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What should I post on LinkedIn? Part three
On September 5, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
In our third blog in our series of ideas on what you could post about on LinkedIn, here are another ten suggestions to hopefully inspire you towards posting on LinkedIn regularly: 1. Talk about a misconception in your area or industry. Explain the reality of that in your perspective and voice. 2. Struggling to know […]
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The robots are coming! LinkedIn brings AI into posts.
On July 24, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
One of the most common questions and fears that people have on LinkedIn is posting – what should I post, how often, when, will anyone read it, or care? To make it easier LinkedIn has decided to release an AI to help you post. When you hit post you will see a little draft with […]
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What should I post on LinkedIn? Part two
On July 11, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
One of the most common questions we get on our educational programmes and courses is peoples’ fear about what to post, and how people might respond or think about what they post. On the flip side, they don’t think about what people will think about them if they don’t post! Posting is important on LinkedIn […]
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“I’d like to add you to my professional network” is dead
On July 5, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Picking up on our previous blog where LinkedIn killed off three features (carousels, profile cover video and in-image labels) they have also killed off that staple message of LinkedIn “I’d like to add you to my professional network”! How many times have you seen that email message come in and your heart sinks or flutters? […]
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What should I post on LinkedIn? Part one
On June 7, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
One of the most common questions we get on our educational programmes and courses is about what to post, how often and people’s curious and wide-ranging fears around it. We are often asked “What type of content should I share on LinkedIn?” and this makes us smile. Imagine if you bumped into somebody you know […]
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What sort of LinkedIn user are you?
On May 23, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Whenever I talk about the types of users on LinkedIn there are always people that look sheepishly at their shoes as they embarrassingly recognise themselves. That’s not something to worry about – it’s great as now you can evolve and move forwards. You need to think about how you want to be seen, where and […]
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Quick guide to what makes a good LinkedIn profile.
On May 10, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
I am often asked if I have a guide of what a “good” profile looks like, and I often send people towards our Profile test and our How good are you at using LinkedIn test as these should get you thinking. If you wanted a quick guide your profile should have: Professional Headshot: Having a […]
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How to back up or export your LinkedIn connections
On May 2, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
LinkedIn has become a critical business tool and as such I often receive notes asking how to back up the connections on a LinkedIn account for a variety of reasons. It might be that you’re: trying to extract all the details to populate a customer relationship management (CRM) system. adding them to a mailing program […]
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The Top 10 industries on LinkedIn in the UK in 2023 will surprise you
On March 21, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
At the beginning of 2023 the number of people globally on LinkedIn sits at over 900,000,000, and we expect to see this figure increase as the year progresses as more and more people join LinkedIn every day as LinkedIn is THE business networking site to be on. We like to keep an eye on how […]
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Why you should post on LinkedIn, and what the point of posting is and isn’t!
On March 14, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
How do I know what people might enjoy? How do I make it go viral? How do I come across well? As a thought leader / smart etc? I don’t want to say the wrong thing. These are some of the worries we hear a lot from people about what is stopping them from posting […]
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