Building A Powerful Real Estate LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is a great tool for real estate professionals. Having said that, what can you do to your LinkedIn profile to generate results that help your bottom line?
As of October 2015, LinkedIn has hosted over 400 million users. There is no question that the platform offers many benefits for real estate professionals and businesses.
11 Reasons to Use LinkedIn for Real Estate:
- Credibility
- Branding
- Inbound marketing
- Outbound marketing
- Engagement
- Lead generation
- Building partner networks
- Sourcing vendors
- Recruiting
- Attracting investment
- SEO
While there are paid advertising options and ways to engage in forum-like conversations, it all revolves around your LinkedIn profile. So how can real estate pros build stronger and more effective profile pages?
Photos
LinkedIn users are now able to use a personal photo and a background header. Your header should match your branding. Put some thought into it. When it comes to your photo; scroll through what other users have. Recognize what looks interesting and professional, and who you
Comments (5)
These are all good tips! LinkedIn is a very good networking platform for investors and other professionals. If you spend some time building up a good profile and connecting with the right people, it can definitely help opening doors to opportunities.
Dmitriy Fomichenko, over 9 years ago
thanks for all your comments, I hope you find a wealth of knowledge in my future blog posts.
BTW, the "LinkedIn link in the post, will take you to my profile if you'd all like to connect.
Best in Investing,
Michael
Michael Hill, over 9 years ago
Very impressive list. I literally started really using using LinkedIn about a year or so ago and, while I cannot quantity the results exactly I can tell you that LinkedIn is a very large part of the reason I stay busy.
Robert Hetsler, over 9 years ago
Good list. The only one I tend to disagree with is the rush to 500 connections. There are so many people on LinkedIn spamming people with connection requests that a large connection base doesn't necessarily indicate someone deserving of such.
Michael Borger, over 9 years ago
love it. some great points, and wish we had more social media articles on the site!
Justin H., over 9 years ago