Jason A.
Organize your job search, own your career! It's all about relationships! www.JibberJobber.com
How does answers work?
I'm grabbing screenshots to show how answers works for my blog: http://www.JibberJobber.com/blog
Good Answers (5)
Alison M.
Advisory Board Member at EMA-I
Best Answers in: Using LinkedIn (27), Professional Networking (4), Business Development (3), Government Policy (2), Staffing and Recruiting (2), Organizational Development (2), Project Management (2), Education and Schools (1), Job Search (1), Occupational Training (1), Public Relations (1), Customer Relationship Management (1), Lead Generation (1), Sales Techniques (1), Planning (1), Currency Markets (1), Equity Markets (1), Nonprofit Fundraising (1), Quality Management and Standards (1), Distribution (1), Engineering (1), Professional Books and Resources (1), Career Management (1), Communication and Public Speaking (1), Small Business (1), Computers and Software (1), Databases (1), Web Development (1)
Jason, Here goes:
Ask a Question
1. You get the option of a headline and then further clarification. You decide at this point whether it is public or private (only sent to people you know).
2. Then you post your question to the most relevant categories which will attract Answers.
3. Next, you wait for Answers which generally come in a few categories:
- Quick and / or Flippant
- Thoughtful / Food for Thought
- Interesting but not really Answering the question posed by the Asker
Note you can repeat a question after the seven day window or you can close it before the deadline when you've got the answer(s) you seek. [What makes a great question depends on your purpose and the subject of a different question.]
Handling Answers
Answerers can elect to respond privately or publicly (which also includes the option of writing a private note to the Asker).
Whilst Answers are pouring in, the Asker can correspond with the Answerer. Both the Asker and the Answerer(s) can add clarification to their posting. Answerers can elect to delete their post, but cannot post a different answer to the same question.
Closing a Question
When you have closed a question, an Asker is requested to select all the "Good Answers" and one "Best Answer". These "scores" are saved against the Answerers profile (if they have made their status public).
Complicated?
No, it really is not complicated. A testament to it's deceptively simple structure is that hundreds of questions are asked everyday. The community at LinkedIn does it best to answer general questions where they can offer some insight. However, some specialist questions may not get a response.
I haven't gone into the technical side of How Answers works as I believe you are more interested in the User Experience.
The question "What does Answers do?" hasn't been asked, but if you are interested, get in touch and I'll do my best to provide my opinion.
Alison Murray
Aaron R.
Producer / Creative Director at Harbinger
Best Answers in: Mentoring (1), Business Development (1), Mobile Marketing (1)
Someone who answers your question has it appear like this!
(or they can make it a private reply)
Screengrab away!
Aaron Raskin
Harbinger Media Inc
Newyork.Baghdad.Jo'burg.Shanghai
www.harbingerpro.com
Glenn A C.
Regional Sales Manager at GHA technologies
Best Answers in: Using LinkedIn (7), Government Policy (3), Treaties, Agreements and Organizations (2), Professional Networking (2), E-Commerce (2), Mentoring (1), Internationalization and Localization (1), Advertising (1), Direct Marketing (1), Internet Marketing (1), Graphic Design (1), Sales Techniques (1), Writing and Editing (1), Currency Markets (1), Nonprofit Management (1), Personal Investing (1), Retirement and Estate Planning (1), Career Management (1), Ethics (1), Business Plans (1), Computers and Software (1), Telecommunications (1), Software Development (1), Web Development (1)
Well basically, you do what you did and I do what I am doing
Sheilah E.
Owner, ★SME Management:.......... Business Management and Accounting Consultant
Best Answers in: Using LinkedIn (892), Professional Networking (39), Staffing and Recruiting (31), Accounting (20), Government Policy (20), Job Search (17), Career Management (16), Ethics (15), Business Development (14), Customer Service (12), Mentoring (12), Education and Schools (11), Organizational Development (10), Computers and Software (10), Personnel Policies (9), Property Law (9), Advertising (9), Small Business (9), Criminal Law (8), Internet Marketing (8), Labor Relations (7), Nonprofit Management (7), Starting Up (6), Blogging (6), Purchasing (5), Government Services (5), Compensation and Benefits (5), Tax Law (5), Lead Generation (5), Change Management (5), Planning (5), Manufacturing (5), Quality Management and Standards (5), Web Development (5), Corporate Law (4), Direct Marketing (4), Public Relations (4), Writing and Editing (4), Corporate Governance (4), Communication and Public Speaking (4), Professional Organizations (4), Software Development (4), Facilities Management (3), Regulation and Compliance (3), Travel Tools (3), Freelancing and Contracting (3), Auditing (3), Venture Capital and Private Equity (3), Economics (3), International Law (3), Internationalization and Localization (3), Treaties, Agreements and Organizations (3), Market Research and Definition (3), Information Security (3), Business Dining and Entertainment (2), Resume Writing (2), Government Contracts (2), Employment and Labor Law (2), Customer Relationship Management (2), Sales Techniques (2), Business Analytics (2), Derivatives Markets (2), Inventory Management (2), Project Management (2), Supply Chain Management (2), Individual Insurance (2), Personal Taxes (2), Personal Real Estate (2), Product Design (2), Pricing (2), Business Plans (2), Energy and Development (2), E-Commerce (2), Enterprise Software (2), Computer Networking (2), Telecommunications (2), Wireless (2), Air Travel (1), Certification and Licenses (1), Occupational Training (1), Conference Planning (1), Budgeting (1), Corporate Debt (1), Corporate Taxes (1), Financial Regulation (1), Risk Management (1), Exporting/Importing (1), Offshoring and Outsourcing (1), Customs, Tariffs and Taxes (1), Contracts (1), Finance and Securities Law (1), Viral Marketing (1), Graphic Design (1), Hedge Funds (1), Nonprofit Fundraising (1), Philanthropy (1), Personal Debt Management (1), Wealth Management (1), Branding (1), Positioning (1), Incorporation (1), Biotech (1), Information Storage (1)
Hi jason
Often times the discussion continues through replies as well. What is seen here is justthe beginning.
Sheilah
Mike G.
VP Sales, North America at The Advisory Council
Best Answers in: Staffing and Recruiting (2), Education and Schools (1), Internationalization and Localization (1), Advertising (1), Computers and Software (1), Software Development (1), Using LinkedIn (1)
How does answers work? Very well, thank you.
