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Welcome!Designing and Leveraging Your LinkedIn Profile for PR and Social Proof
Donna Gilliland, Founder of MOSTraining
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Profile: optimize for exposure
Connections: strategies and tips
Social Proof: Recommendations & Endorsements
Linked in
AGENDA
4 Tools: LinkedIn Today, Follow Leaders, LinkedIn Signal
5 LinkedIn Company Pages: overview & tips
78% U.S. Recruiters surveyed use a search engine
Online Reputation research study commissioned by Microsoft
Perform a Google search on your name
85%U.S. HR professionals say online reputation influences their
hiring decisions.
Online Reputation research study commissioned by Microsoft
Online Reputation Research Study
Do you know why you want to be on
LinkedIn?
My LinkedIn Goals
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Linked
Optimizing Your Profile for Exposure
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First Steps: gather you data Linked
Job History
Certifications
Specialized skills
Memberships
Videos
Presentations
Professional Headline 120 characters Who are you? What do you offer?
Headliner
TIP: your headline travels with you when you comment and post.
3 Web sitesCall to Action headings
Custom URL
Adding website links to your profile
SUMMARY – 2000 characters of space
Write your Summary section in a Word document so you can spell check.
Where applicable include a link to a video, document or presentation.
Think keyword strategic as you craft your Summary section.
More Profile Options
Skills & Expertise
Status Updates
Tip: Plan status updates to coincide with your LinkedIn goals.
Goal Examples
• Gain visibility
• Subject matter expert
• Share information
• Attract new clients
Groups – strategic choices
Choose based upon your industry and/or interest.
Contribute to your Groups.
Groups appear on your Profile.
You can message people in your Groups.
Connection Strategies
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Grow Your Network
Business colleagues
People your meet at events
Connect with customers
Use LinkedIn’s Advanced search
Power Tip: LinkedIn Advanced search defaults to first degree connections and uses a relevance category algorithm.
Social ProofRecommendations & Endorsements
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Recommendations
Endorsements
WARNING: please don’t endorse people on skills you have not witnessed first hand. It’s not genuine or ethical.
Tools
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LinkedIn Today
Follow LinkedIn’s Thought Leaders
Tip: you can comment on their post. Potentially gain visibility.
LinkedIn Signal
Benefits• Real-time updates• Filter updates by what
matters to you• Search for keywords, topics
and streams• Save your search and check
for updates later.• Trending Links• Industry headlines.
LinkedIn Company Pages
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LinkedIn Company Page Benefits
• Visibility• Home Page Banner• 3 Service Page Banners• Link to external pages• 30 Services/Products• Video• Target marketing• Special offers• Recommendations
Follow LinkedIn Company Pages