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January 15, 2010

LinkedIn Odds and Sods

Over the past week, I've covered why you need to be on LinkedIn, how to create a stellar profile and build a network of trusted connections, and the benefits of participating in LinkedIn groups. I'm going to conclude this series with a few miscellaneous topics to help you get even more out the service (and avoid a problem or two).
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Increase Your Networking Opportunities with LinkedIn Groups

Yesterday, I wrote about how to build your LinkedIn network by connecting to friends and colleagues. You can get even more value out of the service by joining and participating in LinkedIn groups.

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Build Your LinkedIn Network

Having an outstanding profile on LinkedIn while your network consists of only your three best friends is kind of like going to a party in a fabulous new outfit, then spending the evening huddled in the corner with, well, your three best friends.

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Create a Compelling LinkedIn Profile

In yesterday's post, I discussed the importance of having a profile on LinkedIn. Today I'm going to talk about how to create one that best highlights your professional experience and expertise.

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Do You Need to Be on LinkedIn?

Yes. (Well, that was easy...)

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What Do You Want To Know About LinkedIn?

Next week I'm going to be writing a series on LinkedIn, covering topics like groups, questions and answers, and applications. If you have any specific areas you'd like me to address, please add a comment below or shoot me an e-mail.

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T4L Redux: Getting LinkedIn

If one of your new year's resolutions for 2010 is to find a new job—whether by choice or necessity—you'll improve your chances by creating a professional profile on LinkedIn and then building your network to help you get it seen by the right people.

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Connect Your LinkedIn Status Updates with Twitter

In previous posts, I wrote about how you could have Twitter automatically update your Facebook status line directly from Twitter or with TweetDeck. Now you can also connect your Twitter and LinkedIn accounts so your tweets update your LinkedIn status line. And, unlike with Facebook, it works in the other direction as well--you can post an update on LinkedIn and tweet it at the same time.

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QuickTip: Find Jobs by City or State on LinkedIn

Anybody who follows this blog regularly knows that one of biggest pet peeves is Bad Interface Design, and social media sites are masters when it comes to this. One of the worst has to be the way LinkedIn lets people search for jobs based on geographic location.

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Reader Question: When Is It Appropriate To Invite a New LinkedIn User To Join Your Network?

Reader Kerry asked this question in a comment on my previous post, The Etiquette of LinkedIn Invitations.

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Resize Images with Office’s Built-In Graphics Editor

Not all that long ago, the only people who had to know how to manipulate photos and other digital images were graphic designers.

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TinyURL: What Is It and How Do You Make One?

I discussed TinyURLs in my earlier post, Four Ways To Engage Your Tweeps, but it has many more uses than just Twitter so it's worth its own post.

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The Etiquette of LinkedIn Invitations

In my earlier post, The INs of LinkedIn, I explained what a LinkedIn Invitation is and showed you how to send them. However, those were just the mechanics of it. This post will discuss some of the etiquette questions regarding sending and receiving invitations, such as who it is okay/not okay to invite and what do you do if you don't want to accept someone else's request.

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