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		<title>LinkedIn Recommendations: The Service Provider&#8217;s Dream</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carol Hagen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Recommendations are the life blood of most businesses. Somewhat hidden within the bowels of LinkedIn is the lair of the Service Provider Directory. It&#8217;s where you<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recommendations are the life blood of most businesses. Somewhat hidden within the bowels of LinkedIn is the lair of the Service Provider Directory. It&#8217;s where you can give recommendations (even though you aren&#8217;t connected in LinkedIn). But more importantly it&#8217;s where the smart business people search for experts and read the recommendations of others.</p>
<p>You can find it under the companies search:</p>
<div id="attachment_1073" style="width: 470px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-companies-sp1.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1073" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-1073" title="LI-Companies-SP" src="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-companies-sp1.jpg" alt="LinkedIn Search for Service Providers" width="460" height="116" srcset="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-companies-sp1.jpg 885w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-companies-sp1-300x76.jpg 300w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-companies-sp1-260x66.jpg 260w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-companies-sp1-50x13.jpg 50w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-companies-sp1-576x146.jpg 576w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-companies-sp1-150x38.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1073" class="wp-caption-text">LinkedIn Search for Service Providers</p></div>
<p>LinkedIn is a great place to search for service providers that your contacts or network recommends. This is particularly true if you fall into any of these categories:</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>Attorneys</li>
<li>Career Coaches</li>
<li>Chiropractors</li>
<li>Commercial Real Estate Agents</li>
<li>Consultants</li>
<li>Dentists</li>
<li>Event Planners</li>
<li>Family Physicians</li>
<li>Financial Planners</li>
<li>General Contractors</li>
<li>Graphic Designers</li>
<li>Insurance Agents</li>
<li>Lawyers Mortgage Brokers</li>
<li>Nutritionists</li>
<li>Optometrists</li>
<li>Personal Trainers</li>
<li>Photographers</li>
<li>Physical Therapists</li>
<li>Property Managers</li>
<li>Real Estate Agents</li>
<li>Recruiters</li>
<li>Search Engine Marketers</li>
<li>Search Engine Optimization Experts</li>
<li>Tax Advisors</li>
<li>Travel Agents</li>
<li>Venture Capitalists</li>
<li>Veterinarians</li>
<li>Wealth Managers</li>
<li>Wedding Planners</li>
<li>Writers</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-1st.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1081" title="LinkedIn Service Provider 1st Recommendations" src="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-1st.jpg?w=300" alt="LinkedIn Service Provider Recommendations for your 1st contacts" width="300" height="221" srcset="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-1st.jpg 564w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-1st-300x221.jpg 300w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-1st-198x146.jpg 198w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-1st-50x37.jpg 50w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-1st-102x75.jpg 102w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> The Service Provider Directory allows you to quickly discover, research, and reference check service providers in your network, in your circle of 2nd connections or the world.</p>
<p>LinkedIn also includes the option to search locally to hone in on the closest, highly recommended specialists. <a href="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-loc1.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1086" title="LinkedIn Service Provider Location search" src="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-loc1.jpg?w=224" alt="" width="224" height="300" srcset="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-loc1.jpg 251w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-loc1-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-loc1-109x146.jpg 109w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-loc1-37x50.jpg 37w, https://www.hagenbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/li-sp-loc1-56x75.jpg 56w" sizes="(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px" /></a></p>
<p>Most of the IT and computer geeks I know have been using this feature but when speaking with business associates I find that less than 50% have used it. Guess LinkedIn has more training to do.</p>
<p>Are you making the most of recommendations and have you given a recommendation on LinkedIn without someone asking? Please share what prompts you to give an unsolicited recommendation with our readers. If you found this tip useful, please share it, Like it or tweet it around the world.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hagenbusiness.com/linkedin-recommendations-the-service-providers-dream/">LinkedIn Recommendations: The Service Provider&#8217;s Dream</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hagenbusiness.com">Hagen Business Systems</a>.</p>
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