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30 LinkedIn Tips: #16/30 – Write like Hemingway
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #16/30: Write your profile like Hemingway. Originally written: October 16, 2017 Text & Images Updated: June 30, 2020 “He looked down the hill slope again and he thought, I hate to leave it, is all. I hate to leave it very…
Read More30 LinkedIn Tips: #14/30 – Tales of the Unexpected
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #14/30: Be a little unexpected in your profile. Originally written: October 14, 2017 Text & Images Updated: June 30, 2020 Are you the dullest person in the world? Didn’t think so. Do you want to do business with the dullest people on the planet? No. Neither…
Read More30 LinkedIn Tips: #13/30 – Be human
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #13/30: Be human in your profile. Tell me about yourself. And talk to me as an individual. I may be interested in the fact that you like scuba diving and cricket. Then again I may not. I may have a lifetime of loathing…
Read More30 LinkedIn Tips: #11/30 – Publish articles on LinkedIn
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #11/30: Publish articles on LinkedIn – show your knowledge and expertise. Originally written: October 11, 2017 Text & Images Updated: March 19, 2022 Publish your ideas and insight on LinkedIn. Your articles don’t have to be long or too detailed. They just…
Read More30 LinkedIn Tips: #9/30 – Contact details
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #9/30: Include your contact details in your profile. Originally written: October 9, 2017 Text & Images Updated: May 25, 2023 Do you want to make life easy for people, or difficult? If you want people to call you, show them your phone…
Read More30 LinkedIn Tips: #8/30 – Add a slide presentation
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #8/30: Add slides to your profile. Originally written: October 8, 2017Text & Images Updated: June 30, 2020 Control your own presentations on LinkedIn A good slide deck will make a much more effective, portable and memorable impression than simply reading text on…
Read More30 LinkedIn Tips: #6/30 – Use a custom header image
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #6/30: Use a custom header or background image on your LinkedIn Profile. Originally written: October 6, 2017 Last Updated: June 9, 2023 You have free advertising space at the top of your profile: why don’t you use it? You have a free…
Read More30 LinkedIn Tips: #3/30 – Your LinkedIn Headline: Don’t bury the lead!
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #3/30: Don’t bury the lead! Use your headline to tell a story. Originally written: October 3, 2017 Text & Images Updated: June 30, 2020 Your headline may be all that people notice on your profile. You have a headline below your name on LinkedIn. The reason it’s…
Read More30 LinkedIn Tips: #2/30 – How to change your LinkedIn URL — Own your own name
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #2/30: Personalise your LinkedIn URL Originally written: October 2, 2017 Text & Images Updated: January 16, 2023 Edit your LinkedIn URL so that your name is yours. Everyone has a unique web address (URL or Unique Resource Locator) on LinkedIn. The problem is, the…
Read More30 LinkedIn Tips: #1/30 – How to write your LinkedIn About section
30 short, useful, actionable LinkedIn tips in 30 days from Doctor David Petherick. #30by30 #TheDoctorisIn #1/30: First person, first item: Write an about section. Originally written: October 1, 2017 Text & Images Updated: January 29, 2024 Use your ‘About’ section to include the essentials The pivotal part of your LinkedIn Profile is the summary or…
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