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.
Is Your LinkedIn Profile Mismatched?
Your LinkedIn profile is your brand and when you fudge the facts they can come back to bite you. “Fake it until you make it” may be a common refrain, but so is “it’s the first impression that counts”.
Wednesday Comic 08: LinkedIn Answers
If you have small children you really will get this comic. LinkedIn answers is a great place to share and gain knowledge. It’s also the primary place that you can interact with the entire LinkedIn network.
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.
LinkedIn Presence Felt Around the World
I was looking through my stats today and the number of countries represented by those who have visited this blog blows me away. 49 countries have had someone visit this blog. The countries are listed here in order of the number of visitors from each country: