1.
50 WAYS TO GET
MORE OUT OF
LINKEDIN
25.Don’t
include
any
contact
information
you’re
not
comfortable
having
your
contacts
see
26.Don’t
post
anything
you
wouldn’t
want
fellow
colleagues
–
current,
former,
future
–
to
know.
It
is
for
professional
relationships
27.Only
invite
those
you
know
and
trust
28.If
someone
invites
you
to
connect
and
you
really
don’t
want
to,
archive
the
request
29.Offer
helpful
stuff
and
services
–
build
reputation
30.Ask
questions
relevant
to
your
field
31.Answer
questions
relevant
to
your
field
32.Introduce
colleagues
33.Use
it
to
learn
more
about
your
professional
network
34.Put
your
LinkedIn
contact
details
on
your
email
signature
35.Don’t
leave
negative
feedback
36.Don’t
spam
37.Don’t
gossip
38.Create
a
company
profile
39.Be
social
–
get
involved
–
it
is
no
use
being
on
a
social
network
if
you
are
antisocial
40.Set
aside
time
–
log
in
once
or
twice
a
week
(unless
you
are
managing
a
group
in
which
case
most
days!)
41.Ensure
you
set
up
contact
preferences
when
you
join
a
group
42.Selectively
invite
people
from
your
address
book
43.Ask
people
to
recommend
you
44.Check
for
updates
on
the
Home
page
45.Use
your
connections
to
sort
contacts
46.Stay
connected
to
people
–
drop
them
a
note
from
time
to
time
47.Connect
with
Mark
Withers
48.Connect
with
Ad
van
der
Rest
49.Join
the
CIPD
Thames
Valley
Group
50.Join
the
Interim
Management
-­‐
IIM
Group
Mark
Withers,
Mightywaters
Consulting
&
Ad
van
der
Rest,
Interim
Human
Resources
Director
&
Consultant

2.
50 WAYS TO GET
MORE OUT OF
LINKEDIN
1. Fill
out
your
profile
completely
2. The
headline
and
the
summary
are
the
‘engine
room’
–
get
the
right
message
across
3. Make
it
clear
what
you’ve
done
in
your
career
–
and
what
you
want
to
do
4. Show
what
you
are
passionate
about
and
what
you’ve
learned
from
each
job
5. Don’t
stray
from
the
truth/embellish
6. Remember
that
LinkedIn
is
not
a
digital
CV
–
keep
it
focused!
7. Use
the
right
photo
–
people
do
business
with
people
8. Continually
update
and
refine
your
profile
and
your
network
9. Touch
base
with
a
few
contacts
each
week
10.Use
widgets
to
integrate
other
tools,
such
as
importing
you
blog
entries
or
Twitter
stream
into
your
profile
11.Grow
your
network
by
joining
industry
and
alumni
groups
related
to
your
business
12.Update
your
status
with
examples
of
recent
work
13.Link
your
status
updates
with
your
other
social
media
accounts
(but
beware
of
reverse
engineering
–
your
business
clients
may
not
want
to
know
about
social
updates
from
Facebook
or
Twitter)
14.Use
the
search
feature
to
find
people
by
company,
industry
and
city
15.Research
your
prospects
before
meeting
or
contacting
them
16.Share
useful
articles
and
resources
that
will
be
of
interest
to
customers
and
prospects
17.Avoid
hard-­‐sell
tactics
18.Write
honest
and
valuable
recommendations
for
your
contacts
19.Request
LinkedIn
recommendations
from
happy
customers
willing
to
provide
testimonials
20.Set
up
to
receive
LinkedIn
messages
in
your
Inbox
so
you
can
respond
right
away
21.Use
key
words
to
help
others
find
you
22.State
how
you
prefer
to
be
contacted
23.Make
it
straightforward
for
people
to
contact
you
24.State
what
you
would
like
to
be
contacted
about
Mark
Withers,
Mightywaters
Consulting
&
Ad
van
der
Rest,
Interim
Human
Resources
Director
&
Consultant