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11 Tips To Drive Traffic To Your LinkedIn Profile

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty 433494

 

11 Tips To Drive Traffic To Your LinkedIn Profile

 

With the more than 40 million professionals using this social media directory representing some 160 industries across the Globe, taking advantage of this tool could be vital to your business survival. Below are 11 tips to drive traffic and perhaps create a few more business relationships.

Key to Success

Increase your exposure.

When you add connections, you increase your data base of people viewing your profile to do business with. This has a two sided benefit, people like doing business with people they know and also it is more likely to land you at the top of Google searches, because of the network and numbers of members.

 

Improve your profile.

Most when updating their profile only list their current company, this limits the ability to connect because the lack of prior resource information. The tip here is to list your bio like a resume.

Increase your ranking.

By selecting your Full View option is key here, in addition instead of using the default URL; customize the URL to be your actual name.

 

Enhance your results.

As you know, you can promote your material to the search engines like Google & Yahoo. With your LinkedIn profile in place you are the able to publish this to various websites. By selecting ‘Other’ instead of My Website, or My Company, you can modify your link. Keep in mind to do this your setting needs to be in ‘Full View’.

Use the’ Reverse’ Option.  

This option allows you to check everyone who was a part of this company along with managers who may list employee interviews or comments.

Is the job search relevant.   

Use this source to fine tune specific education or job requirements to the purpose you are in need of or trying to fill.

 

For interview purposes.

By knowing certain information before hand, might be helpful to connect on a more personal level.

 A barometer to the company’s health.

By searching out this information will give you key components of the company, their employees, and a turnover rate.

A barometer of the industry’s health.

By searching out this info, may save a lot of time and heartache pursing an industry on the downturn or having financial issues.

Track certain startups.

Your network of people who are initiating startups are found by searching keywords. Apply this ‘Sort By’ filter to Relationship as an example to find people closer to a fit.

Seek out Help.

LinkedIn’s format has products and answers aimed to help promote guides and resources, by many forums at your disposal. Make sure you take advantage of them in your travels.

 

 

Posted by

P. Winston Heverly, GRI, ABR, SFR, CDPE, CIAS, PA

We service all of Palm Beach County and S. Florida

 

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Office: (561) 247-7376 - Fax: (561) 537-7223 - Cell: (561) 629-2660

Email: PWH@WinstonRealty.co - Web: WinstonRealty

 

Search: Atlantis, Boca Raton, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Gardens,

South Palm Beach, West Palm Beach           

 

                      

              

P Winston Heverly - Real Estate Agent

Dan Hopper
Dan Hopper - Gold Way RE - Westminster, CO
Colorado Broker / Referral Services

Thanks for posting these tips, Winston.  Just when you think you may have gotten all the insider info on these sites, you learn something new to help the SEO searches.

Feb 04, 2012 01:35 AM
Tony Morganti
RE/MAX Crossroads in Cuyahoga Falls and Stow, Ohio - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
CRS, ABR, SRES - Cuyahoga Falls, Stow

Hi Winston -  these are very helpful tips to know, most of which I was not aware of.  Thank you for the info.

Feb 04, 2012 01:48 AM
Jeff Markell
Empire Home Loans Inc. - Tustin, CA
Sr. Mortgage Consultant - Forward & Reverse

Thanks for the great tips Winston. There are a lot of social media sites out there begging for our inclusion. LinkedIn is as good as a 'business' site as there is. I can proudly say I've worked up 2200+ connections and counting. LinkedIn is a place I think I NEED to be.

Feb 04, 2012 02:31 AM
Carol-Ann Palmieri
RE/MAX Executive Realty, Al and Cal Realty Group - Franklin, MA
"Cal" the Real Estate Gal

Hi Winston.   There is so much going on out there that it is easy to get bogged down.  Thank you for the good tips.

Feb 04, 2012 09:25 AM
Ellie McIntire
Ellicott City Clarksville Howard County Maryland Real Estate - Ellicott City, MD
Luxury service in Central Maryland

There are many people who use Linked in on a regular basis. I confess I have not fully embraced it yet. These are great tips that need some careful reading.

Feb 04, 2012 03:02 PM
Sheila Newton Team Anderson & Greenville SC
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - C. Dan Joyner - Anderson, SC
Selling the Upstate since 1989

I got really into linkedin last year but have let it slide some in the past months.. I need to get  back at it!

Feb 05, 2012 02:20 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Weed and feed the platforms. So important.

Feb 06, 2012 12:32 PM
Elva Branson-Lee
Solid Source Realty GA - Atlanta, GA
CDPE - Atlanta Real Estate & Short Sale Agent

Well, Winston, I immediately went and tried some of these, and made some prgoress with my profile. I gained exactly 10 profile points, with 15 yet to go. I will need to dig a little deeper to find out how to change the url to my name, and a few other of these tips. Thanks for the spur.

Feb 06, 2012 02:45 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

With so much emphasis placed on being social to get exposure on the Internet tips are useful and helpful. Ellie wanted members to come over and say Hi,  HI!

Feb 06, 2012 02:46 PM
Winston Heverly
Coldwell Banker Access Realty - South Macon, GA
GRI, ABR, SFR, CDPE, CIAS, PA

I know nine doesn't seem like a lot compared to other posts, but this is best so far. Thanks to all who have stopped by and found it useful.

Feb 06, 2012 03:43 PM
Brien Berard
Remax Professionals Laurel MD - Laurel, MD
Maryland Real Estate Agents - Laurel Real Estate

"Improve your profile"  is exactly where I am at.  Thanks for the good advice above.

Jul 12, 2013 12:05 AM