I got a great response from you (the community) on my new little project, Taking Steem to LinkedIn. It turned out to be a good decision, and I am sharing it here with you because your encouragement and support are acting like fuel. I have been sparing an hour or two daily for LinkedIn ever since I posted about it.
I have already set up the official page, as mentioned in the first post. I have also revamped my own profile to show some authority in the blockchain because otherwise why would anybody want to listen to me?
My 30-day content plan is ready, and I have started creating and publishing it. I try to schedule posts to be regular, so whenever I have the time, I create batch content.
I am mainly posting through the official page and reposting the content on my personal page to get more reach. I am confused about whether I should reach the target audience with the official page or not. At the moment, I'm doing it from my personal account because I think people prefer talking to faces and someone who has first-hand experience.
This week, I only targeted blockchain developers. After publishing some content, engaging a bit in the relevant groups, and sending connection requests to blockchain experts with personalized notes, I have gotten 3 leads so far. Following are the specialties of the three people.
Lead 1
Blockchain Developer |Experienced Forex & Crypto Trader | Funded Trader at PropFirms
Lead 2
Ethereum | Smart Contract | NFT | dApps | ERC Token Standards | Web 3.0 | Node.js | Cryptocurrency
Lead 3
Blockchain | Lead Smart Contract Engineer
These people showed some interest. We have been exchanging messages. I don't want to sound too desperate, so keeping the conversation light. I also don't expect the first leads to convert, but who knows? (:
Being a software engineer, I think I know how to talk to a developer. However since I have no experience in blockchain development, I request all Steem Devs to pour in suggestions. I also want you to answer these questions under this post or send them to my Discord (eventhorizon.og).
LinkedIn is all about making connections with professionals. These connections then keep bringing opportunities.
I send messages and connection requests with personalized invitations to industry professionals. But there's a limit to the number of messages one can send in a month. I don't know why but I have crossed my limit after only 7 or 8 messages this month. Now I have to wait for the next month for the top-up or subscribe to LinkedIn Premium, for which I need to pay 12000 pkr ($42 or 155 steem) per month.
If I subscribe to LinkedIn Premium, the first month will be a free trial. I am thinking of going for the trial to see how it goes, but I will unsubscribe when it ends because I can't afford to pay the subscription fee through my pocket.
Anyway, I'll have a clearer picture of where this project is headed after one month. If the premium version seems promising then I will probably have to find a funder.
Please follow SteemBlockchain if you are registered on LinkedIn. Do share your feedback and tell me if you think I'm missing something.