Informed: the podcast for LinkedIn® users

In this episode, I talk through the following topics;

• LinkedIn™️ ran a Christmas poll

• INteresting profiles 2024

• Issues with post drafts and article analytics

• Spot a pod

• New WVYP filters - are they useful?

• The new 'create an image' feature for Articles using Microsoft designer

• 50+ factors that can impact the performance of your posts

• Post of the week

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

When your company page content consistently fails to engage an audience what can you do to make your brand more visible?

That plus;

• Profile verification finally comes to Europe

• Skill assessments

• A new feature on profiles

• A new content newsletter from LinkedIn™️ - is it any good?

• How to report spam

• Post of the week

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

Last week I shared a message I received from Sandra Long (AKA East coast 🇺🇸Sandra) about collaborative articles where she shared that she finds them very useful asked me to have another look at them...so I did!

I will share the results of my findings later but first, here's what else I cover in this weeks episode...

• Feedback on company page competitors

• A new profile feature

• A couple of improvements to Newsletters

• Why the out of office reply feature needs updating.

• Post of the week

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

I'm back from the trip of a lifetime!

And I got married as well!

This week I catch up on what has been happening on LinkedIn™️ while I've been away;

• Collaborative articles improve but become more like Q&A's rather than articles
• LinkedIn™️ break links with X (Twitter) accounts
• Several changes to company pages
• Profile videos are going to disappear
• Profile custom badges surpass creator website links
• 1 billion users...but less than 40% are active!
• Profile verification expands to Brazil and Australia
• More images allowed in image posts
• @mention (tagging) gets worse!
• The customized invitation debacle returns

All that plus the lowdown on my amazing trip.

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

Why do men approach women on LinkedIn when they would never act that way in real life? Why do people send a sales pitch DM immediately after connecting? People seem to act in strange ways with a keyboard, often very differently to the way they would in person. In this episode of LinkedInformed I had the pleasure of chatting with Jacob Elton about this fascinating topic

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

Part two of my chat with Karen Tisdell about LinkedIn™️ profiles. In this final part we discuss... 🔶 Experience section 🔶 Recommendations 🔶 Skills 🔶 Background image 🔶 Pronouns and there misuse 🔶 Name pronunciation Thanks again to Karen for helping out with not just the recording but also helping me put together this summary of the podcast.

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

Profiles are the bedrock on which everything else you do on LinkedIn™️ is built. So why do we sometimes take them for granted?

Perhaps it's time to take a closer look at your profile? This week I chat with Karen Tisdell, who is a professional profile writer about what makes a great LinkedIn™️ profile. We don't agree on everything but I think you will find this discussion valuable.

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

Business development on LinkedIn. Some focus on inbound whilst others cold approach multiple prospects (knowing they will mainly get rejected). Luis Báez 🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈 has a different approach...one that is more targeted and highly personalised. This week I chat with Luis, a sales enablement strategist and coach dedicated to online business owners and B2B professionals - he also used to work for LinkedIn in sales!

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

When pods combine with auto-commenting tools, we have a problem!

But is it right to publicly expose people who we believe are cheating in this way?

Plus:

• A new Chrome extension
• My thoughts on LinkedIn™️ AI enhancement tools
• A great AI talk from Mo Gawdat
• A brilliant post of the week

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

LinkedIn restricts customised invitations to just 10 a month!

I examine why they are doing it and why it's such a bad idea.

That plus:

• New message inboxes 👍
• New content search filter 👍
• Added feature to new custom buttons 👍
• Name pronunciation goes backwards 👎
• Does verification make you more visible? 🤔
• Added value author comments 💡
• 'Top' emerging creators (not) 👎
• Is it wise for LinkedIn™️ to be 'all in' on AI? 🤔
• Screw the views! 👍
• Post of the week 🏆

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.