How do you take a LinkedIn online community and move this to real life meet ups? Anna McAfee is the creator of #LinkedInLocal. It started innocently as a way for Anna to meet local connections and quickly struck a nerve and blew up globally. Over 2 years the community grew from the initial 4 cities to 1,000+ communities, in 1,000 cities and 100 countries run by LinkedIn users for LinkedIn users. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00 Welcome 00:58 #LinkedInLocal – the backstory 07:31 What makes a successful #LinkedInLocal meetup? 11:40 What are the benefits of building a community? 16:39 What ways do people go about building connection all wrong on LinkedIn? 21:34 Building a virtual village on LinkedIn Connect with Anna McAfee on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamcafee/ ABOUT MICHELLE J RAYMOND Michelle J Raymond is an international LinkedIn B2B Growth Coach. To continue the conversation, connect with Michelle on LinkedIn and let her know you are part of the community of podcast listeners. Connect with Michelle J Raymond on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellejraymond/ B2B Growth Co offers LinkedIn Training for teams to build personal and business brands and a LinkedIn Profile Recharge service for Founders/CEOs. Book a free intro call to learn more - https://calendly.com/michelle-j-raymond/book-an-intro-call-15mins

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