Comments on: How Useful is LinkedIn for Home-Based Professionals? http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2009/04/08/how-useful-is-linkedin-for-home-based-professionals/ Work from home | social media for home based business | Des Walsh | mentor coach Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:39:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jeffery goldman http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2009/04/08/how-useful-is-linkedin-for-home-based-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-5819 jeffery goldman Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:03:10 +0000 http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/?p=1174#comment-5819 I work from home part of the week, but even when in the office I am a one person show and at times working in a vacuum, sort of speak. I am an e-learning designer and the only one at my company. So, in order to interact with others in my field of expertise and share ideas, I will use LinkedIn groups. I also have many e-learning connections via LinkedIn. This allows a bit of an "e-learning support network" that I do not have in my workplace. I also use LinkedIn as a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tool to keep track of my interactions and contact info of my connections. Here is a link to an interactive tutorial/simulation on how to use it as a CRM. http://www.minutebio.com/LI/PowerTips.htm Thanks for the great post, Jeff Working from home today I work from home part of the week, but even when in the office I am a one person show and at times working in a vacuum, sort of speak. I am an e-learning designer and the only one at my company. So, in order to interact with others in my field of expertise and share ideas, I will use LinkedIn groups. I also have many e-learning connections via LinkedIn. This allows a bit of an “e-learning support network” that I do not have in my workplace. I also use LinkedIn as a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tool to keep track of my interactions and contact info of my connections. Here is a link to an interactive tutorial/simulation on how to use it as a CRM. http://www.minutebio.com/LI/PowerTips.htm

Thanks for the great post,

Jeff
Working from home today

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