Solid Solutions Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nTopic: 5 Top Tips – LinkedIn profiles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nYour LinkedIn profile can be your best friend – working tirelessly in the background to promote you,…or your worst enemy – undermining all your good work by presenting a poor online impression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are 5 top tips from Tony to ensure your LinkedIn profile makes the right sort of noise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Your banner tells your story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYour LinkedIn banner is the editable space behind your profile photo \u2013 it\u2019s about 30% of what anybody sees on screen when they first log on to your profile.<\/li> Use your banner to help tell your story, reinforce your image, or to amuse your reader.<\/li> Above all, use your banner to help people understand what you do and how well you do it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n2. Headshots not mugshots<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSmile \u2013 be approachable, this isn\u2019t a passport photo!<\/li> However, remember it should be a headshot, not a bodyshot, so you\u2019ll be recognisable on mobile devices<\/li> Avoid looking disinterested \u2013 slouching, hands in pockets\u2026etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n3. Job Description \u2013 think \u2018Why?\u2019 not \u2018What?\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\u201cI\u2019m an Executive Assistant at Alpha Network Solutions\u2026.\u201d<\/em><\/li> <\/em>So what? What can you do for me? Why should I want to connect with you?<\/li>This could become: \u201cExecutive Assistant – 25+ years of experience supporting CEOs, Presidents, VPs, Directors & other key leaders.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n4. Put yourself in your reader\u2019s armchair<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe first 3 lines of your profile belong to the viewer<\/li> Don\u2019t begin every sentence with \u201cI\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n5. Post creatively<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nUse questions to draw in other readers: \u201cDo you agree it\u2019s a good idea that\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/li>Tag other people for comment (pre-warn them that you\u2019re going to do this first)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to make LinkedIn work for you and your business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9461,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Tony K Silver on how to make your LinkedIn profile sing v mumble! - Cross Reference<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n