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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How to Block or Report a Person and/or Inappropriate Activity on LinkedIn – Tutorial
Here is a tutorial on how to block or report a person and/or inappropriate activity on LinkedIn. On your DESKTOP, log into your account and go to the person’s profile page. If you ARE connected, click on the small arrow next to the ‘Send a message’ button. If you ARE
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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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What to Post on LinkedIn Company Pages
Lately, I have seen some strange things posted on LinkedIn Company Pages – everything from screaming promotional ads to buy a particular household item to disjointed comments that were probably connected, at some point to another post but are out of context on a company page, to content by experts
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How to Add Your Logo to Your LinkedIn Company Page
Your logo is a key component of your branding and as such, should be visible on your LinkedIn Company Page. In addition to reinforcing your branding for existing clients and prospects, having your logo present on your Company Page will make it easier for employees to link correctly (click here
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How to Correctly Link to Your Company’s LinkedIn Company Page
NOTE: this post, How to Correctly Link to Your Company’s LinkedIn Company Page, was originally published in January 2016 Many LinkedIn users’ personal profiles are NOT correctly linked to the LinkedIn Company Pages of the companies they work for. You may list a company in the experience section of your
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The Difference Between Sharing an Update and Publishing a Post on LinkedIn
Recently, a client asked a great question, “What is the difference between Sharing an Update and Publishing a Post on LinkedIn?“ There is actually a THIRD option for sharing content via your Personal LinkedIn profile, as well – to ‘upload a photo’. Here is a brief explanation of each action
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Email Notifications for LinkedIn Messages
This morning, a client wrote to ask my why he was no longer receiving his LinkedIn ‘messages’ via email. I have the new LinkedIn app on my phone, with the new messaging features which push notifications to my phone so I had not really realized that I too, was no
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