How do I find more prospects and generate more leads using LinkedIn?  This is the million dollar question, and it doesn’t matter if we define a prospect or lead as a customer, vendor, donor, or even hiring manager. All of these could be important prospects or leads depending on what we are trying to accomplish. Because I’m asked this question two or three times each week, I have put together in one handy dandy place my best articles on lead generation. Sounds like a great followup to my first book, doesn’t it (wink wink). 
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My advice to you is to check these out and refer to them on a periodic basis. Then watch your business grow.   

Be sure to check out the special offers at the end of this article on my advanced sales training video and my August 28th live class designed to help you generate a steady stream of prospects.
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How to Use LinkedIn to Find More Prospects and Generate More Leads

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Need Leads? LinkedIn to the Rescue   Take advantage of LinkedIn’s massive worldwide database and search for just the right person to meet. Then receive an email with additional prospects once you save that search.

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Best LinkedIn Features for Lead Generation  This article includes tips to improve your profile along with the other features that make lead generation easy on LinkedIn.

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How to SEO Your LinkedIn Profile  Being found online is all about having the right keywords in the right places. This article helps you perform SEO (search engine optimization) on your LinkedIn profile and shows you how to improve your ranking.

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LinkedIn Connections Strategy: Do You Have One?  LinkedIn can help you expand your business, but you need a strategy. Here are some ideas to get you started.

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Do You Need a LinkedIn Connections Fill-up?  As a followup to the previous article on adding connections, find out what feature will give you a seemingly unlimited targeted list of people you may want to add.

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Are You Connected to LinkedIn’s Most Connected?  Some people connect with everyone they can find on LinkedIn. Here’s why you may want to take a chapter out of their strategy book.

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Who is Checking You Out on LinkedIn?  One of LinkedIn’s best uses is researching (some call it stalking), but what about when people are stalking you? This article will help you understand one of the best-kept secrets on LinkedIn.

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LinkedIn Groups: Are You Missing This Opportunity?  Groups is always one of the top rated features on LinkedIn, but not many people have really figured out how to make groups work for them. This article explains the one thing that might be holding you back.

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The Power of Just One Business Card  Think of LinkedIn as networking on steroids. This article gives you insights on the importance of connecting on LinkedIn with the folks you are meeting.

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LinkedIn Wants You to Go Back to School  When the Alumni feature on LinkedIn was introduced in late 2011, I remember thinking this is a great business development tool. People constantly tell me how effective it has been. Be sure to check it out.

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Making the Mo$t of Networking Events Using LinkedIn  Find out the top six features for using LinkedIn before, during, and after a live networking event.

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LinkedIn + Networking: A Match Made In Heaven  This article includes a checklist of ten ways LinkedIn can help make your traditional networking more effective.

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News Flash: LinkedIn Legalizes Stalking  This article includes a worksheet that is worth the price of admission called “Grow Your Business with Existing Customers and Find New Customers.”

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You are now loaded with the “best of the best” when it comes to using LinkedIn to find more prospects and generate more leads. But just in case you need a bit more help from yours truly, I can offer you the following special training offers: 
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For one week only, my 60-minute training video (DVD or download, including handouts)
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And for those of you within driving distance of Milwaukee, join me for my next live advanced sales class “Using LinkedIn to Generate a Steady Stream of Sales Prospects” on August 28th from 5:00pm until 7:30pm. Use the promo code “getresults” to save $10.
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How are you using LinkedIn to generate more leads?