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Posts around self-publishingProtect yourself online – use strong passwords
Another online application has been hacked. This time it's iCloud, but there will be another application targeted tomorrow, next week, next year. It's a running battle between those who make...
5 Tips for sending invitations to connect on LinkedIn that get accepted
To get ahead on Linkedin, you need to build connections and then foster relationships with those people you have connected with. This starts with your invitation to connect. You never get a second...
8 Tips and Tricks for LinkedIn Power Users – my spin
I know I need to get a life, but I really do love reading other peoples articles on LinkedIn. I don't know it all, and other people can provide useful insights. Saying that it annoys me when someone...
How to get found on LinkedIn
I'm updating all my books at the moment and the one I'm working on now is "How to optimize your LinkedIn profile". I've learnt a lot since it was first written, and one of the questions I get asked...
To accept connections on LinkedIn, or not? That is the question
At the moment I have four invitations to connect sitting in my inbox, but I'm in a bit of a quandary as to whether I should actually accept them or not. I'm a fairly open networker, so normally...
6 Ways to make it easier for people to connect with you on LinkedIn
I admit it: I do get an ego boost when someone that I don't know seeks me out to connect. From that statement alone, you'll get that I'll pretty much connect with anyone who sends me an invitation...
10 simple fixes that turn your profile from zero to hero
Remember the saying "you can tell a lot about a person by the company he keeps"? Well the same applies to LinkedIn, and the quality of connections that you have. We all get invitations to connect...
LinkedIn Update – Skills and Expertise
LinkedIn have been making some changes to the platform recently, and one of them that will impact on everyone with a profile is the LinkedIn Update - Skills and Expertise section.You can now: choose...
8 Places on LinkedIn where you can find new connections
Many, many years ago, whilst I was working as a Community Nurse, I got to know one of my colleagues and one day, we got chatting about husbands andcareers. As we were talking, I found out that a...
LinkedIn stats and what they can tell you
Why have you set up a LinkedIn profile? To help you find a job? To help you build up your business and connect with potential customers? Whatever you have a LinkedIn account for, you want people...
Your digital footprint. What does it say about you?
Yesterday, I met someone new at the local coffee shop. As well as exchanging phone numbers, I was also given the person's Facebook profile and page information. Friend requests were sent, but I got...
5 Rules for sending invitations to connect on LinkedIn
When you first start out on linkedIn, LinkedIn will ask to access your email account to see who you have been in contact with that already has accounts on LinkedIn. These will form your first...
12 Tips to improve the appearance of your job descriptions on LinkedIn
Whilst your headline, image and summary are the first things that someone reviewing your profile will read, what you want them to do is actually read further on down, to your work experience....
LinkedIn essentials: finding keywords for your profile
One of the LinkedIn essentials is finding keywords for your file. Keywords are the important words recruiters use as search criteria to find potential candidates and in doing so, filter out...
How to create LinkedIn profiles in multiple languages
How to create LinkedIn profiles in multiple languages. My video will show you: This video is taken from my Udemy course, "How to... optimise your LinkedIn profile". You can access it for just $25...
