Well, 2013 is almost a wrap and, to sum up a pretty great year, I’m sharing my top 5 articles/posts of 2013. You loved (and shared) them the first time, so here they are one more time — I hope
Even Al Roker Gets Overwhelmed By LinkedIn
It’s true. Even Al Roker, the weatherman for NBC’s TODAY show, gets overwhelmed by LinkedIn. Actually, on Dec 11, 2013, and during the very chatty 3rd hour of TODAY, a segment aired about the most overused words on LinkedIn. And
Time for Your Leave Behind List for 2017
It’s officially time to start making a list of the things you’d like to leave behind in 2013 2017! As I shared a few years ago, my husband and I adopted a very helpful year-end tradition that has proven to be
5 Ways to Embrace the Season and Pay It Forward During the Holidays on LinkedIn
With the holiday season upon us why not set aside some time today and during the weeks to come to give back and show some gratitude and holiday spirit to your network by paying it forward on LinkedIn? Here are
3 Simple Steps to Get Started With a Company Page on LinkedIn
Company pages on LinkedIn aren’t just for companies like Cisco, Chase or Facebook. And if you haven’t added a company page for your business on LinkedIn you’re missing out. When you have a Company Page set up on LinkedIn you
5 Ways to Get a Professional Public Speaker to Work for Free
When I became a professional public speaker (after writing my book back in 2009), I realized it was crucial that I learned “the way of the speaker.” But before I get into that, I need to digress. Many people write books hoping to build
What IS the connection between social networks and being lonely?
I’ve been a proponent of quality over quantity when it comes to my social circles for years now. And as Malcolm Gladwell highlighted in “The Tipping Point,” 150 has shown to be the magic number for most people when it
LinkedIn Tip: A Contacts Work-around
LinkedIn is getting a lot of flak for the recent changes to Contacts, and seeing that there is always some hidden reason for the changes they make, I’m sure the changes are here to stay. Besides, for most of us,
What’s in a Word(le)? LinkedIn Recommendations, of course!
Wordle is a cool tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text you type in or cut and paste into it (your LinkedIn recommendations,
3 Things You Should Do On LinkedIn Sooner Rather Than Later
After receiving such a positive response to my recent post covering the 10 things I do on LinkedIn® each and every week, I knew it was time to share a few more of what I refer to as basic “LinkedIn Hacks,”
October is a great month to have a Pay It Forward Party!
It’s time for a October Pay It Forward Party in the East Bay! Join us on Wed, Oct 23, 2013 in Emeryville, CA. Click here to register for the upcoming PIF Party via Eventbrite today! *What’s a PIF Party you ask?