Hi Mike, While I haven't found LinkedIn especially useful myself - a couple of times I have used it to find a work phone number of someone I know, for example, which is handy but not a selling benefit - I do see potential in the tool and I've no doubt eventually something will come up and I'll say "aha! That's why I bothered with it".
I know people who have gotten jobs out of it. It seems to be a good online alternative to a resume - in fact, I went to see the graduate project presentations at ECU a few weeks ago and one of their assignments was to create a LinkedIn profile in place of a traditional resume. People like you and me who run our own businesses might find value in using it to find switched on staff or contractors. The recommendations and referrals features would seem to be have potential too. Of course, if you have an account and don't build it/use it/publicize it, then you won't ever get any benefit out of it... which is why I have persisted. Cheers, K. On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My son was berating me over the weekend for being behind the times. > (no surprise there - that's what sons have always told their fathers > since time began) . He told me i ought to be using networking web > sites like Linkedin to grow my business. > > Well i'm on Linkedin but to tell the truth i havent put much effort > into it. Are those sorts of sites any use for getting business in > this field? I am well aware of hte power of networking sites for > putting you in contact with others, but what i'm wondering is how > useful are they for actually generating cash-type paid work? > > Has anyone got an opinion about that, or are you all doing the same as > i am - put my name there with the attitude "well it can't hurt and you > never know if something might come out of it" > > -- > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > > > -- Kay Smoljak business: www.cleverstarfish.com coldfusion: kay.smoljak.com personal: enterthegoatlady.com | heapsbad.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
