What is a “Digital Footprint”?  Most of the time when we hear the term, we start thinking negatively and personally.  But we should think differently  about DF’s when it comes to organizations.

Our  digital footprint is all the stuff we leave behind as we use the Internet. That includes, but is not limited to, our comments on social media, Web visits, online shopping, smartphones, tablets, laptops, Skype calls, app use, emails and on and on.

Just to be clear, there are two primary classifications for leaving DF’s; passive and active.  A passive digital footprint is created when data is collected without the owner knowing, whereas active digital footprints are created when data is released deliberately by a user for the purpose of sharing information. [1]

While we do want to use care, especially with “passive” DF’s, because these become part of our online history and can potentially be seen by other people, or tracked in a database, there is a positive side to creating “active” DF’s; especially when it comes to building professional relationships in LinkedIn.

LinkedIn is the undisputed world’s largest network for professionals.  When you are building your organization’s Digital Footprint, LinkedIn can provide some very powerful stepping stones for increasing your nonprofit’s visibility at the same time it can strengthen individual profiles.

So what are some very small but potent actions you can take to help your organization’s profile as well as its member’s on LinkedIn? 

1. First, be sure to update your own profile to include a reference to your organization’s company page on LinkedIn. (The head of your organization must create the company page).

2. Follow your organization's company page on LinkedIn. You will see all of the other members who are following the company.

3. Connect with other members of your organization by sending them an invitation on LinkedIn. You will be given an option to select your organization when making your request.
 
That’s it! You’ve just started a Digital Footprint to create relationships to last a lifetime for your personal use as well as a benefit for your organization.  So get started right now; Log into your LinkedIn account to update, follow and connect.

If you are looking for ways to improve your organization’s professional profile on LinkedIn, connect with us…let’s talk about it!

 Ref:  Wikipedia, Internet Society, Forbes

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I hope you got some valuable info from this article.  Thanks to my friend's Patricia Fripp and Ken Varga for this reminder

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"......There are few industries that ignite the passion as does the industry of network marketing. There is rarely a middle ground. Most people clearly pick a camp. It's the best industry in the world or is the worst thing in the world. Having always surrounded myself with smart, successful and opinionated friends, I have heard many points, examples and rationale for both sides of the argument. I believe that I see clearly why multi-level marketing (MLM), or network marketing, moves emotions:

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People hate MLM because they must really take the time and apply the effort to learn something new.  

2. The unfair equalizer.

People hate MLM because there is no place to hide from your real performance.

3. The Fear of  Standing naked.

People hate MLM because they know that the world will know what they have done or not done.

4. The Ugly duckling.

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