Blog Archives
The 3 most important Social Media Profiles for Business Professionals
Social Media has taken over the world, let’s face it. And as a business professional, what do you do? You can either ignore the hype, or make it apart of your life. The more wise choice of the two would be to make it apart of your life and get started on creating your professional Social Media Profiles. Here are the 3 most important Social Media Profiles for Business Professionals to create to best promote their professional brand:
- LinkedIn is the number Social Media Profile to create for business professionals. LinkedIn has over 70 million members in over 200 countries and offers the best marketing and promotional platform for business professionals. LinkedIn allows you to summarize your professional work, showcase your career accomplishments, and connect with industry and business professionals alike. Use LinkedIn as your professional portfolio to build your professional business network, to promote and market your personal brand, and ultimately advance your professional career.
- Twitter is the second most important Social Media Profile for business professionals to create. When used properly, Twitter can be a very effective and useful tool. Everyday millions of professionals log-on to Twitter to create, discover, and share ideas. Tweets of business thoughts, marketing viewpoints, and industry news all provide pieces of valuable information to the twitter community. Read More…
5 Lessons Learned on LinkedIn
After using LinkedIn for some time now and working to better my Professional Profile I have learned 5 valuable Lessons that have enabled me to increase my network, add professional connections, and obtain fans and followers of my work. Here are the 5 Lessons that you to should consider using and adding to your LinkedIn Profile.
1) Import your Blog - Using the given Applications provided by LinkedIn you can import your Blog to read directly on your LinkedIn Profile Page. Use either the BlogLink or WordPress Application and connect your Blog to your Profile so that your latest posts appear on your Profile Page. This is an excellent tool to use and implement in that it allows your connections and those following you to read up on your latest Blog Posts right from your LinkedIn Page.
2) Add and Sync your Twitter Account - Make sure to add your Twitter Account to your LinkedIn Profile Page. Adding your Twitter User Name will not only Add your Twitter Account as a visible link, but it will also pull all of your Tweets from your account and post them as Status Updates to your LinkedIn Profile. This is a great tool to increase your Twitter Followers and to keep your LinkedIn Connections in the know of what you are Tweeting about. Read More…
