The Casual LinkedIn User Guide

for stuff you may not know

You’re a busy person

Who has time to keep up with the

finer points of LinkedIn®?

Don’t despair

Presenting some LinkedIn® stuff

things won’t change

After all, this is social media

TA-DA!

LinkedIn®

Stuff

Profile Stuff

Maximum character counts* * includes spaces

Company Name

Maximum character counts* * includes spaces

Professional Headline

Maximum character counts* * includes spaces

Summary

Maximum character counts* * includes spaces

Experience

Skills limit

Message Stuff

Status updates

If you share your message on Twitter

Connection messages* * 1st connections only

InMail messages* * people you are not connected to

Invitations to connect* * can request increase from LinkedIn

Settings Stuff

You have control

You have control

sort of

You don’t have to share everything

Get familiar with Privacy & Settings

Profile privacy settings

You can say no to activity broadcasts

When you edit your profile

You have an option to share

at that time

When you edit your profile

Wonder why Mystery Man viewed your profile?

He (or she) chose an Anonymous Privacy Setting

Want to cut down on the competition?

Beware of the other privacy settings

like the ones that appear

here

like the ones that appear

here

and here

like the ones that appear

here

and here

and here

Communications privacy settings

Groups et al privacy settings

3rd party privacy settings

Plugins privacy settings

Account privacy settings

There’s a lot more

stuff

But let’s keep it simple

Profile

• Max character counts

• Limit on listed skills

Messages

• Max # of recipients

• Limit on Invitations

• Costs for InMail

Settings

• Activity controls • Multiple privacy

options

I know, I know.

Why didn’t I say so in the first place?

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Cathy Miller, Business Writer

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