iliafrancis (2026)

18/04/2022

Back to basics👇🏼

If your DMs makes your new connections block you, it’s because you aren’t connecting.

You are talking about you, and let’s be honest: people don’t care about it (or about your winning formula, initially).

Break the ice in the comments of that person’s last post instead .

Say something meaningful, and then extend the conversation in DMs once you send that personalized connection request.

It’s the same exchange you can have at a social gathering.

The best sellers ask questions and build rapport before to receive the information they are looking for.

You can do the same.

This is one way of many to connect with your potential clients on LinkedIn, even if you are strangers.

Don’t get fancy.

Stop sending automated DMs that have the wrong information about that person.

Unsolicited advice is rarely welcomed.

What do you do to break the ice and warm up that new connection?

Let’s chat👇🏼

I’ m (90 followers🎉), helping leaders build their and to attract job opportunities, clients and increase your impact⚡️on LinkedIn.

How?

With
✅LinkedIn Profile Optimization
✅Content Strategy for personal brands and small businesses
✅Short-form video content tips🎉

15/03/2022

Has your March been this good so far?👇🏼

I don’t want to brag about it, but I must admit the people I have the joy to have in my network are rockstars!

📌From supporting the LinkedIn Live Aid Masterclass led by Lea Turner, Michelle J Raymond, Andy Foote, John Espirian, Ariel Lee, and Chris 🇺🇦 Lomas, which has raised more than £30,000 for people fleeing Ukraine.

📌To having the joy of being invited to speak to students of the Hokusei Gakuen University in Japan for their Global Skills Programme, with Andrew Tai and Rie Eichmann leading, and other amazing leaders,

I think March has come with full force for all of us❤️!

📌Join Gillian Whitney and I today at 1pm EST as we will talk - in a very unique way 😉 - about Short Form Video Trends, and why it can be a powerful tool for your content strategy.

📌Every Tuesday at 6am EST The Ladies of LinkedIn lead by the wonderful Wanita Zoghby-Fourie share on Clubhouse insights, best practices and discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of the latest LinkedIn features being rolled out.

📌I co-moderate with Roy Kowarski, Sebestian Ong and Melanie Mitchell-Wexler the LinkedIn Mastery -4pm EST- Fridays and Saturdays, where we talk about Social Selling and Content Creation.

📌And finally! I’m back to delivering in-person events and extremely excited to join The Tech Effect and Kareem Perez this upcoming March 26 in Downtown Toronto for a full LinkedIn Optimization session, help you polish your profile for career or business AND a photographer on site to give you a professional headshot to knock it out of the park 🎉🎉!

Here is the link to register, if you are a local: http:/bit.ly/OptimizeIN

The more and more I check my feed, the more I confirm I’ve found the people I want to see, follow, support and help,

And that can also be the same for you!

Now - what other March highlights you can share with us?

I’ll read you👇🏼

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I’m (84 followers😱🎉), helping leaders build their and to attract job opportunities, clients and increase your impact⚡️on LinkedIn.

Follow my hashtag👆🏻and ring my profile 🔔to be notified of new updates, insights and trends.

17/02/2022

There is only ONE thing that stalls your chances to build meaningful relationships and grow your network more effectively:

❌Pitching right after connecting with someone.

And please, don't give me wrong, there's a great potential in finding your potential prospect after doing your research and reading their profiles.

BUT!

🚩When the first message is about you, you, your business, your Calendly, your interests, your time and your benefit, it's clear to the other person there's no interest whatsoever in them, except for their money.

👎🏼No bueno.

It's THE SAME as if you were meeting that person in real life.

You don't shovel a calendar link in someone else's face right away after saying 'nice to meeting you'.

Take the time to meet them, to see whether there is a true match, by allowing the potential prospect to talk to you about what struggles they might have, or for goodness sake, to see if they are nice to talk to 🤷🏻‍♀️.

I've got 6 new connections who have only pitched right after clicking ACCEPT, and simply have shown zero interest in building a conversation with me.

Am I their potential client? I might be.
Will I be their client? Nope.

There's a lot of effort, great resources and insights other rockstars have made available to me for free, with their content and expert advice.

👍🏻With their conversations in comments,
👍🏻With their conversations in DMs,
👍🏻With their genuine support.

That's Social Selling.
Not Social Shoveling.

What would you recommend to that person if it was you the one being pitched?

I'll read your feedback in the comments.

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I’m helping leaders & professionals being better social sellers, have meaningful conversations, rock their and to attract job opportunities, clients and increase your impact⚡️on LinkedIn.

05/02/2022

When your LinkedIn presence isn’t giving you results, it’s time to take action.

Come join me today at 12pm EST with to get you up and running on LinkedIn, the right way.

Bring your questions, jokes or whatever you want to share with us Live! Deets here➡️

05/02/2022

How do you know you’re on the right path of building your personal brand?

Here’s a list to consider👇🏼

Just because you are sharing content and commenting on people’s posts doesn’t mean you are known for a specific topic.

Your message starts with

📌 Your Profile (complete? Incomplete?
📌 Your story
📌Talking about your industry (or preferred) topics
📌Engage with others in those topics
📌Develop your style/voice with original content
📌Find creative ways to make a bigger impact and standout from the crowd
📌Create a custom/branded hashtag, so people can follow and learn from/about you
📌Find your anchor (what’s unique about you and make it a part of your UVP).

And I can go on and on until I can’t write anymore,

But you get me. Do you?

It’s about a set of actions that speak for you.

I’m all about helping you see what you need, take it and leave out what doesn’t.

Branding yourself isn’t paying for a logo.

It’s a lot bigger, and it starts with ⚡️your profile⚡️.

