How to Share From Anywhere!
By Penny Pearl
Are you interested in an undiscovered yet simple way to share great articles or websites with your LinkedIn network?
You know how to demonstrate networking skills when you make introductions to your contacts or share information. Now, when you run across an article or website that your contacts or prospects would benefit from, you’re more likely to pass it along if it’s easy.
Here’s a hidden tool on LinkedIn that is invaluable for keeping in touch with your network! All it takes is a one-time 2 minute drag and drop of the LinkedIn Sharing Bookmarklet to add a share button on your browser tool bar. Then, in one step, you can write an update and share a webpage or article with your LinkedIn network, individual emails or LinkedIn Groups. You can even post to Twitter!
Add the Sharing Bookmarklet to your browser… Follow these 3 easy steps:
1) At the bottom of your LinkedIn homepage, click Tools. Note: It’s hard to scroll down to the bottom to click that Tools link! LinkedIn keeps on displaying more content at the bottom and the Tools link disappears out of site. But, here’s how to catch it: drag the scrollbar down, then put the cursor in approximately the right location, and use your mouse’s scroll button to scroll down again. Then quickly click that link. You can also try using this link (after you have logged into LinkedIn): http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=tools&trk=hb_ft_tools
2) Go to the top of the page and click the Sharing Bookmarklet tab.
3) Drag and drop the Share on LinkedIn button directly onto your browser toolbar. You may also see specific instructions for your browser.
Use the bookmarklet to share a link
Once you’ve dragged the “Share on LinkedIn” words to your browser, it will appear as a tab on top just under the browser “search” bar. In my case, I use Google Chrome as my browser (but it works the same on other popular browsers).
The same “Share on LinkedIn” button will display every time you open your browser allowing you to share pages with others. Sharing content with prospects is one way to build relationships and business.
For example, if you are on a CNN travel page that contains information on travel to Copenhagen and you have a client or prospect that is traveling there—let him or her know you are thinking about their trip and thought this may be an interesting find for them!
Now that you have a page to share, select the “Share on LinkedIn” tab and you’ll see the dialog box where you can write an update, share on all of LinkedIn, share with your connections, Twitter, Groups and individual emails. When you make your selections, just select “share” and you’re done!
Penny Pearl, Founder of Bear2Bull Coaching is skilled in networking both at social events and online using LinkedIn. Penny is an entrepreneur with a strong sales background and is a Board Member for the International Coach Federation, Sacramento Chapter. Her engaging coaching style makes the adventure of learning online networking skills using LinkedIn simple so you can get results to grow your sales!
For more articles and a free download on Networking and LinkedIn, or to register for Bear2Bull Coaching Webinars and Workshops, go to http://www.Bear2BullCoaching.com or get in touch: Penny@Bear2BullCoaching.com or call… (530)277-7037.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Penny_Pearl
http://EzineArticles.com/?How-to-Share-From-Anywhere!&id=8096236
Recent Comments