![]() ![]() Here is the structure I use to build my connections and ask for recommendations. You won’t get them every time you ask, but if you have done a good job, and they are happy, it’s not a big favour to ask. Make sure you do this straight after you deliver the work as it will still be fresh in their mind.įor me, I was a head-hunter, so every time I placed someone in a job or found a client their perfect candidate, I would ask for a recommendation. For example, if you are a designer or freelancer and you deliver a good project to a client and they are happy with it, ask them for a recommendation. The second way, and the more effective way is to ask someone for a recommendation as soon as you deliver some sort of value to them. But remember, you’re putting your personal brand on the line, so don’t ask people who you genuinely don’t think are good at whatever they do. A cheeky message of “write me a recommendation and ill write you one back” is easy to do and is win-win. I knew I was good at my job, I also knew they were good at theirs so it was mutually beneficial to swap recommendations. These are people I had a good working relationship with at some point and asked them if we could swap recommendations. The first, is basically working with the buddy system I talked about above. There are two key ways I have gotten recommendations. If anybody knows them, tell them to hit me up! How do I Get People to Recommend Me? How do you think traceable recommendations from Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Donald Trump would look? Now if you can get recommendations from super valuable people, even better. And in that alone I believe there is merit. Even if all those 20 people are your friends, you still must be a decent person to have 20 respectable people like you enough as friends to recommend you. If you have recommendations from over 20 people, most who work in respectable jobs and who have something to loose from a negative personal brand, chances are they are going to be legitimate recommendations. – All recommendations on the same or close dates – Recommendations from people with inactive or incomplete profiles. – 5 people in similar positions, all recommended by the other 4. Here are some situations that may raise suspicion: Yes, some people may get recommendations that are illegitimate, but you can usually sus them out. If I’m trying to build my personal brand and you’re a total douche bag, I’m not going to recommend you. If I recommend you, it is displayed on my profile that I recommended you. The recommendation system of LinkedIn reconciles itself. ![]() To this I answer, “yes, they probably do”. When I talk to people about LinkedIn recommendations, a constant response I get is “don’t people just make them up or get their buddies to recommend them? How valuable are they really?”. A little work now will go a long way later. So whoever is interested in your recommendations can track them back instantly and see who recommended you and how respectable they are.Īnother great thing about LinkedIn recommendations (as with other benefits of LinkedIn) is that they will last your whole life. The reason this system is better than traditional testimonials plastered over your website or a letter from a former boss is the reference is connected to that person’s profile. This system is great and can be used in the same manner as either a reference check or a testimonial only better. LinkedIn has a recommendation system that allows someone to send you a recommendation and have it displayed on your profile to the public world. There are many different ways LinkedIn can be used to further your business or career. ![]() If you don’t have an account, you should get one today. It allows you to post up a snapshot of your career and connect with relevant professionals plus a whole bunch of other cool stuff. LinkedIn is the biggest business social network in the world. ![]()
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