There are also big NO-NOs that instead of helping you, they would hurt or slow down your efforts.

(Check slide 3 for a list of No-No’s ⛔️).

Now, what are other Do’s and Don’ts your regularly practice on LinkedIn or other social platforms, to help you keep a consistent message?

I’d love to read your feedback.

😊🤘

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I’m , helping leaders & professionals build their and to attract job hunters, clients and increase your impact⚡️on LinkedIn.

Follow my hashtag👆🏻to be notified of new updates, insights and trends.

18/01/2022

Your Profile might be showcasing you as an employee and not as a business owner.

Hear me out - it may be telling people the wrong narrative you want them to know.

Is it talking about you, the employee? the leader? Or the business owner?

There’s a big difference, and people notice it.

💡(And btw there’s nothing wrong with being either)

Here’s how to really know whether your profile is a business magnet:

➖People understand what you do clearly.

➖Your content helps them solve a problem or helps them understand who/what you are here for AND generates new leads consistently.

➖ You are reached out to provide information about your services/products, instead of job opportunities.

➖People can easily find a way to your offerings, either in your featured content or links.

➖Your network grows steadily with connections who will support you, partner/collab with you and buy from you.

➖People will seek your insights and knowledge about your specialty as a guest in podcasts, interviews and speaking opportunities.

➖Every section of your profile provides a client-centric approach (talk about what you do, who you help and how).

➖It builds your credibility with recommendations and reviews from current and former clients, supporters, colleagues, to name a few.

In the end being present, engaging with your network and sharing relevant content must create awareness, build your personal brand and help you fulfill your business goals.

Otherwise you might only be creating noise.

What would you add to the list above? I’ll read ya in the comments👇🏼

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I’m , and I help leaders & business owners build their and to achieve their goals with confidence and thrive online

06/12/2021

Automate repetitive tasks, but not this one, this way🙄⬇️

You tend to forget you have them set up for a certain audience, but what about when it’s a connection who doesn’t belong to your target market?

The message is completely out of context.

Authenticity = 0
Relationship Building =0
Personality =0
First Impression = -10👎🏼

Also, if reported, the one restricted or banned it’s your profile, not the automation platform.

So spending money on saving time might cost you so much more.

Verdict = 👎🏼

Automate repetitive tasks means:

✅Having templated messages in your notes ready to customize and then be sent, depending on who your are connecting with (socializing, prospecting, potential partnerships, answering to CR from comments on your posts, to name a few examples).

✅ Knowing what type of responses you’ll provide in comments (showing your expertise?, casual/fun chat with fellow connections, supporting your peers, thoughtful disagreement,etc.)

✅Scheduling posts to get yourself organized BUT posting from your desktop/mobile, rather than from a third party app.

The point is to connect, to be present and to increase your chances for your CR to be accepted, rather than reported, isn’t it?

What do you do with automated messages that clearly missed the mark?

For less oily and robotic insights and more engaging conversations, follow my hashtag and find a community ready to cheer you up.

ILIA.

21/10/2021

I’m SO excited to share that I am a speaker today at The Leads To Sales Summit 2021!
Grab your ticket to watch my interview! Its only live for 24 hours!

This is a 3 day virtual summit for female entrepreneurs, business owners, coaches and course creators and goes live on October 20th this month!

Join me and over 20+ speakers as we share our strategies and tactics to help you attract and convert more leads to sales so you can grow your business to 6 figures and beyond!
Click the link in my bio to sign up for your FREE ticket Now!

29/09/2021

Regardless of what’s next, the ride was sweet.

Thanks LinkedIn Stories!

What’s next? Keep sharing video!

What’s your take on Linkedin stories being phased out?

28/09/2021

I know it might be overwhelming being active on LinkedIn.

💎But having a weekly framework of activities eases your mind AND your efforts💎

Wanna snap this baddie?

Download it form the link in my bio😎🤘

🎶You want me, I want you Baby
My sugarboo, I’m levitating🎶

14/09/2021

🔑When all else fails, be social.

☹️Not getting much traction or engagement in your posts?

🎁Give first.
🎁Give genuinely.
🎁Give with kindness.

Make it a habit.

Here are two actions you can take today to warm up your trusted connections with.

1️⃣Comment in other people’s posts (10-15 if possible, per day).

2️⃣Endorse the top 3 skills of 10 trusted connections.

IMPORTANT: This shouldn’t feel forced.

It should be genuine, as it’s your word in those, you endorsing someone who you know has such skills.

Now, on a scale of 1 - 10, with 1 being a social ghost and 10 being a Social Burtterfly, jow social are you?

11/09/2021

➡️Because content creation might feel like a burden when you don't have a structure, here are the FAQs on how to get started.

How to grow your Network with Insights

Q: What type of format do I post?
A: Mix it up (Carousels, polls, video, image, text, etc)

Q: Where do I find content topics?
A: LinkedIn News, Google, your own feed!

Q: How often should I post?
A: As often as you can sustain (consistency, consistency, consistency).

Q: What strategy should I follow?
A: Post, engage, comment, measure, repeat and have fun!

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Well - I don't know if you have fun creating content, but this challenge shared by for Creators made me jump like when my elementary teacher said "pick a friend for the next project" but even before reacting, Mo had already reached out with Clare as well.

⁉️How would I say no to this??

And this is the joy of building true friendships, partnerships, collaborations and getting to know, like, trust and support genuinely your people on LinkedIn.

They will look for ways to enhance and grow together.

We aren't islands. We are a community of like minded humans. And one thing we have in common is that we want to have fun!🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

This was our contribution.

Another proof that sharing content on LinkedIn doesn’t have to be boring.

What do you think? How do you contribute and have fun on LinkedIn?

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