Greg Hyer and Martin Brossman discuss how to identify fake LinkedIn profiles. Fake profiles cost you time and violate the ethics, trust, and transparency of any community. In this episode, learn several way you can determine if a LinkedIn profile is fake.

[list][list_item icon=”icon-caret-right”]Check if the profile photo is stock or stolen using a Firefox or Google Chrome Extension from TinEye.com.[/list_item]

[list_item icon=”icon-caret-right”]Is the school they listed in their education a real school or typed correctly?[/list_item]

[list_item icon=”icon-caret-right”]Do they actually work for the company that is listed in the profile?[/list_item]

[list_item icon=”icon-caret-right”]Are the profile listed in “People Also Viewed” also fake?[/list_item]

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Greg and Martin share some investigative work they recently did so that you know what to look out for.

Run time: 13:26

Watch the video above to see the fake profile we discovered and how we figured it out.

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Post Updated December 8, 2015 to correct formatting and link to the new location of the YouTube view Greg and Martin recorded in 2011 about fake LinkedIn profiles.

Greg Hyer and Martin Brossman discuss Google+, the new social network from Google. Get an overview of some of the features on Google Plus including Circles, Sparks and Hangouts. Gain insight on how to determine who to circle and who not to, how to use Hangouts to educate prospects and stay in touch with customers and using Sparks to keep up on topics that you are interested in.

Read the article written by Greg Hyer, “Be Careful Who to Follow on Google+”

Get Martin Brossman and Anora McGaha’s new book “Social Media for Business.”

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Greg Hyer and Martin Brossman get into the details about LinkedIn Groups in this extra long podcast. Discover proper group etiquette, determine if you should start your own group, understand your group communication settings and much more. This episode runs 27:54.

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Martin Brossman and Greg Hyer discuss the impact that gas prices has on attending networking events and if it should be a major factor in deciding to attend. They also discuss using LinkedIn to connect with prospects online before attending a networking event and provide insights into this highly valuable way of building your professional relationship network.

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Martin Brossman and Greg Hyer discuss the sales hourglass concept and how it relates to LinkedIn and the traditional sales funnel.

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Martin Brossman and Greg Hyer discuss LinkedIn’s IPO and what going public means to you as a sales professional and business owner.

More and more people are looking at LinkedIn as a professional resource to find passive candidates for jobs and business alliances to help get work done. Martin talks about why it is now, more than ever, so important that you get your profile looking professional and to complete those company profiles.

Please feel free to leave a comment or send us a message using the “Contact Me” button on the left side of the page. From the questions we get, one question will earn that person a free profile make over.

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Martin Brossman and Greg Hyer discuss the recent changes to LinkedIn Group member messaging. You can read more here:

LinkedIn Changes Ability to Message Group Members

Martin and Greg also offer tips to “spring cleaning” your LinkedIn inbox – Remember to accept and display recommendations, archive old and responded messages, accept or decline lingering invites.

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Martin Brossman and Greg Hyer answer questions people have asked about letting your network know what you are doing offline by using LinkedIn.

Events

* Creating an event

* Letting your networking know that you are attending and event

* Leaving comments in events

Trip Advisor

* Where you are traveling

Status Update

* For things you have learned from a training class or other events

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Martin Brossman and Greg Hyer discuss using introductions through LinkedIn and by using hand written notes to get in the door. They also share tips on what to do if you can’t find the right person but know their title and what to do if you can’t get the person on the phone.

Greg – Tool Tip: LinkedIn Apps: Reading List by Amazon app. List the books you are reading, Follow your connections book list, they can follow yours too.

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Updated 8/15/14

This special episode from Martin Brossman and Greg Hyer, informs you about the new LinkedIn News Beta that has been recently rolled out to all LinkedIn users. Listen and learn from Martin and Greg’s analysis of this new tool giving LinkedIn an extra professional social edge.

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