Tag Archives: posts
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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Fed up with missing LinkedIn posts from people you want to hear from? There’s an answer
On October 19, 2022 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
I think most of us have had the situation where we bump into someone, and they say, “Did you see my LinkedIn post on X?” And we didn’t, despite the fact we know and like them – we’re pretty sure LinkedIn never showed it to us, right? Well, you might be right, it might not […]
ReadMore How to turn off the comment option or manage comments on your LinkedIn post
On June 13, 2022 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Following our blog about how you can control who sees your posts, you can also decide who can comment on a post, delete a comment or disable comments completely. This was originally brought into LinkedIn as a way for those companies with a less than ideal reputation to stop any less positive comments being left […]
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How to stop seeing that annoying person’s updates on LinkedIn
On January 13, 2021 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
I bet if I asked you if you had someone that annoys you on LinkedIn with too many posts, or too salesy or inappropriate posts someone would immediately spring to mind – together with a mental grrr about them as your hackles come up and you think less than positive thoughts about them, their personal […]
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What should I say on update posts on LinkedIn?
On December 7, 2020 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Many people are unsure what they should say and how they should act on LinkedIn so I thought I would share some suggestions. Think about the posts on LinkedIn being the same as when you interact with people in real life in a business setting like a networking event, conference or convention – those small […]
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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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What “Your Post has been Trending” on LinkedIn means & should you care?
On August 29, 2019 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Since LinkedIn introduced the “Your post has been trending” feature some months back it has caused a lot of confusion with users not really understanding what it means and whether it’s a good thing or should they even care. So, here’s a blog about it. Just after LinkedIn introduced hashtags, they decided that they wanted […]
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Will you please stop trying to “go viral” on LinkedIn
On October 16, 2017 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Ok, you know the definition of to “go viral” means a video, image, story, etc spreading quickly and widely among internet users via social networking sites, e-mail, etc, but should you be going viral on LinkedIn? In my opinion, no you shouldn’t, and the reasons why I think this are: It’s an inefficient use of […]
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Do you look like a fool on LinkedIn? (and we don’t just mean in April)
On April 12, 2016 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
How many times do you see a maths problem, a family photograph, a politic entry, a meme or a quote from a famous person at a networking event, convention or conference? Not very often? How about on LinkedIn? How many times do you read them and think oh good, wow? Not many I bet! There […]
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