Construction Chat  is a weekly chat on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.  If you’re free, we’d love you to join us.

This week’s topic was LinkedIn.

One of the main reasons I started fleshing out my profile and making connections on LinkedIn was to help promote Riggins Construction. Linking to the company page in your own profile is a good way to add visibility for your company.

If you’re unfamiliar with LinkedIn, read  Top Ten Tasks (And Power Tips) by Carol Stephen.

Q1: What do you believe LinkedIn’s purpose is?

A1: Connecting with people in your network and finding others. #constchat

— Tony Booth (@anthonybooth) November 6, 2014

A1. I used to believe that LinkedIn was just to find jobs, but now believe to find connections and content. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) November 6, 2014

I still think its a jobs tool. #constchat

— Darren Slaughter (@DarrenSlaughtr) November 6, 2014

@RigginsConst A1: Linkedin is to connect with other professionals in your field of business. #constchat

— Milan Jara (@Milan_Jara) November 6, 2014

A1. I use LinkedIn to engage w existing & potential customers & to have a better understanding of new techniques & ideas. #ConstChat

— iSqFt® (@iSqFt) November 6, 2014

A1: It's both a resume and lead generation tool. Makes it easy to connect with ppl you have met and continue the convo. #ConstChat

— Jewett Construction (@JewettConstruct) November 6, 2014

A1. Publishing original content is also good on LinkedIn. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) November 6, 2014

A1: It's a place for professional networking. I love the business card view of it too @RigginsConst. #constchat

— Infinity Pools Texas (@InfinityPoolsTX) November 6, 2014

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Are you in construction? Do you want to build up your following? Are you looking to connect with the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community?

You’re in luck!

Joining our weekly Twitter Chat may just be the right thing for you.

Construction Chat is was started May 8, 2014, and is hosted by us on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

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How to Join a Chat:

1. Follow the hashtag on Twitter (but don’t forget to add #ConstChat manually after your tweet or we won’t see your tweet).

2. Use Hootsuite or TweetDeck and make a column for #ConstChat (but don’t forget to put #ConstChat manually after your tweet).

3. Go to the Twubs page for #ConstChat.

4. My preferred method is using TweetChat. Just go here and log in with your Twitter account. You can even highlight the moderator so you don’t miss questions. Continue reading →

Construction Chat  is a weekly chat on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.  If you’re free, we’d love you to join us.

This week’s topic was qualifying leads.

Q1. Do you change your avatars for seasons or holidays?

A1. Since we’re B2B, we don’t think it’s appropriate for our audience. Maybe for April Fools though. Stay tuned on that one. #ConstChat

— iSqFt® (@iSqFt) October 30, 2014

A1. We don't change them out but I would love to add a Santa hat. #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) October 30, 2014

A1. Nope! That would be a fun idea, though. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) October 30, 2014

A1: We do, I usually add snowflakes or other pics to our logo, or change the color to match the season #ConstChat

— US SPEC (@usspecproducts) October 30, 2014

A1: I wouldn't change avatar, too many things to cover. Don't want to leave someone out. #constchat

— Tony Booth (@anthonybooth) October 30, 2014

@RigginsConst Not usually, but if I have the time or if I happen to think about it then I will! #constchat

— Milan Jara (@Milan_Jara) October 30, 2014

@RigginsConst We don't, our red star is festive for most holidays! #constchat

— Infinity Pools Texas (@InfinityPoolsTX) October 30, 2014

A1. No, but I always want to 🙂 Time just gets away from me… #ConstChat

— tracy (@tracycopy) October 30, 2014

A1. The Snowflakes are a good idea. Or something with lights! #NonDenominational #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) October 30, 2014

A1. I like the nondenominational ideas. They work well for a little added festivity. #constchat

— Tony Booth (@anthonybooth) October 30, 2014

A1 Don't change avatar but like to add some holiday stuff in background. #ConstChat

— WarehouseFlow Advisr (@witzshared) October 30, 2014

I play between avatar and cover page. Yes. RT @RigginsConst @SocialSMktg do you change avatars for seasons/holidays? #constchat

— rubyrusine (@SocialSMktg) October 30, 2014

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Are you in the construction industry? Do you want to build up your following? Are you looking to connect with the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community?

You’re in luck!

Joining our weekly Twitter Chat may just be the right thing for you.

Construction Chat is a weekly Twitter chat Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

Check us out on Tagboard!

How to Join a Chat:

1. Follow the hashtag on Twitter (but don’t forget to add #ConstChat manually after your tweet or we won’t see your tweet).

2. Use Hootsuite or TweetDeck and make a column for #ConstChat (but don’t forget to put #ConstChat manually after your tweet).

3. Go to the Twubs page for #ConstChat.

4. My preferred method is using TweetChat. Just go here and log in with your Twitter account. You can even highlight the moderator so you don’t miss questions. Continue reading →

Construction Chat  is a weekly chat on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.  If you’re free, we’d love you to join us.

This week’s topic was qualifying leads.

Q1. Do you keep track of how you get leads?

@RigginsConst We have sources in our database system that we can pull a report to see how a marketing effort has done #constchat

— Hope N Parker (@hope_parker) October 23, 2014

A1. We do! So we can see how it has done #constchat

— AEC Daily (@AECdaily) October 23, 2014

A1. Somewhat?? If the lead is from a trade show yes, otherwise probably not. #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) October 23, 2014

A1.Yes. You have to cultivate relationships & the source of that lead can help determine the best way to accomplish that. #ConstChat

— iSqFt® (@iSqFt) October 23, 2014

Same – RT @RigginsConst "A1. Our software has a source field. There's no "report" though for $ by lead. 🙁 #constchat"

— Mussachio Architects (@MussachioArch) October 23, 2014

sorry for stepping on your foot @RigginsConst got excited about this #constchat A1. our leads are in our head, so no

— Element (@element2s) October 23, 2014

A1: Our CRM software tracks where leads come from. We update the customer database with notes and stats. #constchat

— Infinity Pools Texas (@InfinityPoolsTX) October 23, 2014

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