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Online Networking and LinkedIn Services. LinkedIn is the world's largest business social network. It is home to 30 milion global users and 250,000 in DFW alone. It is a business goldmine for recruiting, job searches, prospecting, partnering, and research ... if you know how to use it. Marc Freedman, the world's foremost LinkedIn brand as your LinkDaddy, and DallasBlue open the world of social networking so you and your staff can profit from this new world. |
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"I highly recommend DallasBlue networking and LinkedIn classes. Marc Freedman is much much more than a LinkedIn guru. He is also an insightful and witty business and marketing expert. His classes are a practical how-to guide on how to get the most out of online networks. The seminars are a great value."
Ron Wick, Real Estate Financial Consultant |
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Are you ready to make Online Networking and LinkedIn work for YOU?
 DallasBlue MyLinkClass Webinars empower YOU to get the most out of LinkedIn and networking. We offer classes for all levels from beginner to expert, as well as specific programs for jobseekers, recruiters, and salespeople.
The Webinar format ensures optimal learning:
- Hear the instructor and ask questions
- See the instructor's screen as he demonstrates LinkedIn features. Use messaging for written or private comments.
- Follow along with your own LinkedIn account
 Prefer a teleseminar? Not at an Internet-accessible location? Telephone call-in is available if you just want to participate by voice, don't have an Internet-accessible computer, or have technical problems.
Not in the U.S.? Class time isn't convenient? No problem. We record our seminars so you don't have to be there and can listen to them after the event at your leisure.
Have a large group? You topic isn't covered here? Seek in-class training? We provide custom consulting, training, and seminars.
Your Instructor. Marc Freedman, your LinkDaddy, is number three in the world with over 30,000 LinkedIn connections. He is the founder of the MyLinkWiki LinkedIn information and help site, as well as top LinkedIn member and group directories at MyLinkNetworks and MyLinkGroups. He has spoken on networking and LinkedIn to thousands of people at international conferences, seminars, and workshops. Read more about Marc. |
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- Our classes feature an overstuffed agenda and extended time designed to focus on our students. Each session is different as it's driven YOUR interests, needs, and questions.
- Please check out or log in to the Webinar early to ensure you have no technical problems and are ready at the start of class.
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| FOR EVERYONE |
NETWORKING
LINKEDIN
BUSINESS
E1: Online Networking for Dollars: Master LinkedIn - 1.5 hr $69 ($59 early registration) |
Trust Marc Freedman and DallasBlue to give you the real deal and insider tips.
- You've heard the buzz about online networking. They say it's like having a Rolodex of tens of millions of people. But is it real?
- So you did it. You just created a LinkedIn account. Now what?
- You've had a social network account for a while. But it's not paying off. Should you give up?
Regardless of your experience level, learn how to make online networking work for you! Networking for Dollars covers the business side of online networking.
- Online culture. You can't master a service until you understand the people there and how they use it.
- Success stories. See how others profit from online networking so you can too.
- Business uses. How can businesses profit from online networks?
- Supercharged campaigns. Reach your goals by planning, developing, and executing a networking campaign. The class will follow a real-life example.
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LINKEDIN
E2: 9 Dirty Little LinkedIn Secrets - 1.5 hr $69 ($59 early registration) |
LinkedIn is the world's most powerful business network. But it's not the safe, antiseptic Disneyland the site would have you believe. Discover what actually happens when you have a party for 30 million people.
LinkedIn is full of contradictions and even violates its own policies. Customer information and support is virtually non-existent. Learn how it really works - who's truly there, how they're actually using it, what the real limits are, and much more, including tips and workarounds to deal with it. |
| BEGINNER |
LINKEDIN
101: Master the LinkedIn User Manual - 1.5 hr $69 ($59 early registration)
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Have you recently joined LinkedIn? Are you ready to build your connections? Do you know how to run powerful searches, the difference between connections and contacts, or how to get a list of all your connections?
This seminar takes you on a guided tour of the LinkedIn web site and explores the basic service in depth. You'll learn everything you'll need to know about the wonders ... and limitations ... of creating a profile, searches, Introductions, forwarding requests, groups, and more. |
| INTERMEDIATE |
LINKEDIN
201: Be a LinkedIn Pro with a Plan - 2 hr $99 ($89 early registration) |
Once you know the basics it's time to make LinkedIn work for you. The seminar introduces you to advanced LinkedIn features to help you determine your networking and LinkedIn objectives. This drives how you use LinkedIn and interact with others.
Topics covered (depends on student interests and time available):
- Different types of accounts - Personal, Personal Plus, Business
- Different services and emails - connections, introductions, OpenLink, Groups, InMail, LinkedIn update, LinkedIn Answers
- Other topics like stationery, tools, software, and effective introductions.
