LinkedIn Lead Generation Secrets by LinkedIn Speaker Philip Calvert

A couple of tips in this to help you make more from LinkedIn groups. The theory is fine, but the user experience of LinkedIn groups is quite different. Since they changed the look, feel and layout, engagement in groups has fallen off a cliff. However, I have two groups on LinkedIn - one with around 7,000 members and the other with 24,000 and I continue to invest time in them because it will pay dividends in the long run because of the Community aspect. Good news though, LinkedIn has announced that they will soon be upgrading groups, and one of the key ways they'll be doing that is by posting group content into the home page news feed. Click here to read the short article on Business News Daily...

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Useful article about the impact of changing algorithms. LinkedIn is great when you understand what gets traction, but always be ready for change... It could bit you in the backside

It's an advert for LinkedIn Sales Navigator, but it's quite fun to see what your Social Selling Index is on LinkedIn... Take a look at https://business.linkedin.com/…/the-social-selling-index-ssi

Imagine being able to know the name and contact details of everyone who visited your website? Unless you have an irresistible lead magnet, you'll never know who stopped by your site. Well LinkedIn makes it easy by showing you everything you need to know - but it's an incredibly under-used feature. Good article on the Who Viewed My Profile feature - click here...

You'd be forgiven for thinking that so-called soft skills training would be something that businesses have been working hard on. Not so suggests LinkedIn CEO... Click to learn more...

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Did you know that in many countries you can now join LinkedIn from the age of 13... I've been speaking in schools to Year 10s and Sixth form students on how they can start the transition from 'fun social networking' to 'professional social networking'. LinkedIn also has a useful resource if you have a teen in your house who might be interested in starting down the professional networking route...

Networking is an essential business activity, of which LinkedIn can play a part. Ecademy.com was founded in 1998 and was THE place to network online. Here are some useful tips to consider when evaluating networking opportunities. Click...

LinkedIn is a tool to help manage your personal brand. But it won't happen unless you stay active on the platform. Simple tips but useful...

Interesting that Guy Kawasaki has picked up on this LinkedIn issue... I for one, would be really interested to hear LinkedIn's thinking behind why they are giving prominence to text only posts over and above those with images. Either way, keep it in mind, because it works! Click...

Hashtags were reintroduced by LinkedIn a little while ago; now it seems they are testing their value on the platform by 'forcing' some people to use them. Hashtags can help people to find you when they are using the LinkedIn search tool, and it is usually a good idea to include a few relevant hashtags in your status updates – particularly if those hashtags are also amongst your top keywords. You can also search for specific hashtags, which will bring up all content that includes that hashtag. So, for example, if I was interested in cycling, I could search for #cycling and then engage with all relevant content where I can add something of value/interest. This again draws attention to yourself without selling and helps to send people to your profile page. Click...

Stand out from the crowd on LinkedIn by using different WORDS from everyone else. These are the most overused buzzwords on LinkedIn... Click...

There are a couple of points I agree with in this, though the tone of the article is overcooking the downside. There are plenty of fantastic features on LinkedIn - you just have to USE them! Click here to read...

What's the weirdest LinkedIn connection request you have received? One like this?

Messaging with someone on LinkedIn and not ready to give your detailed reply yet? LinkedIn allows you to turn off read receipts and typing notifications. Here's how:

Messaging with someone on LinkedIn and not ready to give your detailed reply yet? LinkedIn allows you to turn off read receipts and typing notifications. Here's how from Ad Week

Automation tools are useful up to a point on LinkedIn, but not for replying to personal messages...

It's amazing how many people put little or no effort at all into their LinkedIn profile picture; yet it's critically important in getting attention and setting the scene before people start to read your beautifully crafted biography and career history. Not surprisingly, when people are looking for a photo for their LinkedIn profile they try to find something which makes them look confident and competent - yet that's not one of the first things we want to know about someone when seeing them for the first time. On many occasions at workshops, I've asked delegates to tell me what they want to see in a person purely from looking at their profile photo, and all too often they've talked about friendliness, trustworthiness, honesty and dependability before anything else. This Forbes article makes for interesting reading and really helps to highlight the importance of getting your photo right.

If you've updated your app or using the desktop version of LinkedIn, you'll see that you can now send GIFs when messaging. People already getting stressed about it. Lol. Short article here on The Verge...

When did you last spruce up your LinkedIn profile? Make it a habit to check it over every week. Useful article in the Washington Post here...

I have several LinkedIn Masterclasses coming up outside the UK this year, including Skopje, Macedonia, Pristina, Kosovo, Bucharest, Romania, Belgrade, Malta Luxembourg & Prague. First up is Sofia, Bulgaria on 7th June. Check out the website if you'd like to join us: http://masterevents.bg/linkedin/

Want more leads from LinkedIn? The long awaited new location feature is now going live on the LinkedIn mobile app. Go to your contacts and it should soon appear if it's not already there. Awesome tool for committed networkers, which you can use to find LinkedIn folks who are physically nearby.