New Service Offering!
When I started LinkedIn-Makeover.com back over a year and a half ago, there was just 1 service offering. As my business grew, a new service was born, the One on One session. A two hour consultative session with moi! This soon became the most popular service. Over the last few weeks it became clear I needed to revamp my offerings so I could continue to offer the same great quality as before. I have broken my services into 3 different offerings: Basic, Plus, & One on One. The Basic service provides you with an engaging Headline,...
read moreLinkedin Character Limits
When filling out your LinkedIn profile, it’s important to know how much room you have to fill in! LinkedIn tells you when you have hit your character limit but until you get to that point, how do you know how far you have to write? Each field is different and has it’s own character limits. When I say character, I mean each letter or punctuation mark… NOT WORDS! Here are the character counts for each field in the LinkedIn Profile. Company Name: 100 maximum characters. Professional Headline: 120 character limit. Summary:...
read moreHow Do I Remain Anonymous on LinkedIn? The Answer in 5 Easy Steps!
Anonymity! Remember that? It’s quite hard to achieve any level of anonymity or privacy in this Googley world, but we can try. LinkedIn does allow for quite a bit of privacy if you know where to find it! Remain Anonymous On LinkedIn in 5 Easy Steps 1. Don’t use your full name and turn off your public profile. Go to Edit your profile and click the edit link next to your name. Underneath the Former/Maiden name field is where you can toggle how you want your name displayed. Notice you can either have it displayed in full or...
read moreHow do I Recommend Someone on LinkedIn?
I love getting emails from clients and readers asking LinkedIn questions! Here’s the latest question that came in: “All I can say is WOW! Wonderful job on my LinkedIn Profile!! Now I have a professional profile, thanks so much! I want to recommend you on LinkedIn but how? What is the best way to submit the recommendation?” I decided the easiest way to answer this question is to record a short video showing you the steps it takes to create a LinkedIn recommendation for one of your network connections. And here it is...
read moreLinkedIn Profile SEO in 5 Easy Steps
I am often asked my secret to getting profiles optimized for high ranking in LinkedIn search. I am feeling generous today and so here it is, my secret to LinkedIn SEO in 5 easy steps. First things first… decide what keywords you want to rank for and then pepper your profile with those keywords. Concentrate on these areas: Headline, Summary, Specialties, and JOB TITLE. You want to make sure you add it in multiple places, multiple times. I know, I know! It’s like 1990′s SEO! Here’s the thing, if you don’t...
read moreChoosing Your LinkedIn Profile Picture
New research shows that wearing glasses on an interview may get you hired! Never mind a crisp shirt or a firm handshake. If you want to impress a potential employer, put on a pair of spectacles. Job hunters are more likely to be hired if they wear glasses to their interview, according to a study. A third of adults think spectacle-wearers look more professional, while 43 per cent think they appear more intelligent. Daily Mail You might not get a date like Dorothy Parker said, but at least you will get hired! Seriously though, I...
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