From a PPC career perspective, I’m a huge fan of LinkedIn. LinkedIn offers a great way to build your personal brand and obtain career opportunities. LinkedIn also offers a great way to give back and help out others! One of my original posts here on PPC Ian (and one of the really popular ones) is my post about Growing Your SEM Career With LinkedIn.
Today, I wanted to do a quick post about a brand new LinkedIn feature. LinkedIn now allows you to endorse skills. If you go down to the Skills & Expertise section of someone’s profile and click that little plus sign, you will endorse their skill. Check out the screenshot to the right, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. You may have already received a few emails about your friends and colleagues endorsing your skills!
I like this feature because it’s easy to use and fun. Personally, I think written endorsements are king. These are the original endorsements on LinkedIn that require a written statement/paragraph. They take a lot more effort to generate and mean a lot. However, as a way to supplement written endorsements, these skill endorsements are fun. I like to think of them as “micro endorsements”.
So, what’s my strategy when it comes to these skill endorsements. It’s really the same as my strategy for written endorsements: The more you give the more you receive. I try to help others by endorsing them for their best skills. In return, I have been organically getting quality skill endorsements. Really, LinkedIn is a great way to give back to the online marketing community. Get out there and use skill endorsements to thank others. Also, don’t forget to connect with me on LinkedIn!
Image of PPC Ian’s LinkedIn Skills Endorsement © LinkedIn and PPCIan.com (the PPC Ian logo)
these are definaltely coorelated thanks for this great update keep up the good work.
Hey Ian,
Another great post! Thanks again for sharing your strategy, lets me know I’m on the right track. I had the same thought about giving freely to my close network, knowing that I’m sure to get qualified endorsements in return, it’s working out great so far! And thanks for your endorsements to, my friend!
Have a great day,
DD
Thanks, Time and Attendence. Very much appreciate the comments!
Darren,
Thanks so much for reading and for your consistently great comments. I truly appreciate it. Great to hear the strategy is working for you. Thanks so much for endorsing me on LinkedIn too. 🙂
All the best,
Ian