If you are regularly involved in Groups (if you are not you should be), often you will see a comment by someone in a post and want to know a little bit more about them but are not ready to look at their full profile, or you do not want to navigate away from the Group.
Now there is a solution!
Now if you hover…..Read More »Are You Using the Mini-Profile Feature in LinkedIn Groups?
Read How to Hog The LinkedIn Limelight with a 3D Profile – Part 2 – click here
Growing up, my lasting memory of cinemas was birthday outings when we got the chance to see 2 full length movies with , bags of popcorn and the usherette at the interval selling mini ice cream tubs with wooden spoons that always made my tongue send shivers down my spine.
What are your lasting memories of the movies?
Fast forward a few decades and now we have movies (professional or amateur) everywhere we look. Streaming movies on demand, access through just about any technology device and a cinema industry that is constantly innovative in order to remain relevant and attractive.
For some of us, even visual stimulation is no longer enough.
Read More »How to Hog the LinkedIn Limelight With 3D Activity (Part 1)
According to various sources having a head shot on LinkedIn can increase the chances of your profile being looked at in more detail by between 7 and 14 times. LinkedIn says around 11 times. Like it or not others are making decisions regarding your profile photo, or lack of one.
This may not be as far fetched as you might think. If you are a recruiter, hiring manager or someone looking to buy a product or service and your are searching, or come across an update or comment, you often look for the headshot first.
So what is your reaction if you do not see a face?
It might be that the person is trying to hide something, or they are not serious about business or you just move on.
So first things first, you need a headshot.
The first key step is…..Read More »What Use is Your Headshot on LinkedIn?
Growing up, we lived about 30 miles west of Central London and could easily access one of the City’s expansive subway lines (the oldest in the world). They whisked us in to the ‘big smoke’ in under an hour. Day trips to London were events eagerly looked forward to and I have long lasting memories of standing on an underground platform, hair and face being pushed with warm air as the train whistled in to the station and hearing a clear and authoritative voice say;
“Mind the gap”
Last week, Phil Sayer, whose warning to travellers to “mind the gap” is one of the most used on the London Underground, died at the age of 62. Along with his wife, also a voiceover professional, their voices are heard on trains and at railway stations around Britain. They are often apologizing for cancellations and delays. He was quoted as saying……Read More »The 3 Problems Everyone Has With Personal Branding And How We Solved Them
As you go about your daily activity on LinkedIn (you are doing that daily aren’t you?), you come across a profile of someone that is of interest to you. They might be a hiring manager, a recruiter or someone you think you might be able to do business with.
But the challenge is they are not a connection. You look through their profile and find you have no shared connections. They are too far removed from you to send a Message and you have no InMails you can use.
How do you get in touch?
The answer could be……Read More »Find Any Email Via Social Media Profiles
The prevalence of fake profiles on LinkedIn continues to be an issue for many people. My recent article “7 Ways to Spot a False Profile” has raised a lot of comments and shares.
If you haven’t read it yet – click here to do that now.
One of the tips I gave talked about downloading the headshot picture and doing a reverse image search on either Google or Tin Eye. But now I have found a faster way for you to do it directly…..Read More »Google Image Search a ‘Fake’ LinkedIn Headshot With One Click
I always wonder, as my kids get older, whether Easter and the fun of an egg hunt will lose its charm. Based on a slightly alternative version that my two got involved in on Good Friday, it would appear not. My girlfriend’s family and another family have an annual golf ball hunt,. Their Grandfather started the tradition and they still use the original golf balls !
It’s a highly competitive event, the adults joining in too. Each ball is worth certain points, with some coloured golf balls being worth more. Once all of them are collected, the points are tallied and prizes handed out or chosen. It was a lot of fun.
My kids were motivated to get involved and they rushed around…….Read More »Will The Easter Bunny Really Make You Happy?
There have been a number of articles and press reports about the increasing use of LinkedIn by spammers and other types using false LinkedIn profiles.
If we are honest most of us have been there. Taken in by the deceptive profile that wants to connect on LinkedIn we accept, we might even take time to thank them. Almost immediately the spam or phishing message comes in and we either ignore it, delete it or wish we had been more vigilant. Maybe next time we will be.
Don’t worry, you are not alone. Many of the most connected and most professional on this network are doing the same, without knowing or perhaps, I hope not, caring.
The profile above was…….Read More »STOP Damaging Your Personal Brand & Reputation on LinkedIn With Fake Connections
According to LinkedIn the most viewed page that most members check out is the “Who’s Viewed My Profile” page. It is probably not surprising, after all we want to know how interesting we may appear to someone. Especially if its a prospect, hiring manager or recruiter right?
The number of times your profile is viewed by different people is one of the key pieces of data that LinkedIn uses in giving your profile preference in searches. It is what they call part of the ‘interest’ factor.
If you have the basic account you only get to see the last 5 people that looked. With a premium account you can look back as far as 90 days.
But all options do NOT tell you how many times that person may have looked at your profile. Especially if its the same day.
This is important because;
– They may be comparing you to other people with similar backgrounds.
– You come up in their searches several times and are increasingly of interest to them.
– More than one person has recommended you and they are coming back.
The good news is, there is a solution. ……..Read More »How to easily find out how interested someone is in your LInkedIn profile
When LinkedIn was first launched back in 2003 it was very much set up and viewed as a resume posting network. It was very focused on job search and being used by recruiters and hiring managers.
This is no longer the case. Now more people are using LinkedIn for sales, business development, thought leadership, funding and many other uses.
The sales factor on LinkedIn can be used to help you understand how you are reaching and leveraging LinkedIn. Whether you are in job search, sales, hiring or for any other professional use, this Social Selling Index, as it is called, can really offer you a weekly snapshot of your effectiveness on LinkedIn……..Read More »What is your LinkedIn score?