Why LinkedIn Recommendations Are More Important Than Ever
With all the recent emphasis on LinkedIn endorsements, is it still important to have recommendations displayed on your profile? This is currently a very common point of confusion on LinkedIn, and I'm...
View ArticleHow to Enhance Your Company’s Brand With Your LinkedIn Profile
Mitch Joel in his ground-breaking 2010 book “Six Pixels of Separation: Everyone is Connected. Connect Your Business to Everyone” said: A company is no longer made up of anonymous people building one...
View ArticleAre You Ignoring Your LinkedIn Connections?
Are you collecting LinkedIn connections like you used to collect baseball cards? And are they just sitting there—like that box of baseball cards in the closet—gathering dust? Well, it's time to take...
View ArticleHere Is Now To Make LinkedIn Part Of Your 2019 Success Plan
Are you starting to put your game plan together for 2019? Is LinkedIn part of that plan? If not, it's probably because you don't know exactly what to do each week to get results. Well, it's your lucky...
View ArticleIs Opportunity Calling You on LinkedIn?
When you answer the door or the phone and aren't sure what the person wants, you undoubtedly say, "How can I help you?" But why aren't you asking the same question when strangers ask you to join their...
View ArticleDo You Know All of the Most Important LinkedIn Character Limits?
This week I'm going to address another one of those frequently asked questions: How many characters can I use in my headline? Summary section? Job titles? And in typical Wayne fashion, I'm not going to...
View ArticleWhat Are You Missing by NOT Paying for LinkedIn?
"Is it worth it to start paying for a premium LinkedIn account?" I can always count on hearing this question during the Q&A portion of my LinkedIn presentations. My latest LinkedIn user survey...
View ArticleWhy LinkedIn Recommendations Are More Important Than Ever
With all the recent emphasis on LinkedIn endorsements, is it still important to have recommendations displayed on your profile? This is currently a very common point of confusion on LinkedIn, and I'm...
View ArticleIs the Experience Section of Your LinkedIn Profile Hurting You?
Whether you're a thirty-year business development professional using LinkedIn to help hit your numbers each and every quarter, just graduating from college and hoping LinkedIn will help you find your...
View ArticleHow to Get Results on LinkedIn in Just 15 Minutes
Because of all the changes taking place on LinkedIn, people are frequently asking me what they should be doing each day for maximum LinkedIn success. So today I'm going to give you a 15-minute daily to...
View ArticleHow to Use LinkedIn to Tell the World About Your Favorite Nonprofit
Happy Thanksgiving! Just saying that makes me hungry. I can't wait for turkey, mashed potatoes, and, of course, pumpkin pie with a generous portion of whipped cream. But in addition to hungry, the word...
View ArticleAre the Right People Waiting to Hear From You on LinkedIn?
If you owned a retail store and a potential buyer entered your front door, would you ignore him or her? Of course not. Well, that's what many people are doing on LinkedIn, and then they wonder why they...
View ArticleLinkedIn Will Help You Have Your Best Year Ever
LinkedIn is loaded with features that will improve your chances of accomplishing your business and career goals, and frequently I'm asked which ones are the very best for all LinkedIn users. So, as we...
View ArticleLinkedIn Will Help You Ring in the New Year
Happy New Year! I hope you had a safe and fun New Year's celebration and are looking forward to having a super successful 2019. In doing my part as your trusted LinkedIn advisor, I'd like to share...
View ArticleIt’s Simple for You to Fix These 10 LinkedIn Mistakes in Minutes
When someone looks at your LinkedIn profile, does it look like you are an experienced, knowledgeable user or like you just started a few weeks ago? As a LinkedIn consultant and speaker, I look at...
View ArticleIs Hiding Your LinkedIn Connections a Good Move?
Should you let your first-level connections see all of your other first-level connections? Should you let them search into the entire list? This question can lead to a lively debate. Typical answers...
View ArticleWill the LinkedIn Magic Happen When You Get To 500+ Connections?
LinkedIn connections are the gas in your tank. The more you have, the further you'll go, especially if the gas in your tank is "high octane" (strategic connections). To learn how to get more strategic...
View Article10 Super Simple Ways to Improve Your LinkedIn Summary
A well-executed elevator speech is a powerful business tool. During the time it takes for an average elevator ride, you need to sum up what your company makes or does and get your listener excited...
View ArticleHere are the Top 2 Reasons to Use LinkedIn
LinkedIn has lots of potential uses, depending on who you are, what you do, who you want to meet, where you're located, etc. But just what are the typical business functions most people say LinkedIn...
View ArticleHere’s How to Get Big Results at Your Next Conference With LinkedIn
This week I gave a LinkedIn presentation at a huge conference on the West Coast, and it reminded me about how much time and money people and companies commit to these types of events. It also struck me...
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