by Karen Brown | Apr 18, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network, Personal branding
One way to get noticed, especially in large groups, is by becoming a top contributor in that group. When you do this, your image and headline are shown on the top right hand side of the group, for everyone to see. LinkedIn introduced this facility in 2013, and they...
by Karen Brown | Apr 13, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network, Networking skills
Whether you’re using LinkedIn for business or for finding the next job, networking is essential to achieve both aims. The place to network on LinkedIn is via LinkedIn groups. There are over 2 million groups on LinkedIn, with the largest group being made up of...
by Karen Brown | Apr 8, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network, Personal branding
The cornerstone of your personal branding arsenal is your professional image. Does yours measure up? Last month, I had a look at Photofeeler and got some feedback on the photo that I use pretty much everywhere. What Photofeeler does is ask you to rate 10 images...
by Karen Brown | Apr 1, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network, LinkedIn profiles
Day 1 of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge It’s taken me a while, but I’m finally ready to complete Sarah Arrow’s 30 Day Blogging Challenge. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long, but I suppose one of the reasons was that I really...
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...
