How To Get A List Of Ideal Prospects For FREE

Posted by admin on July 25, 2011 | No Comments

With LinkedIn.com, you can build lists of people who match your ideal prospect – and even get introductions – all for the cost of a few clicks.

For example, if you want to reach the HR managers at companies in a certain geographic area, simply go to LinkedIn and follow these steps:

1. Set up an account and connect with your clients, friends and vendors. The more “connected” you are online, the easier it will be to get introduced to new prospects.

2. Click on the “Advanced Search” link located near the main search form.

3. Customize your search by entering in the industries, title, location and keywords that would be related to the prospect you are looking to find. For example, you could enter “HR” or “Human Resources Manager” in the title search, and then narrow your results down using the “Postal Code” lookup and “Within X Miles” setting.

4. Unless you want a particular industry, leave that area unchecked.

5. When the list comes up, do a sort by “Relationship” so that those with the closest relationship to you or your contacts are ranked towards the top. If you find someone you want to connect with, look for people YOU know who can introduce you.

How Exposed Are You Online?

Posted by admin on July 21, 2011 | 1 Comment

Is privacy in America dead? With all the camera phones, online tracking software and social media sites, you can pretty much bet on it. But that doesn’t mean you can’t protect yourself.

For starters, go to Google Maps and search on your name to see if they have a picture of your home mapped out. If so, you can request to be removed. Next, set up a Google alert for your name (and company name if you’re a business owner). Google will e-mail you any time something is posted about you with a link so you can keep an eye on reviews, photos, etc. Next, go to www.Spokeo.com and search on yourself – you might be shocked at how much information is posted about you, your home, your income and personal life. You can request to be removed from this site by going to www.spokeo.com/privacy.