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
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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?
LinkedIn Profile: SEO Friendly?
You have spent a great deal of time getting your LinkedIn profile just perfect. It is finally at 100%. Is it helping you with Google? There are a few simple things that you can do to your profile that will make it found in Google better.
- Edit your LinkedIn personal url to have either your name in it or your business name
- When entering your Websites and Blogs use the “other” category. This will allow the title that shows in your profile to be customized. Use either your Website/Blog address or the Key Words you want to rank for in the Search Engines.
Take a few minutes right now and go to your LinkedIn profile and make these changes. I dare you!
Here are a few other articles about LinkedIn that you might find interesting.
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Learning how to LinkIn and what it’s worth – Once you join, you post a profile (basically your résumé and information on any services you provide). Then you link to friends by inviting them to join (I don’t do that; feels too much like bothering people who already have too much to …
Here’s to your SEOing for your business
Dotty
