There are some great tools available to improve your LinkedIn experience. You might have heard of some of these. You might be using some. But a lot of people are not aware of all of these, so here they are.
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The Fallacy of Protecting Your Network
When you limit your connections to only those that you know are you protecting your network or simply limiting opportunities? And how exactly are you protecting your network? Maybe it’s time to rethink your strategy.
Ed Jones Had Me at Hello!
I write a lot about personalizing invitations when you wish to connect. It’s even more critical if you’re trying to connect to someone you don’t know. I didn’t know Ed, but after reading his invitation was there any doubt that I would connect?
10 Part Series: Can LinkedIn Work for You?
In November I wrote a post about the ways you can use LinkedIn. From that post I followed up with a post on 9 areas of using LinkedIn. Part 10 was released last week. Here are all 10 parts of the series. LinkedIn has changed since this series started, but most of the articles should still be very relevant. Enjoy.
How Good is Your Profile?
The Linkulator allows you to grade your profile and compare it to the Average LinkedIn user (at least of those who have completed it). It takes a couple of minutes and will provide you with a numeric score of your profile, display the average user score, and then it classifies your score and provides some tips on how to improve your profile.
LinkedIn Part 10: Providing Value to Your Network
In the original article in this series the last three ways I noted to use LinkedIn were to share knowledge and expertise, introduce connections, and recommend worthy individuals. Each of these is a way to provide value to your network, so I thought I would cover them together.