I get so annoyed when I try to Connect with someone on LinkedIn, and I get a response like: “Do I know you? I only connect with people I know personally”. Really? Then, what are you doing on LinkedIn? To just hang out with people you already know?? It’s called Networking, people! So, if you went to a live event, would you really only talk to people you already know??? It’s about EXPANDING your network, and meeting people...

I just added a welcome video to my LinkedIn profile and it took longer than I planned, but now I have it figured out. Looking at so many profiles, I realized I needed to personalize my profile a bit more; thus leading to the video. Of course, you need to create a video and then upload it to your YouTube file. We’ll start from there… From LinkedIn, you’ll need to add the SlideShare app. To do this: Under the More tab at the top...

In my previous post, I posted “The Noob Guide To Online Marketing” wheel. As promised, here’s the written out version. This is a great checklist of all of the marketing pieces to put into place. Most of use have some here or there, but not all of them… This is from www.unbounce.com… The Wheel of Marketing 8 of the core components of an Internet marketing strategy are covered here (there are more, but I have my...

When you create your LinkedIn profile, one of the fields you can add is your website url. However, in your profile, it will appear as “Company Website” instead of your website’s name or url. This isn’t very informative or compelling. So, let’s change it so that website appears instead instead. Login to LinkedIn and View your Profile. Look for Websites underneath the number of your connections. It probably says...

I’ve been spending a bit of time on LinkedIn lately and have noticed some people doing really cool things to stand out, and other people unknowingly doing things that are a “turn off”. Here are 7 best practices for LinkedIn to think about: Have a decent pic. I’ve seen many profiles with NO picture whatsoever. I won’t accept a connection if the person can’t take the time to post a pic. And, have a decent image...