Update Your LinkedIn Profile Status Often, but Don’t Self Promote

Avoid blatant self-promotion and embrace information sharing on LinkedIn, said Veronica Fielding, a social marketing expert.

Blatant self-promotion is bad form on social networks, said social marketing expert Veronica Fielding in the article “How to Build and Nurture a LinkedIn Profile Network” for TheLadders. Updating your profile’s status, however, with informative article links, industry event notices and posting community-centric information regularly is a great way to stay visible and be viewed as a valuable resource. Fielding also suggests answering questions, joining groups, sharing your work and attending events as key elements of raising the bar on LinkedIn.

If you have a Twitter account, you can set LinkedIn to import your tweets to your profile. The same can be done with your blog using the Blog Link or WordPress applications…  [S]hare info about yourself that provides a benefit to others. Posting a link to an article you found interesting shows that you’re staying abreast of industry events and sharing the news with others who may find value in the news too.

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