Consultancy
How to hide or unhide a recommendation you’ve been given
On May 1, 2018 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
It’s great to receive a recommendation from a previous client or colleague (you might find our blog Understand (and trade in) the currency of recommendations helpful), but you might not want to display all of them if a particular recommendation on your profile is not valued by you or the person that wrote it reflects […]
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What is the trick to not being a LinkedIn ghost?
On October 31, 2016 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Being present on LinkedIn but not doing anything is a bit like going to a Halloween party, not wearing a costume, not saying anything and then wondering why everyone ignores you. If you’re trying to get the treats you should from LinkedIn start by looking at a few simple things: – Your […]
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Who’s afraid of the big bad human?
On May 4, 2016 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Have you noticed that people don’t talk any more? Perhaps they are phone-a-phobic, or maybe, like most of us, it’s because there are so many modern channels of communication like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Kick, Google+, Skype etcetera which give us the excuse not to talk to each other. Think about it, when was the last […]
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Are you making the number 1 mistake networking face to face and on LinkedIn?
On January 12, 2016 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
If I had a pound, euro, dollar or yen for each person that has had an epiphany when I have explained this I could have retired. We all go to networking events and onto LinkedIn looking to meet clients or partners, starting to build those long term relationships that are both profitable and critical to […]
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How to share an update on LinkedIn
On July 13, 2015 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a quick simple way to share a message with your entire network? Something for them to choose to read, nothing pushy, nothing that would be emailed to them or bug them? Well you can – it’s called a status update. On your LinkedIn home page you can find […]
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LinkedIn Myths: Myth #7 LinkedIn is just a super-sized job board
On June 1, 2015 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
We often have people tell us how they think LinkedIn works and it is not always correct. There are a lot of myths about what it takes to make LinkedIn work so we have created a series of blog posts to dispel the most common myths we see. Myth #7: LinkedIn is just a super-sized […]
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LinkedIn Myths: Myth #6: LinkedIn is for individuals – it won’t help my company to be found.
On May 27, 2015 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
We often have people tell us how they think LinkedIn works and it is not always correct. There are a lot of myths about what it takes to make LinkedIn work so we have created a series of blog posts to dispel the most common myths we see. Myth #6: LinkedIn is for individuals – […]
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LinkedIn Myths: Myth # 5 I’ve got no chance of getting found online – there’s too much noise.
On May 20, 2015 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
We often have people tell us how they think LinkedIn works and it is not always correct. There are a lot of myths about what it takes to make LinkedIn work so we have created a series of blog posts to dispel the most common myths we see. Myth #5: I’ve got no chance of getting found […]
Read More LinkedIn Myths: Myth #4: Profile pictures aren’t that important.
On May 11, 2015 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
We often have people tell us how they think LinkedIn works and it is not always correct. There are a lot of myths about what it takes to make LinkedIn work so we have created a series of blog posts to dispel the most common myths we see. Myth #4: Profile pictures aren’t that important. Au contraire. […]
Read More LinkedIn Myths: Myth #3: On LinkedIn, recommendations don’t matter that much.
On May 7, 2015 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
We often have people tell us how they think LinkedIn works and it is not always correct. There are a lot of myths about what it takes to make LinkedIn work so we have created a series of blog posts to dispel the most common myths we see. Myth #3: On LinkedIn, recommendations don’t matter […]
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