8 Valuable LinkedIn Features You Should Start Using Right Away, Part 1 – Forbes

Photo credit Getty Images LinkedIn is replete with features that will help you build your personal brand and connect with your target audience. The folks at LinkedIn are continuously adding new valuable features for career-minded professionals. The challenge is staying on top of all these exciting enhancements. Some come out as part of a major upgrade to the platform, and others just appear with little notification or fanfare—leaving us to have to discover them accidentally—or through articles like this. This article and the one that follows highlight some of the lesser-known LinkedIn features that are personal brand builders, time savers and relationship builders. This first article focuses on items that will help you tap your creativity to build and expand your personal brand. In Part Two, we’ll unlock features that will help you reach farther with your network and increase your efficiency as you use LinkedIn. 1. Showcase your area of expertise. LinkedIn’s Creator Mode allows you to identify your top five hashtags and display them right at the top of your profile just below your headline. This new feature (and the regular use of the appropriate hashtags) will make it easier for you to find relevant content and make…
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