It’s really important to have a custom background image on your LinkedIn profile today. It’s a free and easy way to brand yourself and because it takes up so much space on your profile, it is a place where you can be bold and stand out.
And most importantly, photos help tell stories – in
I keep seeing people make the same mistakes on LinkedIn – don’t make these them too, which will guarantee no one will see your posts.
Many people and businesses are forgetting one important thing when crafting their hashtags.
Hashtags are a great way to expand the reach of your company or brand. By adding hashtags to a post, you make your content discoverable and give other social media users the chance to engage with you on a common interest or
There are so many reasons to use social media and if you are going to do so, it’s important to create a social media strategy for your organization whether it is large or small. I suggest keeping your strategy simple and focused.
What you don’t want to do is haphazardly start posting content. Having a
“I should get more active on LinkedIn” is something I hear a lot.
And of course I believe this, but being active on LinkedIn is not just logging on and posting an update occasionally and then suddenly building a strong brand and tons of leads. That’s not how LinkedIn works.
Being successful on LinkedIn requires
I often partner with Frank Ramos (who is in my opinion the lawyer with the most powerful lawyer on LinkedIn). I will share his words of wisdom from time to time on the blog, including a post he made today on LinkedIn do’s and don’ts that very much resonated with me.
Frank said, “Do like,
There IS a right and wrong time to post content on LinkedIn IF you want to make sure that your content has maximum impact. And who doesn’t?
I wish there was a way for me and you to ensure that every single person in our networks would see every single piece of content that we
I used to have no idea what I was doing on LinkedIn. Then I changed my entire strategy.
First I started listening. I looked at the posts of others who were succeeding on the platform and took notes on what they were doing right. They spoke from the heart. I started thinking about stories of
It’s important to fill out the experience section of your LinkedIn profile in addition to the About section (your bio).
A lot of people think that if they have their About section filled out, then they don’t need to fill out details of the experience section.
The problem with that thinking is you’re missing out
These are my puppies and my nephew and niece.
Why am I posting photos of them here? (I also posted a version of this post on LinkedIn.)
Well because what you see on people’s professional feeds is never the whole story to who they really are.
You may think you know me, but you only