How to Give a LinkedIn Recommendation

How to Give LinkedIn Recommendations

When did you last give someone a testimonial, review or recommendation? Social proof is a powerful gift that doesn’t have to take a lot of time but can make a big impact. Using the LinkedIn recommendation feature to show appreciation, support a colleague and help them increase their credibility, skills and values in a way that is visible and transparent.  How we speak about others shows a lot about our values and how we communication.  A recommendations shows up on the receiver and the giver’s profiles, with the first few lines shown as a preview. When you give a recommendation …

How to Leverage LinkedIn with Networking

How to leverage Linkedin Networking

Networking doesn’t have to start with meeting online or in-person at an event. Here are some tips to kick start a future relationship with potential clients, collaborators and referral partners.  Create a LinkedIn networking strategy including the three key phases of events; pre-event, live-event, and post-event.  PRE-EVENT  Before the event build your personal brand awareness, connect and engage.  Research about the event, from the speakers, to the organisation, sponsors, partners and potential attendees. Post about your intention to attend the event on LinkedIn (mention relevant people such as speakers, other attendees, organisers and sponsors). Make a list of people you …

Do Emojis belong on LinkedIn?

Jo Saunders

Are emojis making LinkedIn too casual? Emojis can be a great way to quickly communicate emotion, personality and context with your text on LinkedIn. They can make text easier to read and remember and support your brand. As we become more relaxed in our language and the average user age on LinkedIn drops, the experience evolves. We almost expect younger people to use emojis, and as with any trend, they flow into other groups of people, but has communication changed to accept them as extensions of our language? According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, love and belonging is our third …

How to Set Up and Manage your LinkedIn Business Page

LinkedIn Page Set Up

Have you thought about setting up a LinkedIn Page for your business or organisation? Did you know this was a thing?  This isn’t a profile in the name of a business, but the function of a Page set up from your profile.  You must have a profile in order to set up a Page, and you automatically have admin access as the Page creator but can assign additional admins in your organisation or support network. Admins have various levels of access, and it is good practice to have a backup just in case you lose access. Why set up a …

How to Publish a LinkedIn Newsletter

LinkedIn Newsletter

If you write blogs, film video, have a podcast or are interviewed then a newsletters on LinkedIn may be worth adding to your content strategy. A LinkedIn newsletter is a set of articles published by an individual profile or company page. Essentially a LinkedIn newsletter is the distribution and collation service for articles, which are blog style long-form content published directly onto LinkedIn. Once activated, a landing page, where people can learn about your newsletter and see past editions is automatically created.  View my newsletter landing page.  Newsletters are available to admins of a Company Page with organisation publishing capabilities. From …

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21 Steps to Your Professional LinkedIn Presence for 2020

LinkedIn Profile Update 2020

With the increasing popularity of the LinkedIn, when did you last update your LinkedIn profile, review your connection or content strategy? If you want to make an impact in 2020, use LinkedIn to enhance your visibility, establish your authority and earn influence with your network. Be Current Having a half-complete profile is a missed opportunity to stand out and make an impact.  Take the time to establish your current position, share your back story, and infuse your future aspirations and impact you want to make into your profile.  You cannot have influence if you cannot be seen. Add in new …

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How to share LIVE Video on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Live Video

LinkedIn Live is Coming! LinkedIn is launching live video in beta to the US first, this week!  LinkedIn Live will be invite-only initially, giving people and organisations the ability to broadcast real-time video to select groups, or to the LinkedIn world at large. A staggered release is a smart move, particularly for a data-intensive activity. Imagine if all 610M+ members started broadcasting live at once! Right now it is in beta release.  Check out those few who have it; Cathy Hackl, Chris Strubb, Goldie Chan… Why Use Video on LinkedIn? Video is the next best thing to in-person.  It opens up our …

2019 LinkedIn Profile Quest

How to Update Your LinkedIn Profile

Your LinkedIn Profile can enhance your visibility, authority, and influence. Just like a shadow, your LinkedIn profile follows you around making an impact on your personal brand. It presents a massive opportunity to connect with those who matter in your professional world. If it’s been a while since you considered your personal brand or you have no clue what to do next with your LinkedIn profile, read on… Does your LinkedIn Profile STAND OUT and CONNECT? With seconds to make an impression, your profile is your shop window and your presence creates your digital footprint. Could you be missing out on …

Who are YOUR LinkedIn Top Voices?

LinkedIn Top Voices

LinkedIn just released their Top Voices Lists. These are the members whose posts, articles, videos and comments are driving engaging conversations in their industries and countries. Over 2 million posts, videos and articles are shared each day, resulting in tens of thousands of comments every hour — all generating tens of millions more shares and likes. So how do you stand out in a noisy newsfeed? According to Daniel Roth, you need to have consistency, depth of insight and a desire to deeply engage with others.  Who are the Top Voices this year? There are 15 lists, totalling 342 members …

The New Look LinkedIn Profile 2018

LinkedIn has a slightly new look profile on desktop. A few small tweaks make for a more aesthetically pleasing profile, that functions better. 8 Profile changes and how you can take action to stay up to date Photo position / Background Overlay Your profile photo should still work, but change is always a good time to review and look at how you can refresh your profile feel. Is the photo still a good representation of who you are right now? More importantly, review your background image, as the profile photo overlay position has changed and may now to blocking critical …