Today is my LinkedIn Birthday

by | Professional Services Marketing

LinkedIn-bdayLast May, LinkedIn celebrated their 6th birthday with 40 million users.

Today is my 6th birthday as a LinkedIn member. I’m not sure what the exact calculation is to get from social media years to people years, but I have a feeling it would work out to me being a very old man <g>.

It’s been fun to see LinkedIn grow and change. When I first joined, I remember it being populated by mostly technical folks and venture capitalists. It quickly turned into a resource for job seekers and recruiters. Of course today it is a widespread tool for connecting, collaborating, and making referrals around the world.

I can’t find the exact numbers for March 2004, but in December of 2003, LinkedIn had 81,000 members. In April 2004, they reached the 1/2 million member mark. Here is an interesting timeline that I found on SlideShare:

LinkedIn Timeline

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Bill Brelsford

Bill Brelsford

B2B Marketing Copywriter & Consultant

Hi, I’m Bill Brelsford, author of “The Boutique Advantage: How Small Firms Win Big With Better Messaging.”

I’ve worked in professional services since 1990 – first as a CPA, then as a custom software developer, and since 2006 as a marketing consultant specializing in direct marketing and sales enablement copywriting for professional services.

My career path gives me unique insight into B2B sales. I understand what CFOs question (from my accounting background), how complex projects are sold (from software development), and what content actually moves deals forward (from 19+ years helping professional services firms close premium clients).

My copywriting and consulting focuses exclusively on what I call the Core4 Outcomes: increasing authority, generating leads, driving sales, and improving client retention.

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