076: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile to Build Your Personal Brand and Grow Your Career

Impact Makers

Although social media has changed and evolved over the last couple of decades, it’s still a valuable place to be – to learn from, connect with others, establish your credibility, build your personal brand or business brand, and grow your career.

While there are tons of places we can hang out online these days, many of which offer limited value for our work pursuits, there’s no doubt that LinkedIn – the “professional” social network that’s been around since 2002 – is still a place where you need to be visible online. It is worth the investment of your time, especially if you’re looking to grow your career and your business as well as attract opportunities.

LinkedIn is pretty straightforward. Simply create a profile, connect with people, post and share your content, etc. However, you may not be getting the most out of it as you would if you were to create an intentional strategy for using LinkedIn.

There are multiple ways that you can optimize your LinkedIn profile to build your personal brand and grow your career. By doing so, you can use LinkedIn to build your credibility as a thought leader and your reputation as a business leader that others want to work with or do business with. Finally, you can readily access a vast network of people and resources that you can utilize (for free) for your personal and professional development. In this episode, I’m going to share some of my favorite tips and strategies for creating a LinkedIn profile that stands out, works for you, and increases your opportunities!

Show Highlights:

• Why a LinkedIn profile is valuable
• What makes a great LinkedIn profile?
• 8 profile photo best practices
• How to maximize your background photo
• Tips for an effective LinkedIn profile headline
• Tips in writing your About section
• 10 profile summary tips

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People & Resources Mentioned In This episode:

10 Tips for Taking a Professional LinkedIn Profile Photo How to make your LinkedIn Recruiter profile stand out New Research Study Breaks Down “The Perfect Profile Photo” Julie Turney LinkedIn profile (great headline and summary) Episode 044 - Get Out of Your Head and Just Get Things Done With Julie Turney Josh Bersin LinkedIn profile (great headline) Amber Naslund LinkedIn profile (great summary) Impact Makers episode 050 - Balancing a Strong Personal Brand With a High Profile Corporate Career With Amber Naslund Impact Makers episode 025 - 6 Ways to Share Your Personal Brand with the World Impact Makers Episode 024 - Taking Your Personal Brand to the Next Level with Jennifer McClure Impact Makers Episode 023 - Your Personal Brand with Jennifer McClure Personal Brand Workbook

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