I’M NOT LOOKING
FOR A JOB, SO
I DON’T NEED TO BE ON
[THIS, THAT, OR THE
OTHER THING] WILL
REPLACE
IS A GREAT
PLACE TO START NEW RELATIONSHIPS
IS BORING
EVERYONE SHOULD BE ON
THE KEY TO
SUCCESS ON
IS PROFILE
OPTIMIZATION
IT’S TRUE: LINKEDIN
IS GREAT FOR
JOB SEEKERS
AMONG RECRUITERS THAT USE SOCIAL
MEDIA, HOW MANY USE LINKEDIN?
SOURCE: HTTP://MONEY.USNEWS.COM/MONEY/CAREERS/ARTICLES/2011/
04/12/WHEN-YOUR-DREAM-COMPANYS-HIRING-ON-TWITTER
95%
LEAD GENERATION
0.00%
0.50%
1.00%
1.50%
2.00%
2.50%
3.00%
TWITTER FACEBOOK LINKEDIN
VISIT-TO-LEAD RATIO VISIT-TO-CONVERSION RATE
SOURCE: HUBSPOT
A DOSE OF SANITY:
HAS POTENTIAL EVEN IF
YOU’RE NOT A JOB SEEKER
BRANCHOUT IS TWICE IS BIG AS
LINKEDIN…RIGHT?
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Actual number of LinkedIn users Fake number of BranchOut users according to a headline writer who apparently didn't read the story
beneath the headline
Series 1 MILLIONS
REALLY? NO SHIT?
Sales
Percentage of the time BranchOut's CEO thinks that BranchOut is the greatest thing since sliced bananas
Percentage of time he has his doubts
A DOSE OF SANITY:
ISN’T GOING AWAY
ANYTIME SOON
WHY IS IT CRAZY
TO RELY ON
YOUR PROFILE?
WHAT’S EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT THAN
YOUR PROFILE?
A DOSE OF SANITY:
STATUS UPDATES ARE
YOUR BEST OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION
SOMEONE I DON’T KNOW
SOMEONE I
DON’T KNOW
SOMEONE I
DON’T KNOW
SOMEONE I DON’T KNOW
SOMEONE I DON’T KNOW
Generally, most estimates put Dunbar’s
IS THE BEST
WAY TO REACH
THESE PEOPLE
A DOSE OF SANITY:
IS ALL ABOUT
ENHANCING EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS
DOWNRIGHT SANE
REASONS FOR
BEING ON LINKEDIN
YOUR “PRODUCT” IS YOUR KNOWLEDGE
YOUR SUCCESS IS PRIMARILY DEPENDENT ON
STRONG BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
YOU’RE WILLING TO BE A RESOURCE
TO YOUR CONNECTIONS
A DOSE OF SANITY:
ISN’T FOR EVERYONE—
WHAT MATTERS IS WHETHER IT
WORKS FOR YOU
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