1. I think I have two LinkedIn accounts?!
This happens ALL the time. You sign up on LinkedIn with one email address, build up your profile, make some connections and then you're seeing double ... Usually, creating two accounts is the direct result of not adding all of your "associated" email addresses into your one (and first) account. When someone emails you the invitation to join LinkedIn, you confuse it for a connection request and end up signing up for LinkedIn again with a different email address than you used to create your initial account. The good news is, there is an easy fix - associate all of your email addresses with one LinkedIn profile.
- Click on Account & Settings (top-right~ish of LinkedIn page)
- Under the Personal Information section, click on Email Addresses
- Type in any additional email addresses you have (one at a time)
- Click Add Email Address
- LinkedIn will send an email to that address to verify that you own it
- Click the "verify" link in the LinkedIn email to add the email to your account
Now, when someone who only knows your Yahoo email address trys to connect with you on LinkedIn (which you initially set-up using your Hearthside email address) you will show up as already being on LinkedIn, connectable and of course, super cool.
To remove those pesky "extra" accounts ...
- Login to the "offending account"
- Click on Account & Settings
- Under Personal Information, click Close Your Account
- Select your reason and click Continue
- Click Confirm to close the extra account
2. I signed up for LinkedIn and nothing happened?!
I know that I've told you that LinkedIn can be much less interactive than Facebook, but you will be required to put some effort forth if you expect to get anything in return. Build your profile, make it ROCK, I want to see full, complete Google-tastic profiles. Then, REACH OUT, don't just hang back and wait for the connections to roll in. Send a few invites out, reach out to past clients, co-workers and classmates, sync your Outlook or webmail contacts and be social.
- Click on the green Add Connections button on the left side menu
- Add contacts manually (ugh) or by importing, checking your past collegues and classmates, checking your webmail and/or Outlook and finally, if all else fails, you can upload a .csv file!
See me for more on .csv files ...
Important note: You have the option to add a personal message with your invite. Do it. Trust me. Take 2 seconds and add a little personalization.
3. I'm on LinkedIn, I have connections, now what???
Glad you asked ... we will address this more in "Social Networking - What's Next" (see the EDU calendar for upcoming dates). A few suggestions from this little geek:
> Update your status ... tell me that you worked with a great contractor, negotiated a tough deal or found a great new website. Keep your updates relevant, professional and brief.
> Check out the Q & A Section on LinkedIn (click on Answers) and get involved in the discussions going on all over LinkedIn.
> Give and get recommendations - click on Contacts > Recommendations to get started.
> Create a custom LinkedIn URL (Account & Settings > Public Profile)
> Add your LinkedIn URL to your email signature, your website and your social profiles.
> Check out some of the LinkedIn Groups (Search > Search Groups) and join a few that interest you, then get involved in the discussions (or start your own).
Had enough of me yet? See ya tomorrow :)
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