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About the Author

Lance Whitney is a freelance writer and reporter in the New York City area. For the past 20 years, he has written articles, columns, and reviews for a variety of technology publications and websites. He currently works for CNET as a freelance news reporter. He also teaches classes on personal technology, including one on how to use social networks such as LinkedIn.

His first book, Windows 8 Five Minutes at a Time, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2012.

Throughout his varied career, Lance has worked as a writer and editor in advertising, marketing, and publishing. He also spent 10 years in the IT department at an international company where he handled everything from local technical support to global software projects.

Author’s Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my acquisitions editor, Aaron Black, for trusting me to write my second book for Wiley, following the first one in 2012. I would also like to thank my project editor, Marty Minner, for his advice, wisdom, and partnership in helping me complete this book. I’d like to thank my technical editor, Ben Schupak, for all the time and labor he put in testing the many steps detailed here. And finally, I’d like to thank my copyeditor, Gwenette Gaddis, for her sharp eye and helpful feedback.

This book is dedicated to my wife Cely and to my parents.

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Teach Yourself VISUALLY LinkedIn

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Understanding LinkedIn

Set Up Your Account and Profile

Build Your Network

View and Post Updates

Communicate with Other Members

Use LinkedIn Groups

Use LinkedIn for Jobs and Business

Use LinkedIn for Education

Use LinkedIn on a Mobile Device

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Account

Create an Account

Create an Account

Create an Account (continued)

Create an Account (continued)

Set Up Your Profile

Set Up Your Profile

Add Your Photo

Add Your Photo

Add Your Contact Info

Add Your Contact Info

Add Websites to Your Profile

Add Websites to Your Profile

Add Your Summary

Add Your Summary

Add Your Experience

Add Your Experience

Add Your Education

Add Your Education

Add Additional Info

Add Additional Info

Add Your Skills

Add Your Skills

Add Your Projects

Add Your Projects

Add Your Organizations

Add Your Organizations

Add Websites to Your Summary, Jobs, and School

Add Websites to Your Summary, Jobs, and School

Upload Files to Your Profile

Upload Files to Your Profile

Add More Details

Add More Details

View and Control Your Public Profile

View and Control Your Public Profile

Chapter 3: Building Your Network

Add Contacts from Your E-Mail

Add Contacts from Your E-Mail

Accept an Invitation

Accept an Invitation

Connect with People You May Know

Connect with People You May Know

Search for People

Search for People

Find Alumni

Find Alumni

Get Introduced through a Connection

Get Introduced through a Connection

Use InMail

Use InMail

View the Networks of Your Connections

View the Networks of Your Connections

View Your Contacts

View Your Contacts

Tag a Contact

Tag a Contact

Hide or Remove a Contact

Hide or Remove a Contact

Select Who Can See Your Connections

Select Who Can See Your Connections

Chapter 4: Viewing and Posting Updates

View Updates from Your Connections

View Updates from Your Connections

Manage which Updates You See

Manage which Updates You See

Respond to an Update

Respond to an Update

Post Your Own Updates

Post Your Own Updates

Link to a Name in an Update

Link to a Name in an Update

Delete One of Your Updates

Delete One of Your Updates

See Who’s Viewed Your Recent Updates

See Who’s Viewed Your Recent Updates

Chapter 5: Communicating with Other People

E-Mail a Connection

E-Mail a Connection

Check for New E-Mails

Check for New E-Mails

Respond to an E-Mail

Respond to an E-Mail

Manage Individual E-Mails

Manage Individual E-Mails

View and Manage All Your LinkedIn E-Mail

View and Manage All Your LinkedIn E-Mail

Search Your Inbox for Specific Messages

Search Your Inbox for Specific Messages

Set the Frequency of E-Mails

Set the Frequency of E-Mails

Select Who Can Send You Invitations

Select Who Can Send You Invitations

Chapter 6: Revising Your Profile

Change Your Name, Headline, or Location

Change Your Name, Headline, or Location

Change Your Photo

Change Your Photo

Add or Update an E-Mail Address

Add or Update an E-Mail Address

Add, Remove, or Revise a Position

Add, Remove, or Revise a Position

Revise Your Education

Revise Your Education

Share Your Profile on Facebook or Twitter

Share Your Profile on Facebook or Twitter

See Who’s Viewed Your Profile

See Who’s Viewed Your Profile

Chapter 7: Adding Endorsements and Recommendations

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!