Stefanie Hahn

By Stefanie Hahn

LinkedIn- www.LinkedIn.com: This is one social media tool that I recommend for all real estate agents.  LinkedIn is your Web 2010 resume.  When consumers Google your name – and they are Googling your name – you want your LinkedIn profile to show up in the results.

What is LinkedIn?  In a nutshell, it’s your online resume, complete with recommendations.  Spend some time setting up your LinkedIn profile and really building out your information, start connecting with your sphere of influence: former colleagues, classmates, group members, vendors, and your past clients; then work on scoring a few solid recommendations.

If you are new to social networking, LinkedIn is a nice smooth way to slide into the hot tub.  You have to put the work into your profile initially and then spend some time reaching out to your connections, but after that, LinkedIn can become pretty passive.  You can easily manage your profile and connections in just five minutes a day.

There are a few questions/concerns that I seem to get over and over again with regard to LinkedIn that I am addressing specifically in this post. Continue reading »