Welcome to this episode of the Real Fast Results podcast! In this episode, you're going to find out how to use and springboard off of LinkedIn. Today's special guest is Jimena Cortes, and she is a marketing consultant who specializes in search engine marketing and LinkedIn lead generation. We all need leads in our businesses, and LinkedIn can be a great source for leads. Download the Complete PDF Show Notes Free for this Episode Jimena is also a published author, international speaker, and entrepreneur. She is also the founder of the Wizard Media and Linked Blueprint. Her company, Wizard Media, was founded in 2012. It helps businesses leverage search engines and LinkedIn to get more clients. On average, Jimena's clients get a ROI of 300% or more on their marketing campaigns and add an additional six figures to their bottom line. Obviously, she has a lot to offer you today. Jimena, welcome to the show… Promise: How to Connect with Influencers What I'm going to be talking about today is how to connect with people that you may not otherwise be able to connect with, which are otherwise difficult to reach, and how to do it in a way that makes them excited to speak to you. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what business you are in, your business relies on people. People buy your products and services. People promote you. People work for you. [bctt tweet="What people do you need to go from here to their?" username="danielhall"] That's what we are going to be talking about. Learn How Jimena got started on LinkedIn Who has your audience, and who can you make promotions with? Using LinkedIn if you are a product creator or author Step 1 - Profile Step 2 - Putting together a messaging sequence What to include in an email sequence Including testimonials on your profile How to find influencers to connect with on LinkedIn How to close a deal over the phone The key to success on LinkedIn is consistency Download the Complete PDF Show Notes Free for this Episode Connecting with Jimena The best thing to do is just go to my website. It's JimenaCortes.com. You can contact me through that site and check out my content. Real Fast Results Community If you are diggin' on this stuff and really love what we're doing here at Real Fast Results, would you please do me a favor? Head on over to iTunes, and make sure that you subscribe to this show, download it, and rate & review it. That would be an awesome thing. Of course, we also want to know your results. Please share those results with us at http://www.realfastresults.com/results. As always, go make results happen!