Use of Linkedin

My name is Mark Castro-Garcia, and I'm an integrated freelance artworker

I've been using Linkedin to build up my network for about 5 years now, but have had very little direct work through it

However, on July 5th, I sent a speculative invite to one contact, and it was accepted. I followed this up on July 9th, asking about potential work for the following week.

They declined, but on July 22nd, they asked if I could could cover July 26th, plus August 1st and 2nd

I couldn't do the 26th, but I am now covering July 30th to August 2nd  :)

Not bad, for the sake of a couple of emails/linkedin messages - and a quick turnaround of less than a month!

http://www.linkedin.com/in/freelanceartworker