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 | 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 16, 2012 | Advice, Endorsements, Recommendations, Recruiters, Skills
I doubt that the somewhat provocative statement, that LinkedIn Recommendations are worthless, will come as news to you. Admit it, you always had a sneaking suspicion that something was not quite right with this less than transparent and apparently reciprocally...
by Andy Foote | Aug 14, 2012 | Advice, Polls, Profile
You would think that having a real, actual photograph of your likeness would be a no-brainer on a professional networking site…however some people, fortunately the minority, don’t see the downside. If you don’t add a photograph (picture) of yourself in...
by Andy Foote | Aug 10, 2012 | Advice, Time
A lot of people ask me how long should they be spending on Linkedin? I tell them that they are asking the wrong question. They should instead ask themselves “What am I trying to achieve?”. It’s an important distinction, replacing time with a...