can send a note if you’d like, but it’s not required.
Who Do I Connect With Next?
- People you know.
- Past and current coworkers.
- People in your area.
- Other people in your area.
- Everyone! Connecting with people opens the door to learning about companies you might be interested in, what’s going on in the industry, and allows you to meet new people leading you to your next job!
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Go to our LinkedIn Community Page.
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In the top right-hand corner, you will see a section that says how many members are in the group. Click the link next to it that says See all.
3
Click that Connect button next to every person on the list!
You can send a note if you’d like, but it’s not required.
Who Do I Connect With Next?
- People you know.
- Past and current coworkers.
- People in your area.
- Other people in your area.
- Everyone! Connecting with people opens the door to learning about companies you might be interested in, what’s going on in the industry, and allows you to meet new people leading you to your next job!
This article tells you what happens once you reach 500 LinkedIn connections!
That’s it for this week! Join us next week for How to Be the Popular Kid! See you there!
That’s it for this week! Join us next week for How to Be the Popular Kid! See you there!