by Karen Brown | Jul 21, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
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 time and time again is: why aren’t...
by Karen Brown | Jul 12, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network
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 there is no issue, but I’m also protective of my network...
by Karen Brown | Jul 5, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network
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 to connect! I’ve made it as easy as possible...
by Karen Brown | Jun 28, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
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 from time to time, so it’s really important to assess...
by Karen Brown | Apr 16, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
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 if you want to be endorsed choose if you want to see...
by Karen Brown | Apr 13, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network, Networking skills
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 friend of her husbands worked for Oracle, the big database company. It...
