LinkedIn for Personal Branding

Book excerpt: Your online presence matters more than ever in today's global workplace. Professionals are logging-in to LinkedIn in record numbers, so your profile needs to represent you in the best possible light before and after a meeting or interview. LinkedIn For Personal Branding: The Ultimate Guide is the leading strategic guidebook that most uniquely connects personal branding to the LinkedIn platform. Long's book provides a comprehensive view of personal branding using LinkedIn's profile, content sharing, and thought leadership capabilities. Additionally, Long has assembled a useful set of "How To" advice links that are available on a companion website. The website provides many resource pages and links related to each chapter. LinkedIn for Personal Branding: The Ultimate Guide is the ONLY LinkedIn book available that will do all of this for the reader: - Provide an integrated personal branding and LinkedIn strategy needed for today's professionals - in a Full Color book. - Provide additional "how to" elements in a companion website so you can click over to see detailed instructions and keep updated. - Provide dozens of examples and case studies from real LinkedIn users. - Provide several "personas" and other prompts to help you write the best possible summary. LinkedIn For Personal Branding will help you to: - Select and prioritize the best personal brand attributes for you, your career and business. - Be considered for more strategic assignments and business opportunities. - Create an authentic, personal, and impressive profile that demonstrates expertise without appearing to brag. - Consider all the ways you can demonstrate your personal brand -both offline and online- and how they work together. - Be found online > increase the likelihood of being contacted by recruiters and sales prospects. - Select the most memorable words, images, skills, and links. - Learn best practices for each profile section ( and also see real examples). - Write the most strategic and impactful headline and summary. - Give and receive more endorsements and recommendations. - Become a thought leader. - Find and Share content with your network . - Blog using the LinkedIn Publisher functionality. - Leverage LinkedIn Groups and Company pages. - Measure your progress. - And much more. This book is perfect for anyone interested in developing their personal brand using LinkedIn to propel their career or business opportunities.