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Simple ways to spot a grifter on LinkedIn.
On July 7, 2025 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
One of the challenges with LinkedIn is that it is easy to make a profile, write it so that it sounds great, and say you are an expert and excellent at what you do, but how can you spot the good people, from the less good, or even con merchants? This blog will explain some […]
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LinkedIn CEO surprised by lack of uptake of AI posting assistant
On July 3, 2025 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Every individual, business, and social platform is exploring how to use artificial intelligence to create smoother, faster, and more engaging experiences — and keep users coming back. LinkedIn is no exception. The platform has been quietly and openly integrating AI tools for years. Recently, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky revealed that one of the company’s AI […]
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How to share an update post on LinkedIn.
On June 10, 2025 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Given the recent changes to the LinkedIn interface, we thought it was time to update one of our popular blogs on how to share an update on LinkedIn. Status updates are a great way of keeping in touch with your network, reminding them of what you do without being pushy, and keeping you in the […]
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Rethinking Networking: From Contacts to Connection
On May 8, 2025 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
For a long time, I believed networking was all about strategy and access: Reaching influential people through the right contacts. Knowing who to call when I needed help. Attending events with the aim of getting something from someone. In short, I thought networking was transactional—an efficient way to get ahead. But over time, I’ve come […]
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LinkedIn’s TikTok Style Video Carousels: A Young Smart Move or a Mature Mismatch?
On April 17, 2025 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
LinkedIn is stepping further into the world of video content with the launch of in-feed carousels that display short video clips in a side-scrolling, TikTok-style format. These carousels are personalised for each user (driven by yet another algorithm) based on your activity, interests, and profile data. Tap on any of the clips, and you’re taken […]
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Want to save money on advertising? Start with your LinkedIn updates.
On January 9, 2025 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
I open discussions and receive inquiries every week because of the updates I post on LinkedIn. How about you? Do you post updates regularly? If so, what do they say? Too often, people make the mistake of being overly promotional. When they don’t see immediate results, they stop, forgetting the real purpose of updates. Updates […]
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Predictions for LinkedIn in 2025
On January 7, 2025 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
It is always dangerous, and fun, to try and guess what might unfold on LinkedIn in the year ahead so here’s some guesses from me for 2025 – what do you think? Human / AI Flags: LinkedIn has seen an exponential rise in personal branding and influencer-style content, with services / tools that help users […]
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LinkedIn can save you a lot of time and make finding alumni easy
On April 3, 2024 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
When you look at the number of people in the UK that are on LinkedIn it can be quite daunting. What can you do to help you stand out amongst 37 million others? How should you use it to help you, your school and your alumni? If you were to go looking for an educational […]
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LinkedIn skills up
On March 13, 2024 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
LinkedIn has always been focused on people and has supported skills since the early days, and you can see a skills section within your profile just under your work experience and education (if you can’t, simply go to “Add profile sections” and you can include it). But there has always been a couple of challenges […]
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How to get more engagement on your LinkedIn posts – part two
On December 19, 2023 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
The previous blog with ten ways to get more engagement was super popular so here are ten more! 1. Name drop others – You need to be cautious here. When you name drop people (up to a maximum of five I’d suggest) they need to respond to your post in some way or the algorithm […]
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