Want a super easy way to get a ton of views on a LinkedIn post? Tell your story. I normally get a few hundred views on anything I post on LinkedIn. But then I posted this little story about how my agency opened an office in Hong Kong. It’s up to almost 40,000 views and has…
LinkedIn Profile Tips For Thought Leaders
Let me tell you a story. In 2013 I got the opportunity to write for Forbes. That led to opportunities to get my writing into Time, Mashable, TechCrunch, Inc., and 20 other publications. In 2015 it led to a book deal for Chief Marketing Officers at Work which was published in 2016–Success Magazine event called…
How To Avoid Connecting With Fake Linkedin Profiles
You’re rushing to work and while you’re on the subway/metro, bus, or taxi, you think “Hey, why not kill a few minutes and accept some Linkedin invitations?” You open the app and start clicking “accept” on every one. Two days later, you get a Linkedin message from someone whose name you don’t recognize, offering you…
Top 3 Linkedin Mistakes
There are a lot of articles out there about the mistakes people make on Linkedin. Those are helpful, but many of them turn into lists of things you should do couched as “mistakes,” and many of them go into the finer details of refining your profile to make it more effective. But there are some…
The Killer Feature Linkedin Doesn’t Have
Linkedin could make some serious cash off me if it implemented the feature I’m about to describe. And if you’re an entrepreneur you’d probably pay a pretty penny for it as well. I need to add a sales ninja to my team. I’d like to hire someone based on a personal referral. So I send…