This document provides tips for using LinkedIn effectively for business purposes. It emphasizes building an authentic personal brand through a strong profile, connecting respectfully with others, and engaging with relevant content. Profile elements like the photo, headline and summary should be optimized. Different types of posts and hashtags can help spread valuable content to your network. Maintaining ethical practices, building rapport, and focusing on relationships over transactions are signposts for success on LinkedIn.
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Profile Photo
Head & Top of Shoulders
Plain Background
Facing Camera
Eye Contact
Genuine Smile
Up to date
Professional
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• 120 characters
• Descriptive – not a job titleHeadline
• 2000 characters
• Up to 12 Media ItemsSummary
• 2000 characters
• Media ItemsExperience
• Up to 100
• Pin Top 3
• Re-order
Skills
Must Know …
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Identify Keywords and Phrases
Give your Profile Photo and Cover Image
a named title before you upload
Use descriptive text in your website links
Write with your client in mind
Use descriptive phrases in your Experience titles
What do people say about you? Use their words/phrases
Skills – keyword searchable
Align your Personal Profile to Your Page
Stand out from the crowd…
7. Your Page
Company Pages are now simply Pages
Add credibility
Optimised About
Searchable
Tag Line similar to the Headline
Call to Action button
Followers
Updates are permanent
Personal Profile aligns to your Page
#LinkedInLinda
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• ALWAYS Personalise Your Connection Invitations
• NEVER click the CONNECT button unless you are
viewing a profile
• ALWAYS send a message to thank for connecting
• USE a calendar scheduling tool to request an offline
conversation
• DO ask questions to build rapport
• NEVER send a sales or promotional message
unprompted
Connection Etiquette
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Apps for regularly used phrases:
PhraseExpress – for Android
AutoText Expander – Desktop and Apple
Copy & Paste Templates in Word
Fat Fingers and Time Challenged
Always
Personalise
Never use automation:
• You risk damaging your professional reputation and credibility.
• You will be in breach of LinkedIn® Terms and Conditions
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Content: Hints and Tips
• Content
At least 3 Lines Text
Sub-title videos
Document Posts – include images and links
Hashtags #oneword #town #LinkedInLinda #FSB
Tag People @Linda Huckle
Add Value – how can you be of service?
Respond to comments
Engage in discussion (not chat)
#3: LinkedIn can be a bit of a blur – with 590m LinkedIn users worldwide, it can be a struggle to be found. In this presentation, I’ll be sharing some tips on becoming more visible, some good practice and etiquette, highlighting a few newish and changed features. I’ll also share some tips on using the LinkedIn app on your smartphone/tablet.
First, let’s focus on the profile and remove the blur
#5: People seeing your brand online is key in this digital age
Honestly Branded – skills are highlighted
Showcasing what you do
Consistent branding
Reflect what you look and act like in the real world
Point is not to mislead others
Images – up to date, recognisable, professional
Endorse and recommend – genuine – the truth and nothing but the truth.
Embarrassing and possibly detrimental to your reputation to publicly approve something that is exaggerated.
Ethical and honest
Example of people who ask for a recommendation whose services I have not experienced myself.
Give to grow
#7: Connection Requests – Personalise – most people know and accept that – but LinkedIn have tried to make it easy for us – which means that we can easily get caught out.
Show examples on phone and on PC – Think before you Click or Tap
Tell them how you met, add something personal – make a good impression.
Keep it Today – spelling & grammar – capitalise in the right places.
Recommendations – mean what you say – be genuine
#13: What do you think is the most successful way of posting for visibility?
#17: Its been change after change in LinkedIn – mostly positive
The new interface – the way it looks and feels is more user friendly – but it has caused confusion as things have moved around.
Native Video – video recorded and uploaded directly into LinkedIn (not live but almost!)
Your Connections Connections – they removed this feature and have brought it back again within the last couple of months.
Search filters – another feature that has been brought back – filter searches using keywords, location, job titles etc
Active Status– little green circle indicates your are online using LinkedIn (mobile and desktop)
Dashboard – visual indicator of how many times you have appeared in Searches, Viewed Your Profile, Viewed your Posts
Crop and Filter – profile picture and cover image
Edit Posts – so simple! Something we have waited for for a long time
Smart Replies – suggestions based on message contact – ie Sounds good, Thank you, Okay – further developments coming
Sales Navigator – makeover in progress
HIDDEN CHANGE – Algorithm – likes = 1, comments = 2, shares = 3 – more points, the more your posts will be seen by your connections. Sharing external links – less visible than sharing content within LinkedIn – beat the algorithm – put the link in the comments, or don’t display the preview.
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