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One of my first tasks every year involves disconnecting with people who are no longer relevant or adding value to my LinkedIn network. Why do I and others do this and what are the benefits? More of that later but there are a couple of things I spotted this week which you might find interesting; […]

LinkedIn Phishing Scams Most Clicked With a 47% Open Rate in Q3 2020   Stories Update LinkedIn have confirmed that tapping on the right edge or swiping immediately on a story is not counted as a view. In addition, it would appear that they are testing some new ‘engagement’ analytics as seen here in this […]

Welcome to episode 280…I’m still amazed every time I look at how many episodes I have done, how time flies! This weeks subject was sparked by a conversation I had with a delegate on a workshop this week. We were talking about designing your content for your target audience, they were interested in company page […]

Welcome to episode 259. It’s great to have followers but to increase the visibility of our posts we need to get more of them to engage. This isn’t just about what we write but also about how we treat our followers, especially new ones! This week my main focus is on my new (and not […]

Welcome to this weeks digest of all things LinkedIn. Today I want to address and issue which has always been a tricky question for LinkedIn users to answer…Should you connect to competitors? More of that later but first….. Interesting Stuff I Saw This Week LinkedIn Member number exceeds 645 million Iran-Linked APT34 Invites Victims to […]

Welcome to a new episode and it’s great to be back after a wonderfully relaxing week away in the truly stunning Swiss alps. About a month ago I received a personalised connection request from someone who had the words ‘LinkedIn and Neuroscience’ in his headline….as you can imagine this really piqued my interest. What on […]

Welcome to another episode and a bit of a landmark really, our 250th one! Thank you so much to everyone that subscribes, listens and/or reads the show notes. I consider it a real privilege to host and produce the show and I’ve had such an amazing time putting together all 250 of them! It’s been […]

Hello and welcome to this weeks episode which will focus on the darker, somewhat sinister side of LinkedIn strategies…buying Followers, Endorsements, connections and even employees! What is the world coming to? Anyway more of that later….. LinkedIn refreshes Sales Navigator homepage to put focus on alerts Mike Winnet has released his first Contrepreneur episode…and it’s […]

Welcome to this weeks show. So who do you follow on LinkedIn and why? I’m not talking about who you connect with, that should be for different reasons (even though you do then follow them) but those people on LinkedIn that you purposely follow with the intention of seeing their activity, posts and articles in […]

Welcome back to another show. This week I’m chatting with Andy Foote about the talk given by a LinkedIn executive called ‘creator-side optimization and incentives in social networks’. This was a very interesting a quite revealing insight into how LinkedIn adjusted their algorithm earlier this year to counter what they described as a ‘perverse incentive’ […]