PAPERmaking! g FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY ® Volume 10, Number 1, 2024
One of the most important and easiest LinkedIn hacks I can share with you is to personalize every connection request you send out. I get it, LinkedIn makes it easy to accidentally send the default connection request, especially on the mobile app. You must consciously avoid sending the default invitation and take a moment to write a personalized connection request if you want to be successful at social selling. This one LinkedIn hack will be the difference between someone clicking Accept and hitting Ignore in response to your connection request. If someone clicks Ignore, they will also have the option to select I don’t know this person. WARNING: If as few as five people click I don’t know this person, your account could be restricted. To send a personalized connection request on your mobile device, go to the profile of the person you wish to connect with, and click the three dots “…” to the far right of Connect. It will open a new window, giving you the opportunity to select Personalize invite from the menu. Now, you can create your personalized connection request in 300 characters or less and hit Send Invitation. 10. Write the way you would speak Want to know how to write great posts or even personalized messages that sound like they just rolled off your tongue? It’s simple. Say it out loud first. Literally pretend you’re having a conversation with someone. I use this hack all the time. The easiest way to do it is through an app called Otter.ai. This is an amazing tool that lets you speak your idea straight into your phone (just like with your voice memo app), except Otter instantly gives you a transcript of your words. Take that transcript, make a few edits and viola – you’ll have the perfect social media post or message to send to a prospective client. No more staring at a blank screen for hours, wondering what to write. Just speak your mind, and let Otter transcribe it for you. The key is to write as you would speak!
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