by Andy Foote | Mar 19, 2014 | Groups, LinkedIn, Moderation, S.W.A.M (Site-Wide Auto Moderation), Spam
SWAM occurs when a LinkedIn Group Owner or Manager does this to you: And you will then see this on the right of your screen when viewing one of your Groups: This is the official explanation of SWAM (what you will see when you click...
by Andy Foote | Dec 13, 2012 | Connections, Endorsements, Engagement, Marketing, New Profile, SEO, Spam, Visibility
While Endorsements are grabbing all of the attention, there are other more subtle changes which have already taken place which signal a significant shift and some would say, u-turn on LinkedIn networking policy. A significant portion of LinkedIn users got their New...
by Andy Foote | Nov 6, 2012 | 500 Connections, Groups, Job Hunting, Search, Settings Panel, Spam, Viewers of this profile
In Part 2 of the 10 Common Mistakes article, I will cover the remaining 5 areas which are not widely understood by LinkedIn users but are crucial in the way that the LinkedIn platform can make or break your networking efforts, it’s the difference between just...
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 | 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: ...
