Reasons to get serious about LinkedIn.
- Anyone who wants to deal with you will check here first.
- One of the best places to build “Your brand.”
- Trust and reputation.
- Nurture and generate leads.
- Reach beyond your regular network. Allows you to reach beyond our normal circle of influence and network.
- Allows you to be intellectually curious. A wealth of content and knowledge.
- Stay up to date on what is happening in your network.
- Groups that are hyper-focused on your interest/support.
LinkedIn Do’s and Don’t
Do
- Be consistent and always be publishing good content. You can never over post great content. 10X books
- You can do this in the pool.
- Be interesting
- Be an educator
- Motivator/story teller
- Make an insightful comment on other’s content
- Have patience. You are not going to be Gary Vee in two weeks. (Probably never but you can still be very successful on the platform).
- Use Hashtags #akronohio #eventplanning #event #akronsfinest #eatlocalOhio #supportlocalbusiness #resturant #networking #togetherwearestronger
- Tag people and companies. @EatLocalOhio
- Be positive and lift people up.
- Write a positive review for your contacts.
- Tell your friends and family to follow you on social media.
- Engage with posts and comments.
- Try mentioning someone in the comments to get the conversation going
Do not
- Try to be funny (you are not funny. Yes everyone thinks they are funny. Again, you are probably not funny). If you still think you are funny, check out TikTok.
- Do not be negative.
- Do not expect anything in return.
How to connect
- Like the post
- Comment on the post
- DM them
- Call them Set up a time to learn more about them.
- Ask them what their biggest pain point is. What problem do they have that you can help solve.
- Ask them if you can help them. Servant mentality.
This is how you post great content.
- Do not spam people with “wine down Wednesday” and “today’s happy hour special.” Here are some sample ideas to get you started:
- show gratitude to your staff and send dinner to their house
- What makes a great lunch meeting
- How to get lunch for the office.
- 5 things to look for when picking a corporate caterer
- How to find a good venue for your holiday party.
- How to get pizza for the office (hint: it is not all vegie)
- The gift of local independent restaurant gift cards
- Did you know: We do catering, We host events, etc.
- Talk about the chef and the owner.
To learn more about Restauranttopia, check out the show notes at https://restauranttopia.com/category/podcast-episodes/
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