During my LinkedIn training sessions and workshops, I’m asked this question a lot: How can I turn off the broadcast of my activities on LinkedIn? As an example, editing the title of your current position may send an update to
A Valentine’s Day Gift For You: The 2014 DIY LinkedIn Profile Audit is here!
I’m pleased to announce that I have an updated version of my DIY LinkedIn Profile Audit tool. This is a revision to my original 2012 version and as my Valentine’s Day gift to you, it’s FREE! Just sign up for
Sorry, You Can’t Pick my Brain, But You Can Now Rent It
As a solopreneur, I occasionally have an idea or conundrum that I wish I could just bounce off someone else. Or, sometimes, there’s a challenge or business option I need to talk through a bit because I’m one of those
Are you or is someone you know digitally challenged?
Since becoming a consultant, I have met more than my share of professional people who are what I call “digitally challenged.” Over the years their numbers have dwindled, but I am sometimes still surprised when I meet 40+ year-olds that
5 Most Popular Posts of 2013: LinkedIn Tips and more
Well, 2013 is almost a wrap and, to sum up a pretty great year, I’m sharing my top 5 articles/posts of 2013. You loved (and shared) them the first time, so here they are one more time — I hope
Even Al Roker Gets Overwhelmed By LinkedIn
It’s true. Even Al Roker, the weatherman for NBC’s TODAY show, gets overwhelmed by LinkedIn. Actually, on Dec 11, 2013, and during the very chatty 3rd hour of TODAY, a segment aired about the most overused words on LinkedIn. And
3 Simple Steps to Get Started With a Company Page on LinkedIn
Company pages on LinkedIn aren’t just for companies like Cisco, Chase or Facebook. And if you haven’t added a company page for your business on LinkedIn you’re missing out. When you have a Company Page set up on LinkedIn you
5 Ways to Get a Professional Public Speaker to Work for Free
When I became a professional public speaker (after writing my book back in 2009), I realized it was crucial that I learned “the way of the speaker.” But before I get into that, I need to digress. Many people write books hoping to build
What IS the connection between social networks and being lonely?
I’ve been a proponent of quality over quantity when it comes to my social circles for years now. And as Malcolm Gladwell highlighted in “The Tipping Point,” 150 has shown to be the magic number for most people when it
What’s in a Word(le)? LinkedIn Recommendations, of course!
Wordle is a cool tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text you type in or cut and paste into it (your LinkedIn recommendations,
3 Things You Should Do On LinkedIn Sooner Rather Than Later
After receiving such a positive response to my recent post covering the 10 things I do on LinkedIn® each and every week, I knew it was time to share a few more of what I refer to as basic “LinkedIn Hacks,”