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Celebrate Your Communities on Social Media

Do you celebrate your communities on social media? My communities include my business networking groups, Toastmasters clubs, faith community, and more. For this blog post, I’ll focus on my business networking groups. They include: Aging Well Leads Group, part of the West Metro Chamber of Commerce Alternative Business Networking Group DTC and RiNo chapters of the Denver Area B2B Networking Group Preferred Business Network Coast-to-Coast B2B chapter of the SHE Leads Group Simplify Your Social Media Meetup Group Why I Value Being Part of My Business Networking Groups The meetings are educational, positive, and supportive. I tend to leave feeling [...]

By |2023-12-08T07:33:52-07:00December 7th, 2023|0 Comments

The Power of Recommendations on LinkedIn

Have you ever thought about the power of recommendations on LinkedIn? We all know the benefit of having positive Google reviews. Yet, recommendations on LinkedIn seem to be an afterthought for many people. A number of my clients – both business owners and job seekers - have no recommendations. Or if they have recommendations, the last one was given well over five years ago. Many people are reluctant to ask for public recognition for the work they do. Further, they struggle with how to compose a recommendation that comes across as authentic, specific and meaningful. Potential clients, referral partners and [...]

By |2023-03-30T21:39:22-06:00March 30th, 2023|0 Comments

Adding Sections to Your LinkedIn Profile – Tips for the Recommended Sections

Have you ever wondered how to add sections to your LinkedIn profile? Nearly a year ago, LinkedIn changed the process for doing this. This blog post is the second in a series of three posts on how to add sections to your profile. In last week’s blog post, I went over the three groups of sections: Core, Recommended and Additional. Then I provided tips for how to approach the Core sections. Here’s a link to that post: https://boomerssocialmediatutor.com/adding-sections-to-your-linkedin-profile-tips-for-the-core-sections/ In this week’s blog post, I provide tips for how to approach the Recommended sections. As a reminder, the place to start [...]

By |2022-12-08T21:54:44-07:00December 8th, 2022|0 Comments

Five Ways to Engage with Your LinkedIn Connections

Enhance your LinkedIn experience by using these five ways to engage with your LinkedIn Connections. Too often we connect with people on LinkedIn and then simply ignore them. When you engage with your LinkedIn connections in a sincere, natural way, you are staying top of mind with them. They will appreciate you paying attention to their posts and business milestones, such as new jobs or work anniversaries.   Five Ways to Engage with Your LinkedIn Connections Congratulate them for their achievements Take time at least once a week to review your notifications section. When you see that a LinkedIn connection [...]

By |2022-04-07T21:40:41-06:00April 7th, 2022|2 Comments

Ways to Honor Others on Facebook and LinkedIn

Have you thought about ways to honor others on Facebook and LinkedIn? Celebrating Valentine’s Day this month has led me to reflect on this topic. Acknowledging others on these social sites is an important part of enhancing both business and personal relationships. Consider creating a system of reminders so you remember to take the time to honor others.   Use Facebook to Honor Others Meaningfully comment on a post shared by a business colleague or an organization you are part of. Click on the Reviews tab of a company’s Facebook business page and write a glowing review of their business. [...]

By |2022-02-16T21:41:08-07:00February 16th, 2022|0 Comments

Changes to Your LinkedIn Profile

Have you noticed the changes to your LinkedIn profile? These changes aren’t dramatic, so you might not have noticed them. Since Linkedin doesn’t roll out these changes to everyone at the same time, your profile might not show them yet. The changes have two parts to them. One part involves the process for adding a section to your profile. The other part involves the overall format of your profile.   Adding a Section to Your Profile To add a section to your profile, click on the “Add profile section” button. This button is toward the top of your profile and [...]

By |2022-02-10T07:54:49-07:00February 10th, 2022|0 Comments

How LinkedIn Can Help College Students Land Internships

Have you ever thought about how LinkedIn can help college students land internships? When a college student’s LinkedIn profile aligns more closely with the position description for the kind of internship they are seeking, they are more apt to land that internship. Too often college students have a very limited amount of information in their LinkedIn profile. When they add more information about their background and aspirations, they paint a more robust picture of themselves. In November 2020, a college student from Spain reached out to me after finding me online. She wanted to know if I could help her [...]

By |2022-01-19T21:31:36-07:00January 19th, 2022|0 Comments

Words of Appreciation Can Be a Wonderful Gift

Words of appreciation can be a wonderful gift – especially when you are honoring volunteers. For example, Paul Kluck recently wrote me a heartfelt recommendation on LinkedIn. In 2021, he was the president of the board of the Strategic Trusted Advisors Roundtable (STAR) – Denver, and I served on the board with him. STAR is a connecting group for advisors, each of whom has at least seven years of experience in their field. Members of our board are shown in the photo above this post. Back row, left to right: Doug Hartley and Paul Kluck. Front row, left to right: [...]

By |2021-12-16T08:15:59-07:00December 15th, 2021|0 Comments

Asking For and Giving Recommendations on LinkedIn

Many people have difficulties with asking for and giving recommendations on LinkedIn. Potential clients, referral partners and employers pay attention to the recommendations you have received and ones you’ve given. Yet, many people remain reluctant to ask for public recognition for the work they do. Further, they struggle with how to compose a recommendation that comes across as authentic, specific and meaningful.   Asking For Recommendations For someone to recommend you on LinkedIn, the two of you need to be connected on this site. Also, they can only recommend you for a position that’s listed in your Experience section. Therefore, [...]

By |2021-11-17T21:57:28-07:00November 17th, 2021|0 Comments

Spotlight Your Strengths in Your LinkedIn Profile

Have you thought about how important it is to spotlight your strengths in your LinkedIn profile? You may have hesitated about doing this, as you wonder which strengths to include. If you’re a job seeker, you might choose to vary the strengths depending on the types of jobs you are pursuing. As a business owner, you may want to expand upon the strengths you list if the services or products you provide change.   How Can You Learn What Your Strengths Are? I find the CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder) assessment to be a helpful tool for discovering and/or validating personal strengths. Psychologist [...]

By |2021-11-10T21:50:02-07:00November 10th, 2021|0 Comments
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