- Issues such as automation vs. customization, open vs. closed forwarding and contacts, monks vs. libertines.
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LINKEDIN
202: Optimized and Open (LION) LinkedIn Networking - 2 hr $99 ($89 early registration) |
It's not just how big it is. It's what you do with it that matters.
You can have BOTH quantity and quality. Plus sometimes bigger IS better. Having more LinkedIn connections results in fewer people to bother with multiple requests, a larger overall network, and closer request recipients that get your requests quicker and a higher percentage of the time. But it comes at a cost.
This seminar looks at the pros and cons and helps you decide what type of networking is best for you. If you're a LION (open networker), we point you to open networker lists, show you how to differentiate the quality of your connections and how to effectively and ethically build thousands of connections. |
CAREER
LINKEDIN
203: LinkedIn for Jobseekers - 2 hr $99 ($89 early registration) |
75% of all jobs are not advertised. It's all about who you know. You're already working with friends and support groups to learn of job openings. Now supercharge your networking with LinkedIn and say hello to millions of new buddies.
LinkedIn for Jobseekers teaches you how to position your profile, build your network, make it easy for recruiters to find you, create a compelling networking product, develop an online jobhunting strategy, and write effective requests. |
RECRUITING
LINKEDIN
204: LinkedIn for Recruiters &HR - 2 hr $99 ($89 early registration) |
LinkedIn for Recruiters & HR is for recruiters, HR staff, hiring managers, and anyone seeking to find top candidates. LinkedIn is a huge database of 30 million executives and professionals. 50% of LinkedIn messages are job-related. Tens of thousands of recruiters are using LinkedIn to search and contact highly qualified candidates. Are you?
This session covers recruiter ethos, competition, sourcing, split billing, business accounts, blocked messages, recommended messages, LinkedIn Jobs postings, LinkedIn Answers, database integration, and marketing. |
SALES
LINKEDIN
205: LinkedIn for Marketing & Sales - 2 hr $99 ($89 early registration) |
LinkedIn is the marketer's and salesman's best friend. Nowhere else can you get a warm introduction at the highest levels of companies and organizations. Or even a direct contact to all 30 million business users. And it's free!
LinkedIn for Marketing & Sales is tailored for partnership, sales, and business development requests. Learn why it's good business to build your network. Class also covers how to make it easy for people to find and contact you, how to find and target contacts, and how to write requests that recipients accept. |
NETWORKING
MARKETING
206: Branding & Marketing - 2 hr $99 ($89 early registration) |
Online networks and LinkedIn are only tools. It's how you use it that counts. And it's what people see that matters. LinkedIn has 30 million profiles. Its huge size makes it more critical than ever that you stand out in the crowd. Whether you seek customers, add connections, search for staff, or network for a new job, YOU want to be the one people remember. Companies brand, products brand, celebrities brand, athletes brand. Now you can too.
As time permits, we'll discuss strategies for MySpace and Facebook as well. |
| ADVANCED |
NETWORKING
BUSINESS
401:
Creating a Networking Business - 2.5 hr $149 ($139 early registration)
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Thousands of successful businesses like DallasBlue have emerged, powered by networks like LinkedIn and services like email, web sites, and Yahoo Groups. This class explores the business models, on and offline strategies, operations, and tools for such networking businesses. |
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Everyone or Beginner 1.5 hour classes
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$69 |
| Intermediate 2 hour classes |
$99
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Advanced 2.5 hour classes
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$149 |
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Discounts
• Early registration. Subtract $10 when registering one week in advance.
• Multiple seminar/people. Subtract $5 per person or seminar when registering multiple classes or people at the same time.
• DallasBlue Gold members. Subtract $10 per class.
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| SECURE REGISTRATION & PAYMENT |
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We accept credit card, check, and PayPal |
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Questions or Problems? Contact Marc Freedman at
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• Registered users will be sent call-in and online access information prior to the seminar via email.
• Payment is required at time of registration. If you register the day of the event, check this page for any changes.
• Cancellation policy: We will refund your registration payment if you cancel one week before the event. If you can't make an event, you are welcome to have an associate or friend take your place. |
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| TIME CONVERSION |
The following times are suggested only. Actual times may vary based on whether daylight saving time is in effect, the date, your location, and the phase of the moon.
Most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time on the second Sunday in March and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November. In the European Union, Summer Time begins the last Sunday in March and ends the last Sunday in October.
Please verify the time for the actual date.
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Sample Starting Time (U.S. Daylight Saving Time) |
| US Pacific (Bay Area, LA) |
10 am |
| US Central (Dallas, Texas) - our location |
12 pm |
| US Eastern (New York) |
1 pm |
| GMT |
5 pm |
| Great Britain (London) |
6 pm |
| Israel |
8 pm |
| India |
10:30 pm |
| Australia (Sydney) |
3 am |
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