This document provides instructions for updating your profile on BNI Connect. It outlines the different sections of the profile including the main profile, user profile, contact details, account settings, bio, and training history. It emphasizes completing all sections with information about yourself, your business, goals, skills and how others can contact you. Maintaining an up-to-date profile provides free marketing and helps other members learn about you.

1. UPDATING YOUR
BNI CONNECT PROFILE
BNI FARMINGTON HILLS
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN
WWW.BNI-FH.COM

2. WHAT’S ON BNI CONNECT?
• Business profile (focus of this presentation)
• Your personal BNI stats “PALMS” report
• Register for seminars
• Join BNI interest groups across chapters
• Account + privacy settings
• Renew membership
• Network!

3. COMPLETED PROFILE EXAMPLE
Your can give as much info
as you want the public to see. ..
• Who you are
• What you offer
• What you’re looking for
• How to reach you
• Links for more info

4. START AT BNICONNECTGLOBAL.COM
(FOR EXISTING MEMBERS)
Revised Feb. 2017

5. New members:
• For first-time login, click
“New to BNI Connect” link
and then use the email
address you gave on you
BNI membership
application.
START AT BNICONNECTGLOBAL.COM
(FOR NEW MEMBERS)

6. UPDATE BNI PROFILE

7. PROFILE SECTIONS
1. Main Profile
2. User Profile
3. Contact Details
4. Account Settings
5. Bio
6. Training History

8. MAIN PROFILE
• Name, business name, industry/classification
• My Business – description
• Keywords
Complete BOTH sections!

9. USER PROFILE
You can…
• Change Username and Password
• Upload a Profile Photo
• Upload a Company Logo
Branding!

10. CONTACT DETAILS
• Include any phone
numbers you’d want
people to use.
• And which phone
numbers should be
visible to the public.

11. CONTACT DETAILS
• Email
• Website
• Social Networking Links
Your website & social media links will
give alternative ways to learn more
about you and connect!

12. ACCOUNT SETTINGS
• You can control who sees what…

13. ACCOUNT SETTINGS
• How often do you want to get email?
Choose “Every time a new post is added” for real time notifications.
Choose Daily or Weekly for a digest. Or None.

14. ACCOUNT SETTINGS
• What should be forwarded to you?

15. BIO SECTION
Including…
• My Bio
• My Commercial
• GAINS Profile
• Tops Profile
You control who sees these.

16. BIO
• My Bio
• Years in business, family, residence, interests
• Burning desire
• Something no one knows
• My key to success
Used to introduce you when you are the featured speaker of the week.

17. BIO
• GAINS Profile
• Goals
• Accomplishments
• Interests
• Networks
• Skills
• Tops Profile
• Ideal Referral
• Top Product,
• Top Problem Solved
• Ideal Referral Partner

18. UPDATE YOUR BNICONNECT PROFILE TODAY!
Steve Glick, Added Value Web Services, 248-470-3468
•Recheck & update it periodically!
• Look at fellow members’ profiles for examples.
• It’s FREE MARKETING
• It educates fellow chapter members