How to Add Media to Your LinkedIn Profile
Here is a quick tutorial on how to add media to your LinkedIn profile. Someone asked me about this, this morning and I thought I would share the answer in case any of you had the same question! She asked about uploading a SlideShare to her profile. I had written
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Should I Add Personal Information to My LinkedIn Profile?
People frequently ask me, ‘should I add personal information to my LinkedIn profile’. I usually advise that they do. It makes you a more complete ‘person’ and helps someone who is reading the profile, get a sense of who you are. Recently, I saw a poll someone did on LinkedIn
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How to Change Your LinkedIn Name Pronunciation Recording
For those of you who follow me, you will remember that I shared the new LinkedIn Name Pronunciation feature last summer. The feature was designed to allow people to record their names so others can hear the proper pronunciation. This can be super helpful for those who have unusual names
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How to Edit the Icons in Your LinkedIn Profile Experience Section
I received a great question from a client this morning about the icons in the LinkedIn profile experience section. He asked, “How do I swap out a logo that appears next to ‘Company Name’? ” Specifically, he wanted to change one that had pre-populated when he added the company to
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Career Advice – How to Sign Up to GIVE or RECEIVE Advice via LinkedIn’s Career Advice Hub
NOTE: 2022 Update LinkedIn is actually closing down this feature – you can learn more at https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a519725 Please continue to follow this blog and my social profiles to learn about new features on LinkedIn and other social platforms. Thank you! Since late 2017, LinkedIn has offered a Career Advice
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Q and A: LinkedIn Recommendations
The other day, an old friend and colleague asked a great question, ‘How can I get more LinkedIn Recommendations?‘ Here is an excerpt of my answer along with a link to a TUTORIAL I have written on ‘How to Request LinkedIn Recommendations‘: LinkedIn recommendations are a valuable component of any
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Email Marketing: Email Service Provider (ESP) Recommendations
Recently, someone from the new website “What Say the Experts“, contacted me. They were looking for an Email Marketing Expert to discuss ESP’s (Email Service Providers) for small businesses. Below is an excerpt of the content I sent him for the post: 98.4% of people surveyed have said that they
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What to do BEFORE your Instagram Account is Hacked
Here is some advice on what to do BEFORE your Instagram account is hacked. I cannot ‘un-hack’ your account but if you take these steps, we may be able to avoid a hacking and/or minimize the subsequent hassle. Some tasks can be done from your phone, others involve links that
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How to Add a Photo AND a Link on LinkedIn
I received this question today from a client: “Can you please explain how to add a photo and a link on LinkedIn.” This is frequently an issue because once you add a link, a preview image is generated, precluding your ability to add your own image. Below are two different
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Q & A: Should I Delete this Person From My Mailing List?
This week, a client noticed an odd entry in her weekly sign-up report from Constant Contact. She forwarded this screenshot and asked, ‘should I delete this person from my mailing list?’ Unusual name and address? One of my goals is to help clients GROW their email marketing lists so
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