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MPwannadecentincome replied

22 June 2009, 22:12
Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post

I've just been accepted into the ContractorUK group on LinkedIn!

I wasn't expecting that.
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HairyArsedBloke replied

22 June 2009, 20:59
I've just been accepted into the ContractorUK group on LinkedIn!

I wasn't expecting that.
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jgohilfb replied

18 June 2009, 09:06
Came across this site where you can search for jobs that are advertised in twitter - http://www.twitterjobsearch.com/

Twitter is just like any other social media opportunity. If you have invested time and energy in blogging then twitter would just be an extension
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HairyArsedBloke replied

18 June 2009, 08:24
Welcome to my latest follower: TwinksInPain.

Is that you Atw? Or another memeber of CUK?
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HairyArsedBloke replied

15 June 2009, 15:04
Originally posted by Andy2 View Post

twitter is for twats
hth

Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

Does everyone use instant messaging these days (whether on Windows or variants on other OS's)? Is it good tulip? I wouldn't want to be uncool and unhip man. Or should I say is it bad tulip (meaning good)?

n.b. Should OS's be spelled OS'?

Aye, I use IM a LOT! It's the main way I use to talk to my clients.
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MPwannadecentincome replied

15 June 2009, 15:03
Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

Does everyone use instant messaging these days (whether on Windows or variants on other OS's)? Is it good tulip? I wouldn't want to be uncool and unhip man. Or should I say is it bad tulip (meaning good)?

n.b. Should OS's be spelled OS'?

skype is good. have not found any gigs using it though.
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TimberWolf replied

15 June 2009, 15:01
Does everyone use instant messaging these days (whether on Windows or variants on other OS's)? Is it good tulip? I wouldn't want to be uncool and unhip man. Or should I say is it bad tulip (meaning good)?

n.b. Should OS's be spelled OS'?
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Andy2 replied

15 June 2009, 14:56
twitter is for twats
hth
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MPwannadecentincome replied

15 June 2009, 14:42
Originally posted by pzz76077 View Post

Has anyone here genuinely landed a contract that they could say was as a direct result of using Linked In, Twitter or one of the other 'new media' sites that have sprung up recently??

PZZ

Linkedin - yes.
Twitter - I'm not a twit
Facebook - I don't expect to get work through this.
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Drewster replied

15 June 2009, 14:42
Originally posted by pzz76077 View Post

BB's & DB's dont count as they have been around for ages, its the new stuff that I am curious to hear if anyone has benefited from....

PZZ

In that case:

Originally posted by Drewster View Post

No.......
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pzz76077 replied

15 June 2009, 14:38
Originally posted by Drewster View Post

No but I did get a role from a Bulletin Board/Discussion Site......

Q: Does anybody know how to........
A: Thats what I do for a living PM me.....

30 Mins later:
Ping: You have a PM.....
Couple of EMails
Next Monday: Turn up on site for a Billable day...... Waffle about "Solution"
Following Monday: Start of 6 Months Contract....

Sorted..........

And I got repeat work over a couple of years.......

BB's & DB's dont count as they have been around for ages, its the new stuff that I am curious to hear if anyone has benefited from....

PZZ
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Drewster replied

15 June 2009, 14:35
Originally posted by pzz76077 View Post

Has anyone here genuinely landed a contract that they could say was as a direct result of using Linked In, Twitter or one of the other 'new media' sites that have sprung up recently??

PZZ

No but I did get a role from a Bulletin Board/Discussion Site......

Q: Does anybody know how to........
A: Thats what I do for a living PM me.....

30 Mins later:
Ping: You have a PM.....
Couple of EMails
Next Monday: Turn up on site for a Billable day...... Waffle about "Solution"
Following Monday: Start of 6 Months Contract....

Sorted..........

And I got repeat work over a couple of years.......
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pzz76077 replied

15 June 2009, 14:30
Linked In, Twitter et all

Has anyone here genuinely landed a contract that they could say was as a direct result of using Linked In, Twitter or one of the other 'new media' sites that have sprung up recently??

PZZ
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catboy replied

15 June 2009, 14:21
i always ignore agents when the request to add me on linked in. i feel adding them kind of defeats the purpose of linkedin, part of which is to remove the middlemen.
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realityhack replied

10 June 2009, 15:43
Looking forward to the new linkedin profile - 10-1 you get agents requesting you as a connection.

Not sure if there's a tourettes support group for you to join, best of luck with that.
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