by Andy Foote | Sep 17, 2012 | Advice, Closed Groups, Open Groups, SEM, SEO, Spam
Are you curious about “Open Groups”? Why are some LinkedIn Groups “Open” and what does this mean for their members? In this post I will explain the difference and outline the implications of being a member in an Open Group on LinkedIn. A...
by Andy Foote | Sep 17, 2012 | InMails, OpenLink, PersonalPlus, Premium Services, Search, Visibility, Who's Viewed Your Profile
Did you know that there are currently 12 different membership options on LinkedIn for folks who are interested in spending money to get ahead? It’s essentially the same 3 products (Business, Business Plus, Executive) but packaged 4 different ways to appeal to...
by Andy Foote | Sep 5, 2012 | Communication Preferences, Groups, Hard-to-join Groups, Networking, Tutorial, Zombie Group
I’ll come to the step by step tutorial of how in a moment, but before I get to that here are the 3 most common reasons for LEAVING a LinkedIn Group: (1) You joined a group expecting it to be more informative / engaging / useful / fun and it turned out to be...
by Andy Foote | Aug 29, 2012 | Activity, Advice, Connections, Fake, Google, Profile
You may have recently read about Facebook having over 83 Million fake accounts, which amounts to 8.7% of the Facebook site. That seems like a significant slice but these include duplicates (46m or 4.8%) and what Facebook are calling...
by Andy Foote | Aug 29, 2012 | 500 Connections, Connections, Disconnect, LIONs, Networking, Spam
I will get to the “How” in just a moment with a step by step tutorial. But before I show you how, here are the most common scenarios which will usually prompt you or give you a good reason for disconnecting with some of your Connections on LinkedIn: ...