LinkedIn is one of the oldest social media platforms in today’s market, with over 800 million registered users, it’s the platform all businesses and professionals should be looking to leverage to the fullest. One of the best ways I like to engage with my audience is by posting video content on my profile. If you’ve […]
READ MOREHow to generate quality leads and convert them on LinkedIn!
A great quote I heard many years ago and it still rings clear today is “Your lead generation strategy is only ever as good as your ability to convert leads into sales…” 2022 has arrived and I’m sure we are all ready to go for a big year, many have plans in place for creating […]
READ MORELinkedIn Metrics You Should Track
How do you know whether all the work you’re doing to build an authoritative presence on LinkedIn through creating and posting great content is succeeding? Metrics, that’s how. That raises the question as to what you should be tracking. I’m not into obsessing over numbers for their own sake, so I’d like to share some […]
READ MOREHow to ensure people read your LinkedIn posts
It’s soul destroying, pouring your creative energy into writing LinkedIn posts that no-one reads. This is what was happening to a new client who recently engaged me to help him drive stronger engagement on LinkedIn. We’ll call him Mike (not his real name, for privacy reasons). Mike had been on LinkedIn for a couple of […]
READ MOREAre You a LinkedIn Super Connector?
Perhaps we should start by defining what a Super Connector is. There are various views on this and most people would probably say a super connector would be someone whose profile shows they have 500+ connections. Actually that’s all that LinkedIn will show on anyone’s profile. So they may have 501 first level connections or […]
READ MOREAre your posts trending on LinkedIn?
You just got a notification from LinkedIn that one of your posts is ‘trending’, but you’re not sure what that means, if it’s a good thing or if it matters at all. While I don’t think just getting likes and views is the main goal on LinkedIn, expanding the exposure of your content is generally […]
READ MORE10 Steps to Get a Response to LinkedIn Messages
Have you been frustrated by getting no response to messages you send on LinkedIn? When you send a message to someone by email, on social media, voicemail or an “old school” handwritten letter, you want them to open it, read it, and respond. Of course you do. LinkedIn offers some great messaging options but they’re […]
READ MORE5 Simple Steps to turn on LinkedIn Creator Mode
Creating or sharing content that’s relevant and interesting to your network is still the best way to build trust and position yourself as an authority in your niche. LinkedIn is always looking for ways to help members appropriately promote their brands and engage with their audience. If you’re creating content on LinkedIn it stands to […]
READ MOREWant to supercharge engagement on LinkedIn this year?
If 2020 was the year of learning how to work from home let’s make this the year you finally start creating video content. It can be daunting when you first start out so I’m going to share some tips that help to take the angst out of the exercise. First of all, why bother? There’s […]
READ MOREConnect Online, Close Offline
Nothing irks me more than a blatant sales pitch in a LinkedIn connection request or the first message I get from a new contact. Whether it’s social media, email or any other medium, I’m sorry but I’m just not biting. You need to be a lot more patient and invest in building a reason for […]
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