LinkedIn Training
Name pronunciation on your LinkedIn profile
On July 23, 2020 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
We’ve all had one of those moments when you are due to meet, call or Zoom with someone and you look at their name and worry that you might get it wrong but no fear as LinkedIn might save the day. Another new recent addition to LinkedIn on the mobile phone is the ability to […]
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#OpenToWork on LinkedIn
On July 13, 2020 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
A recent new addition to LinkedIn is the #OpenToWork feature to help highlight to people viewing your profile that you are on the lookout for a new role and open to new job opportunities. To enable the feature from your LinkedIn profile you need to click on your photo at the top of your LinkedIn […]
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How can I get to become Admin on a LinkedIn Company Page?
On June 22, 2020 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Every LinkedIn company page has an admin (or number of admins) who is a LinkedIn user at your organisation rather than a specific email address and password. To administer a company page you need to be a user on LinkedIn! If you have admin rights you will find admin access if you go to the […]
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How to save a LinkedIn post so you can read it later
On May 1, 2020 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
We have all done it, scrolled through the LinkedIn home page feed spotted an article we want to read and thought ace I will read that later …. Only to not be able to find it when we look later … grr very annoying. LinkedIn sometimes listens to feedback and they have created the option […]
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How to manage your followers on LinkedIn (and why you might want to)
On April 2, 2020 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
While your 1st-degree connections automatically follow your posts and articles, anyone can follow you, even if they’re not in your network. Following someone on LinkedIn means that you can see what they do in a public way and hence all their posts and interactions in the public domain – which is most of them! Think […]
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Top 10 least communicative industries on LinkedIn
On December 20, 2019 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Following on from our recent blog looking at the top 10 industries globally and in the UK by the percentage of users on LinkedIn in that industry, we thought we would look at the least communicative industries on LinkedIn based on the percentage of users posting in LinkedIn. Talking to people is what makes LinkedIn […]
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Network, reach and audience are NOT the same
On November 21, 2019 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
With the continued rise of LinkedIn and other social platforms there is an increasing focus on audience, reach and network but quite often these terms are misused and muddled. To explain the difference an analogy is called for – A room full of people for a business event where perhaps you are talking on a […]
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The new Teammates feature on LinkedIn
On November 12, 2019 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
LinkedIn are currently piloting a new feature called Teammates. This isn’t available to everybody yet, but the idea is that this feature will “ensure you never miss an update from your team” and by team they mean work colleagues. If you have access to this feature you can currently add people such as your manager, […]
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Introductions
On October 23, 2019 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
As some of you will know I believe in the huge power of relationship, referrals and making introductions when I can see a good fit or think somebody can help someone else I know or have met. Most of the time I make the introduction at my own suggestion rather than being asked to do […]
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LinkedIn introduce “Find an expert”
On October 7, 2019 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
LinkedIn have recently started to roll out a feature called “Find an expert” which is aimed at helping users find a service provider for a task they want completed. Currently only available on the mobile apps (iOS and Android), this option allows you to ask your network and also the wider LinkedIn audience for their […]
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