{"id":237,"date":"2011-09-28T13:06:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T13:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/45.113.122.180\/~prospectz\/blog\/?p=237"},"modified":"2025-02-14T04:43:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T04:43:29","slug":"make-linkedin-updates-work-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prospectz.com\/blog\/make-linkedin-updates-work-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Make LinkedIn Updates work for you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the many features of LinkedIn is allows you to put up status updates. Your latest update always appears next to your profile and the more interesting they are; the more likely it is to get viewed.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>One of the best things about LinkedIn posts and updates is that you can connect it with your Twitter and Facebook account; which means that what you do here is visible there and what you do there is visible here.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some things that you can do to make your status updates do more for you:<\/p>\n<p>Just because they allow only 140 characters does not mean you get sloppy with grammar and punctuation.&nbsp;<strong>Shortened links and good grammar go a long way<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Put a link to an&nbsp;<strong>article you\u2019ve written<\/strong>&nbsp;or were quoted in.<\/p>\n<p>Put a&nbsp;<strong>link to a video<\/strong>. Although the length of the video shouldn\u2019t really matter, one under 3 minutes is recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Any&nbsp;<strong>announcements about your company<\/strong>&nbsp;can also be put up as updates. It\u2019ll keep the followers of your company in the loop about what is happening in your end.<\/p>\n<p>Put up&nbsp;<strong>news that is related to your industry<\/strong>. Example, if you work for the IT sector, you can post news with the latest technological innovations, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The most important thing here though is that you have to make sure you are consistent when it comes to updates. One update a month is not going very far. 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