91. View-Accept-Reply!

NEWS

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• Naomi Lewis wrote an article for ‘Look Magazine’
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• Here is the new LinkedIn sales tool called elink. It looks expensive but maybe an option to Autopilot if your market is very active on Twitter.
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• A LinkedIn success story. A start-up founder get his funding by connecting and building trust with someone in Australia who knew someone who wanted to invest.
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• Shocking sexist job ad by a company from Toronto that appeared on LinkedIn.
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• Three changes to LinkedIn this week;
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• The main font and colour scheme has reverted to the dull black and grey scheme.
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• You can now embed link to a wider variety of media in LinkedIn published posts
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• Invitation ‘cards’ have been redesigned making it easier to see a customized message.
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COMMENTARY

I have found great success with my new VAR system.

V = View a profile (a lot with autopilot)

A = Accept the invitation (assuming they are a prospect)

R = Reply to their invitation

It certainly works well for me, why not give it a try.

QUESTION (From James from the US)

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• How does LinkedIn determine someone’s ‘function’ on LinkedIn when there is no field in a profile for this?
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