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In honor of this date 2- 22 -22, I want to share 22 ideas of how to "Be a Friend First" on LinkedIn, which also happens to be my mantra and philosophy about using the platform. This is really just a partial list, believe it or not! 1. Leave an insightful comment on your friend or client's post 2. Introduce your connection to a valuable new contact 3. Create a gratitude post to thank a person, team, or company 4. Endorse your coworker for one of their skills 5. Send a private video 📹 message to express support or to say hello 6. Write an article 🗞 which mentions your client or friend 7. Send a thoughtful note with an invitation 📧 to connect 8. Introduce a new grad to a potential employer through private message to both 9. Write a recommendation for your supplier or partner 10. Discuss with a co-worker how you can support each other on Linkedin, and then make it happen 11. Write a post about your friend who just achieved something ( promotion, new job, book 📕, article, presentation, award) 12. Leave a comment to start or expand a conversation - either in the feed or in a group 13. Share your friend's article with a great intro comment 14. Send an invitation to connect with a nice note to someone from your followers list 13. Post a native video to recommend your friend's new book 📘 14. Join a LinkedIn Audio 🎧 Event and use the reactions to send your feedback to the host 15. Send a congratulations 👏 note in private message to someone with a new job. Personalize it. 16. Send a happy birthday note 17. Create a "give kudos" post to recognize a job well done 18. Post a poll 📊 which resonates with your network 19. Create a "welcome to the team" post for a new colleague 20. Join a LinkedIn Audio event and raise your hand 🤚 to speak. Ask a question or offer a tip. 21. Accept your connection's invitation and join their Live or Audio event 22. Subscribe to your friend's new newsletter. 23. BONUS: Ring the profile bell 🔔 for people you wish to engage with regularly Please add ADDITIONAL ideas, or tell me which one is your favorite? I really can't wait to see your comments and celebrate you! Thank you in advance
Love this! Really great ideas!
Great list Sandra Long! There are so many things we can do to support others!
Love this!!! Thank you for your knowledge and leadership!!!
Love this list. What is 23 hitting the bell on a profile? Learning something new every day…
Thanks and very useful. I do like no 7 because I do get fed up when people want to connect to me and don't attach a note especially when I don't know them
Thanks Sandra! Great list!!! So appreciated!
I love the idea of nurturing friendships on this platform!
I really resonated with #4. 😊
This is great Sandra. I would perhaps also tag them in the comments when other people are looking for great people to connect with... In anycase, this is a wonderful breakdown and I'll definitley be saving this post for future reference
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3yThis is so great, thank you for sharing this.