LinkedIn Profile: Pimped-Out Profile Brings More Business
LinkedIn Applications make the Professional Social Network Even More Valuable
LinkedIn has added Applications to help your profile stand out in the crowd – why not use them? I am taking advantage of them on my profile – Dotty Scott
When you are signed into your LinkedIn Profile there is a navigation box on the left hand side. The bottom option says “Applications”. Clicking it will take you to a page that lists the available applications you can add to your profile.
I am using the WordPress App to link my blog to my LinkedIn Profile. This pulls the last 5 blog posts into my LinkedIn profile so people can read excerpts from my posts then click to go to my blog for more of the post. LinkedIN supports WordPress through the WordPress Application and TypePad, Movable Type, Vox, WordPress.com, WordPress.org, Blogger, LiveJournal and more through the BlogLink Application.
Do you have a professional PowerPoint presentation for your business? Are you an Artist that would like to display a portfolio? There is an App for embedding a PowerPoint Presentation, Word Documant, or PDF file into your Profile. It is called SlideShare Presentations.
Google Presentation is another Application that will like any Google App presentation you have for your business into your LinkedIN Profile. It can:
- Showcase a recent talk or presentation.
- Display a visual portfolio of your professional accomplishments.
- Introduce yourself to recruiters and professional contacts viewing your profile
Are you reading any really great business books? Share them with Reading List by Amazon.
Would you like to create a Poll to gather data for a business presentation? Add the application called Polls.
There are 10 different business related applications that LinkedIN provides to create a really professional and very unique profile that can greatly benefit the exposure your business gets from the Internet. By not taking advantage of these free tools you are letting your competition get ahead of your business. Who wants to do that?
I would like to display my portfolio ( Bio-data) on net to view the professional people in the industry. WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE AND how i would be go further?
Hi Dotty,
Are we lonked over on Linked In? I’ll have to check. Your blog is looking great!!
Michelle Moseley
Sorry, can’t spell. I mean linked, not lonked. LOL
Dotty,
I enjoyed my reading here. I’m going to head over to LinkedIn to connect with you. Thanks for the valuable information.
Thanks for sharing.
Donna Wells
Hi Dotty,
Congratulations on being such a pro at Social Media and all the wonderful gadgets that make it come to life, or I should say, come to business. The information you share is really valuable, as I begin to make my to-do lists.
I’m not on LinkedIn, but your description of it, particularly what you can do with the profile, has caught my eye. One more entry on my list.
I’m am working on all the suggestions you gave for Twitter when you presented a very thorough webinar to RPro members.
Thanks for sharing.
I couldn’t agree more…thanks for your post.
I assume you mean you want your portfolio displayed on your LinkedIn profile? Can you make your data you want displayed into a PowerPoint type slide show? If you can then there is a Google App for LinkedIn that will allow you to create the slide show then embed it into your LinkedIn profile. That is how I got my Portfolio into my LinkedIn profile. If that is not what you mean then please be more specific about what you are wanting to accomplish.
Thanks Donnalynn
LinkedIn should really move towards the top of your list.