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Your LinkedIn profile is the foundation of any viable LinkedIn strategy. But let’s be honest, putting a LinkedIn profile together is not as simple as it looks. In comparison to other social media platforms, there is so much that goes into your LinkedIn profile and it is easy to get overwhelmed and intimidated.  Whether you…

Do you know who’s in your LinkedIn network? If you aren’t downloading and reviewing your connections regularly, you might be missing out on potential clients, referral sources, partners or collaborators – the hidden gems!  It may come as a surprise, but LinkedIn allows you to download and review nearly every activity you have ever taken…

Is LinkedIn on Your To-Do List? Do These Five Things to Jump-Start Your Profile Strategy I bet updating your LinkedIn profile or posting content is on your TO-DO list. But if you are like many busy professionals, it’s perpetually at the bottom – overtaken by more pressing needs and activities. As we move into the…

Ranking The Worst LinkedIn Connection Requests of 2021 A core component of a vibrant LinkedIn strategy is building a strong, targeted and engaged network. But how you send LinkedIn connection requests and what you include in the message can be the difference between opening the door to a new connection and relationship or getting that…

Would you walk into a networking event with a bag over your head? Or pay for a billboard only to leave it reading “Your Ad Here”? Well, when you leave the visual components of your LinkedIn profile blank, that is basically what you are doing. Let’s talk about the three places this happens too often,…

Clubhouse is the new kid on the block for social networking sites. It’s an audio-only interface where you can join rooms on various topics to listen, discuss and ask questions. It launched last spring but took off like wildfire the end of 2020. Currently in beta, it is only available for IOS devices and requires…

LinkedIn is all about building and leveraging your network. For anyone who has invested time and energy in your profile, you have likely sent and received your fair share of Connection Requests (CRs). While many do not send a message (a topic we will save for another day), for every great CR message, I would…

I follow A LOT of LinkedIn professionals and one of my favorites is Brenda Meller of Meller Marketing. Brenda is a wealth of knowledge and hosts her very popular Social Media Pie interviews through LinkedIn Live. I have learned so much from her posts and videos over the years and I was thrilled to join…

Trade shows and conferences are cancelled for the foreseeable future. Networking groups have moved to Zoom. But you have a powerful tool at your fingertips that can help you maintain and even improve your networking and relationship building…I’m talking about LinkedIn. Hopefully LinkedIn was a part of your in-person networking prior to our current “at-home”…

A Podcast of Rivals? I love connecting with other LinkedIn experts. I always learn something new and this helps me serve my clients in the best way possible. Often it also opens the door to interesting conversations and collaborations. I was introduced to Mark Galvin of host of “How’s Your ePresence?” through a mutual connection.…