The Linkeep Compass
Guides to build, maintain and activate your network. The same ones as in the app, readable here too.
Building your professional network
A quality network isn't measured by the number of contacts, but by relationships you can actually mobilize. This guide lays the foundations.
4 min readCreating an effective profile
Your Linkeep profile is what others see of you first. It might as well say the essential, clearly.
5 min readPreparing for a networking event
Showing up prepared to an event means leaving with real connections instead of a pile of business cards.
6 min readOrganizing your network
A network that grows without organization quickly becomes unusable. A few habits are enough to keep it useful.
5 min readCreating a first project
A Linkeep project is a need to cover and the services that go with it: the structure that links network and collaboration.
4 min readMaking a good introduction
Introducing two people puts your credibility on the line with both. A successful introduction is prepared.
5 min readCommunicating effectively with your network
The same message doesn't land the same way depending on the channel used. Choosing it is never a detail.
6 min readFinding your first freelance clients
Before looking for unknown clients, most are already within reach in your existing network.
5 min readManaging several projects at once
More projects doesn't have to mean more chaos, as long as you keep a clear status on each one.
4 min readReaching out to a contact you haven't seen in a long time
Silence is never as serious as we imagine. It often takes very little to pick the thread back up.
5 min readBuilding your reputation as a connector
People described as "well connected" mostly have one thing in common: the quality of their introductions.
4 min readBuilding a reliable private reputation
Linkeep's private reputation is never a public review. It's an honest memory, for you alone.
5 min readNever losing track of a contact
A network that grows without a follow-up system quickly becomes unmanageable. That's what Linkeep's follow-up is for.
5 min readBuilding collaborations that last
A client or partner who comes back is often worth more than ten new contacts you never reactivate.
5 min readRebuilding your network in a new city or a new field
Starting over is intimidating, but a network almost never truly starts from zero.