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Your LinkedIn profile is more valuable than your resume.
Don’t believe me? Well it’s the truth and here’s why:
According to Mashable, LinkedIn is growing every quarter and has now reached over 250 million active users in over 200 countries around the world. When it comes to networking, being able to get your name in front of an audience that large is clearly a winning strategy but the reason for using LinkedIn is far more than a mere numbers game.
LinkedIn has been referred to in the past as a “21st Century ‘little black book’ that no corporate recruiter can live without”.
But you need a powerful profile that people will respond to. So let’s get started with these 5 steps to a powerful LinkedIn profile:
Step 1: Complete your Profile
Some social networks don’t require much effort in the way of creating a profile. A head shot, a quick introductory line and away you go.
This is NOT the case with LinkedIn. Here your profile needs to be as detailed as possible. It really does act like an online resumé or business profile so the more details you give, the more likely somebody is to view your profile and think “this is somebody I want to do business with”.
A complete profile will also improve the chances of your profile showing in search results on the site. Fortunately, even though your profile is extremely detailed, the site makes it easy for you to enter the information section by section. Some of the main details are:
Step 2: Avoid Corporate Headlines
Your headline is what people will see beneath your name if your profile comes up in a search or in a group. It is basically the first impression that people get of who you are and what you do. A lot of people use the name of their company as their headline, which is great if people know how you are already. But what if people don’t know you (which they obviously don’t otherwise you would have connected with them) and your company name really doesn’t tell anybody what you do?
A great headline tells people what you do and how you can help them in a clear, concise way. For example the my LinkedIn name and headline helps people understand what the member does and how they could make a valuable asset:
Florentina Istrati – Where European Entrepreneurs Go Global
Step 3: Be more Sociable with Apps
There are a number of LinkedIn apps that are designed to help members share
information with each other and make their overall experience more valuable. Be sure to look out for the following popular apps:
LinkedIn has a limit on the number of apps you can use at once. Only use those that are the most useful for you and your business.
Step 4: Give and Request Recommendations
Recommendations on LinkedIn are effectively testimonials that can be seen on your profile to show that it’s not just you who thinks you’re great – others agree too! 😉 You can give and request recommendations and it’s a good idea to do both.
Giving a recommendation – If you have a first connection on LinkedIn and you have been particularly impressed with their work, then you have the perfect opportunity to express that. All you have to do is go to the person’s profile and scroll down to where it says “recommendations”. Click on the text that asks you if you would like to recommend the person and fill out the form.
Recommending people helps you build relationships with your connections even if you no longer work with them anymore and there’s always the chance that giving a recommendation could prompt that person to return the favor.
Requesting a recommendation – If you know that you have done a great job for somebody then why not ask them to share that with the world? You earned the recognition. Not everybody thinks about writing a testimonial or recommendation for people but if they are asked for them, they’re normally happy to help.
To request a recommendation on LinkedIn you simply need to go to your own profile, hover over the “Edit Profile” button below your picture and select the “Ask to be recommended” tab. You’ll be taken to a form where you can choose:
Recommendations can take some time to come back because most people won’t have the recommendation request on a high priority list so the key is to just be patient.
Step 5: Post content Valuable Content
LinkedIn posts are searchable so focusing on keywords is half of a great idea to get your profile seen. The other half of the great idea is to post content that is truly valuable to the reader. In short, posting every single blog you write to every group you’re in might as well as embedding a link on your profile is NOT the way to go.
The following guidelines will ensure that you post content that your connections will like and potential connections will be attracted to:
By creating a powerful profile, you could get your number saved in some major ‘little black books’.
Now, back to you! 🙂
Are you using your LinkedIn profile to it’s full potential? Do you have at least 2-3 app installed? What’s your biggest frustration when it comes to LinkedIn?
Thank you for your time and for sharing your thoughts in the comments section. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Blessings,
Florentina
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I find that most of the success I have in LinkedIn is in groups with members that are in my target market. I also created a group of my own for “expert status” and this gives me the ability to email them regularly.