By Scott Allen, on March 31st, 2009 |
It’s very easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the insulation of the internet allows us to be bitter, snarky, etc., with impunity. Perhaps in an anonymous environment like Slashdot that may be the case, but when all your interaction is tied to your very public identity, as on LinkedIn, guess . . . Read More: Job Seekers: Attitude Matters
By Scott Allen, on March 30th, 2009 |
Good advice. Even if you’re feeling desperate, no one wants to network with desperate people.
By Scott Allen, on March 27th, 2009 |
By Scott Allen, on March 26th, 2009 | Yet another way to use LinkedIn I never would have thought of:
By Scott Allen, on March 26th, 2009 |
Personally, I don’t hate LinkedIn (usually). Still thought this description was hilarious.
By Scott Allen, on March 25th, 2009 |
Who knows, Kim. Now that you’re there, you might actually find some more ways LinkedIn is useful.
By Scott Allen, on March 25th, 2009 | I’ve always kind of liked tag clouds conceptually, but Wordle just makes them better. Way better.
By Scott Allen, on March 23rd, 2009 |
3 per day? How about 3 ever???
Posting open LinkedIn connection requests on Twitter is:
Noise. It’s certainly not conversation or relationship-building. Desperate. Ugh. Who wants to connect with desperate? Ineffective. What’s the value of those trivial electronic links? Referrals require trust. . . . Read More: LinkedIn Open Networking FAIL
By Scott Allen, on March 23rd, 2009 |
Anyway, it’s not the size of your network that matters – it’s how you use it.
By Scott Allen, on March 21st, 2009 |
Seriously though, let’s talk a little bit about LinkedIn and SEO (search engine optimization).
Realistically:
If you have a distinctive name, you can easily dominate the search engines on searches for your name. Get your name, or some variation of it, as a domain. Which do you really want to send people to: your . . . Read More: The Truth About LinkedIn and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
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