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How to use Linkedin like a Pro – My 10 Secrets

Linkedin has now amassed over 380 million followers and still takes the reigns when it comes to the top social media platform for professionals.

Add to this a 3 x higher lead conversion than Facebook and Twitter and a built in business blog, and we pretty much have surpassed all the alternative social media platforms when it comes to engagement and direct targeting.

But first of all we need to learn all the features and benefits to ensure we have the best chance of securing that sale and promoting our brand. So take a look at my 8 Linkedin secrets as used by the pros.

My 10 Linkedin Secrets

Keep Linkedin blog posts to under 700 words. Less is always more

The majority of Linkedin users check their profiles in the mornings 5 days a week with 1-3 PM and 5-6PM being the key times to post.

Posting 20 status updates a month will increase your engagement by up to 60%!

Including a link with your post increases engagement by 200%

Including an image in your post increase engagement by 98%

Adding a professional photo of you results in 14 x more profile views

COMPLETE you profile. The search engines will bring up profiles with 100% complete first of all. Make sure you’re above your competitors! Need assistance?

Your profile is 5 x more likely to be viewed if you are part of a group or community

Use a background photo of your team/ product or service. Differentiate yourself from your competition and add personality!

Would you like an expert to complete your Linkedin profile and update your CV for you? Are you using Linkedin to the best of it’s ability? Contact us at DesignatedPA and let us create a winning profile for you!

The Top 5 Twitter Follow/Unfollow Apps!

Twitter can be an incredibly successful marketing tool once used in the correct way. Knowing which times to post, the best hashtags to use for ultimate exposure and following the top influencers are all vital in creating a strong following.

The thing is, it’s impossible to remember who is following you back unless you go through each account one by one. A tedious and time consuming activity for most start ups and small businesses. So take a look at my top 5 handy twitter tools that will simplify your daily activity!

Tweepi – With over 1 million users, Tweepi offers a wide range of features to manage your account. For unfollowing your non-followers, you can use Geeky Flush. This means that all your non followers will be ‘flushed away’ in one hit.

Follower Filter – This app goes one step further by allowing you to view your unfollowers last activity. With over 430 MILLION inactive users, it’s important not to waste that precious ‘follow’ on an account where the last activity was over a year ago!

Crowdfire App – Crowdfire is one of the best free tools to use to manage your unfollowers and also one of the most popular. Where as most apps will charge you to unfollow, Crowdfire will give you 100 unfollows a day. Add to that the instagram option, the great ‘copy followers’ feature and you’re onto a winner!

Manage Flitter – With over 3 million users, Manage Flitter has also been featured in top social media blogs. One of its best features is the ability to shedule a tweet when most of your followers are online! Add to the mix the Twitter analytics and you have a simple and effective app.

Friend Or Follow – It’s very simple to use and allows you to manage multiple social media accounts such as Instagram and Tumblr. You also have the ability to download all of your non followers on a CSV sheet. The only issue I have is that it doesn’t have any extra features and it can be quite time consuming clicking individually on each unfollower.

Travelling With Vertigo & Natural Remedies To Help!

So I’m still fighting to get over an inner ear infection I’ve had for 10 months now called Labyrinthitus. Like most chronic inner ear disorders, the common symptoms are;

24/7 Dizziness
Anxiety
Vertigo
Exhaustion

I was determined not to let this stop me from travelling and recently managed to fly to Edinburgh. I was completely dreading it. Would I be in a lot of pain? Would I get really ill on the plane? Would it make the dizziness worse?

Here are a few things I used leading up to the flight which are mostly natural products that helped me. Although if there was any turbulence I must admit my eyes really played up, it was a pain free trip and I’m so pleased I pushed myself to go.

Ginger Root Tablets – Well known for curing sea sickness and has been used for centuries
Ashwagandha root – Proven to increase blood flow and vertigo
Magnesium tablets – Assists the electrolyte balance within your body
Silver Colloid – More unusual but this was originally used by the Royal family and is a proven natural anti biotic to diminish viruses and Bacteria.