LinkedIn Scams: How to Spot Them and Protect Yourself
As most of you know, I am a huge LinkedIn fan! I think that it is an invaluable tool and that EVERY professional should have an up-to-date profile on the site. That said, it IS a public forum and as such, you do need to be careful. LinkedIn scams DO
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Adding a Project to Your LinkedIn Profile – Tutorial
This past week, Lakshmi N. ‘Koti’ Koteeswaran, a Healthcare Professional from Mckinney, Texas asked an excellent question about adding a project to your LinkedIn Profile. Q: I was wondering if you could please let me know how to add Projects in a way that appears under each Employer section. A:
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How to set your LinkedIn E-Mail Notifications
Lately, I have been receiving some EXCELLENT questions via LinkedIn! Here is one I received this week about how to set your LinkedIn email notifications. Q: I used to receive email notifications when someone invited me to connect with them, and when someone accepted my invitation to connect. A couple
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Accepting LinkedIn Invitations
Accepting LinkedIn invitations can be confusing and fraught with challenges. While there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to this dilemma, here are some guidelines for accepting LinkedIn invitations. 1.Do you know the person? Sometimes, it’s simple – someone you know and/or have worked with for years, will send
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How to Unlink on LinkedIn
Sometimes, you find yourself connected to someone on LinkedIn who you just do not want to be connected to. Whether it is someone you never should have connected to in the first place or someone who is oversharing and you just no longer wish to be connected to, here is
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5 Summertime Community Building Tasks for LinkedIn
Summertime can be a great time to catch up on work that you just don’t have (or make!) time for during the rest of the year. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE to travel and totally plan to take some vacation time but when I am working during the summer,
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LinkedIn Groups – Q & A
Earlier this week, I replied to a journalist’s query regarding the advantages and benefits of participating in LinkedIn Groups. I thought that you might find the answers helpful! Q: What do you enjoy most about LinkedIn Groups? A: Access to people and info that I would not normally have the
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How to Use LinkedIn to find Strategic Partnerships
LinkedIn is an excellent tool to help you establish your expertise, to do research, network professionally and of course, to find a job and job candidates. It can also be valuable when looking for businesses to partner with. Here are some suggestions for how to use LinkedIn to find Strategic
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How to Share Your LinkedIn Profile – tutorial
Quite often, I will follow a link in an email footer or people will send me a link to their LinkedIn profile and it will take me nowhere or to my OWN profile, instead of theirs! That is because they are linking to the URL at the top of their
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Social Media Mise en Place
‘Mise en place’ is a French phrase meaning “putting in place”. It is usually used in the context of food preparation but I do think that the concept can help ensure your social media marketing success as well! If you have ever watched a cooking show on TV, you have
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