The Sophisticated User’s Guide To LinkedIn 1. What’s my ‘Public LinkedIn profile’? Your Public LinkedIn profile is what people see when they search for you on Google (and other search engines) and they’re not logged into LinkedIn. LinkedIn lets...
DOs (1) Do build up social capital before you try to spend it. When you are asked to help someone and you come through, you’ve gained an ally. You’ve earned a favor which you can potentially call in at a later date. It makes sense therefore to look for ways to help...
Got LinkedIn hacks? I wanted to know how resourceful folks are making the most of LinkedIn and bending the rules these days so I asked them via a recent LinkedIn update and here are some of the hacks they kindly shared. I’ve included some of my fave hacks too. Sharing...
You should turn off PAV….now. What’s PAV? ‘People Also Viewed’, it’s a list of 10 seemingly random people LinkedIn shows each and every browser who comes to your Profile. Oh. I never realized I could turn it off. Well maybe you should. Is it a big deal if I leave it...
There are fundamentally 7 kinds of people you’ll encounter on LinkedIn. I’ve never seen an article which lists and explains all 7, so I wrote this. I hope you find it useful. 7 KINDS OF LINKEDIN PEOPLE: (1) Connection(2) Follower(3) Contact(4) Profile Browser(5) Group...
I used to think that LinkedIn introductions were redundant and unnecessary. Why bother someone else when you could easily find a way to contact the person directly? Why did I need a middle man? Yesterday I received an introduction request which completely changed that...
