A properly set up Linkedin profile is a must if you want results from this awesome social platform. So what are some of the things you should know about when setting up your Linkedin profile? Keep it interesting, relevant and specific to your business, industry or profession.
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LINKEDIN PROFILE SKILLS & EXPERTISE
This section of your Linkedin profile allows you to add your specific skills and expertise. It will help more potential contacts, connections and clients to find you easier. Also – always think about your keywords in this module of your profile.
Enjoy the ‘quick tip’ video for adding skills and expertise to your Linkedin profile.
Your comments are always welcome, and if you have any questions about Linkedin, please let me know.
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Hey Lynn, very nice video!
I just wanted to mention, for people that did not receive an email from Linkedin (I didn’t), the best way to add skills to your profile is to click More > Skills, and then search from there. This way it will tell you the skills that you already have and prevent you from adding the same skills twice.
The more intuitive way to go Edit Profile > Add Skills does not check if a skill is already in your profile; it’ll only say that when you want to save and there is no easy way to find the duplicate skills, especially if you have many.
Maybe I should write a more detailed blog post about it so that it’s more clear. It would not be the first time that a webinar, blog post, or comment of yours gave me an idea for a new blog post
Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh, and I loved your very personal touch at the end of the video with writing your web site address on paper!
You are absolutely right about that Delia. Thank you for pointing that out. It would make for a good blog post for sure. And if you would like, I would be honored if you wanted to send a link back to this post. So then maybe I will do a video, and link it back to your post?!!
There are so many features about Linkedin that I am still learning and enjoying the results it brings. So every little tip that we can share, just helps us all out. Thanks again, appreciate you stopping by and sharing the ‘better’ way to update your skills on Linkedin.
Lynn, I just published the blog post at http://www.eosgrafx.com/blog/?p=463. Please feel free to use it as a script for a future video. Let me know if it works for you or you find anything that could be improved. Thanks much!
Thanks Delia …. I will update my post and link back to your new article. That is awesome!
Hi Lynn. I have just started to follow your blog and already I have 2 pages of helpful hints on improving my Linkedin profile. I have recently become a solepreneur after working for many years in corporate life. I am trying to improve my on-line visibility and maximizing my Linkedin profile is one of my goals.
My ideal client is midlife caregivers, mainly working women that are caring for their elderly parents. After reading your blog, I realize that Linkedin is the ideal place to reach my ideal client, as well as connect with others in supporting idustries.
Thank your for the great insight.
I always enjoy hearing how my tips and techniques help others. Thank you so much K Fuller for letting me know how it has helped you and knowing your niche is half the battle. So you are on a great path. Having that 100% complete Linkedin profile is so important and will be key to start seeing results. I would like to share with you my recorded webinar I gave last month…. this should also give you some other tips and techniques to improve your Linkedin profile. Let me know. And appreciate you stopping by today…. looking forward to you visiting again soon. http://products.learnit2earnitwithlynn.com/10_missing_links_webinar
I really appreciated you comments. I am relatively new to Linkedin and want to learn as much as I can about making my profile more effective and easily found. I enjoyed your video as well, good touch!
Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed the video and the Linkedin tips. If you want to learn more about Linkedin and have a minute, check out my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/linkedinmarketingmgr …. Linkedin is a favorite social platform of mine as it has tremendous features to bring more awareness and visibility to you and your business. Let me know if you have any questions, will be happy to help in any way that I can. Thank you for stopping by today.
We tend to “set it and forget it” with regards to our social media profiles. Thanks for reminding us that it is important to go back and update. Social media networks make changes all the time and we need to keep our profiles current.
That is so true Daphne. Social media platforms are great tools but as you say, they have to be current. If we maintain an updated status on our platforms, that is when we will see the results we are looking for. Appreciate you stopping by today and sharing your comments and advice.
Hey Lynn
Awesome video on how to add skills and expertise in your LinkedIn profile. Still need to update my LinkedIn profile.
Thank you Jane that is good to hear you found this tip helpful. Hey if you need any help on your Linkedin profile, give me a shout. Will be happy to help you out, it is a platform that has proven tremendous results for my business. Thank you for stopping by!
Thank you Lynn, This is a great tip an deasy to add in our skills.
I will check it out and knowing that we are more visible by ading our skills is important indeed.
Thanks, your voice is so charming!
Please do more videos;)
Thank you so much Patricia I am glad that you found this tip to be helpful for your Linkedin profile. And I appreciate the compliment and look forward to sharing more tips and videos! So glad that you stopped by today.
Oh gee more work. I agree – you have a lovely voice
LOL…. Roberta you are so sweet! and yes, more work. BUT, this tip makes it quick and easy. I forgot to mention, you are limited to only 50 skills that you can add to your profile. So that should help a bit on the time thing, right Roberta?!
Hi Lynn, that was a helpful tip. I’ve not listened to any video from you before so it also nice to hear your voice!
I think I got that email from LinkedIn. Now that you’ve mentioned it, I’ll check to be sure. My skills section had a lot of skills in it. Frankly, I thought it seemed like too many so I deleted some of them. So it’s useful to actually see someone else’s profile and know that listing lots of skills is a good idea. I think I was thinking about it like “keywords” and remembering how you are often told not to list too many. On many of these “profiles” the systems even prevent you from listing as many as you want.
Good stuff … and where is your video series that you mentioned? And … do you have a referral program in place?
Glad you listened in to my video today Vernessa. You are always so giving and sharing I have to tell you I really appreciate that!
It is a good idea to have your skills and expertise on your Linkedin profile relate to your keywords, however, when people are searching on Linkedin and not necessarily a search engine, ‘other’ skills or expertise helps folks to find you. As long as they are specific to your business or industry.
And I sent you a message on Facebook Vernessa to give you the links to my video series and video course. Thanks so much for stopping in today. I know I will see you over on Twitter!