I recently did an experiment on Twitter to see what happens if you Unfollow everyone and use Twitter Lists to view Twitter activity. The results were very interesting to say the least. Please comment below and let me know what approach you prefer.

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Here’s how to build a strong professional network on LinkedIn.

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My personal LinkedIn 30/30 Challenge is over and I learned a ton. In case you’re not familiar with my LinkedIn 30/30 Challenge, take a look here. What did I learn? The bottom line is that you can use LinkedIn for 30 minutes a day or less and see dramatic improvements in your business. You can More…


No. But It Is Healthy for Your LinkedIn Home Page If you’ve been following my blog posts for the past few weeks, you should have a nicely optimized Linked In Profile by now: You understand the power of Linked In.  To maximize your visibility and sale-ability, you looked objectively at what to include and what More…


I’ve passed the halfway point of my LinkedIn 30/30 challenge. I’ll be honest with you right up front. My original goal was to spend 30 minutes or less every day in June on LinkedIn helping others. I started out strong and did 10 days in a row but I didn’t get a chance to spend More…


LinkedIn: A global professional network connecting individuals from diverse backgrounds in a small world.

But Your LinkedIn Privacy Settings Can Fix That Here’s a quick and revealing exercise for you: Log out of LinkedIn. Now Google search your own name, and look closely at what appears in the results. (Oh come on, like you haven’t done this before.) Here’s the fun part: Pretend to be someone, somewhere, who has More…


Steering the Right Course for Your LinkedIn Profile Whether you’re setting up your LinkedIn account now, or you’ve already filled in a lot of the blanks, take a critical look at what you’re entering in order to steer the right course with this powerful tool. No doubt reminiscing online with old friends is fun.  That’s More…


Thank you for joining me on my LinkedIn 30/30 Challenge. In case you missed the first few days, let me explain why I’m doing this. Every day in June, I’m spending 30 minutes a day on LinkedIn. No more than 30 minutes a day. Just 30 minutes. I spend the 30 minutes helping others by More…


A pile of gold bars displayed on a LinkedIn profile.

Congratulations!  You got an account on LinkedIn.  To sort of post your old resume – and maybe connect with a few friends.  Check in every week or so. You’re not looking for a job, so it’s just not on the radar. Here’s a news flash:  You’re missing out. You are looking for a job. Everyone More…


A diverse group of professionals participating in the LinkedIn 30/30 Challenge, hold hands symbolizing global connection and collaboration.

Day 3 was a bit stressful since my WordPress template for my home page stopped working. After a few hours of troubleshooting and stressing, I found a plugin was causing the problem. The plugin was working on Saturday and works on the blog pages but stopped working on the home page. You gotta love technology. More…