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Creating a Profile Header (Background Image)

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LinkedIn Sizes

Once a capability of only paid members, this header image is now open to everyone. Having a “Profile Header” is a powerful way to showcase your personal brand, get your company exposure in front of hundreds of potential clients and make a great first impression. Remember a picture is worth more than 1,000 words. When […]

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Adding Profile Photo

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How to Add a Photo to LinkedIn

Add a photo to your LinkedIn profile? Yes, Smart move, a photo makes your profile more credible.   Watch today’s tutorial, how to add your photo to LinkedIn. Make sure you have a high-quality photograph of yourself. If possible, use a professional photo that represents your industry. Your picture should be current, precise, professional, and an expression […]

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Identify a Good Profile Photo

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Identify a Good Profile LinkedIn Photo

Use a professional photo that represents your industry. People like to do business with a face. Your picture should be current, precise, professional, and an expression of you, preferably the smiling you. Do not use a company logo, a selfie, a vacation photo, a family photo or a picture with your pet unless you are […]

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Adding Sections to Your Profile

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How to Add Sections to Your LinkedIn Profile

Are you looking to add more work experience, education, licenses, certifications and volunteer experience? You can add sections to your LinkedIn profile quickly by using the drop-down menu of ‘Add Profile Section.’ You can add and as well delete them too. And the best part, you don’t need to remove them if you need to […]

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Writing Your LinkedIn Summary

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Writing Your LinkedIn Summary

Probably the essential section within your LinkedIn profile read in the first place, once they’ve caught their attention with your headline and header is….your summary!  There are many different theories, no right or wrong way. Still, from a personal branding perspective and in my opinion with social media, people buy into people they trust and […]

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Creating an Effective Headline on LinkedIn

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Create an effective headline on Linkedin

Create a compelling headline by summarizing what you do in a short sentence. This brief description appears next to the user’s name in search results. Your goal is to get your viewers’ attention for them to get curious enough to read more about you. When writing your headline, make sure it’s a reflection of what you do, […]

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Update Contact Information

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Update Contact Info on Linkedin

So how do people contact you? By phone? Email, messaging? In LinkedIn, you could put in an address, phone numbers, social media and website links. In this tutorial, we will show you how to update your contact information. Click here to watch the video the Update Contact Info on Linkedin. In LinkedIn, under your profile, click […]

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Creating a Vanity URL

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How to Create a Vanity URL in LinkedIn

When you create a LinkedIn profile, you will get a generic URL address to your profile. For example, my test account is https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramen-steak-0a19381a8/  Notice the weird characters and numbers after my name, 0a19381a8! A custom URL will cause your profile to rank higher in Google Search, which will also make you easier to find. Make sure […]

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Creating a LinkedIn Account

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Creating a LinkedIn Profile

Go to LinkedIn at linkedin.com (Links to an external site.). Click on the ‘Join Now’ if you don’t have a LinkedIn account (if you have a LinkedIn account, go ahead and sign in, and go to the next page). Sign up by entering your name, email and password in the “Join Now” box on the right of […]