Why you should misspell your last name on LinkedIn - and other important LinkedIn strategies you may be overlooking

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Comments

[Dave Stein]

Thanks for posting this, Jill. Your profile looks great! I'm motivated to do some more work on mine.

[Dr. Jim Anderson]

Jill: yes, LinkedIn is a great tool and yes, there are a number of ways to get more out of it. However, in this 21st Century of all digital contact it's important to remember that the real key is to "pay it forward".

LinkedIn allows you to find a lot of people from your past. However, once you do, you need to find out what you can do for them today in order to set the stage for when you need them to do something for you tomorrow.

Oh, and you should use a good looking picture on your LinkedIn profile!

- Dr. Jim Anderson
www.TheAccidentalNegotiator.com
"Learn The Secrets To Successful Sales Negotiation - Close the Deal Every Time!"

[Justyn Howard]

Thanks for the article Jill! I'm still confused as to why he suggests spelling your last name incorrectly?

[Mike]

Jill,

Thanks for pointing out this tip. I would never have thought of it, but on further reflection is obvious.

Also, I would agree with Dr. Jim Anderson. Reciprocity is critical to getting value out of your network. You need to build social capital before you can tap into it to meet your own goals.

Mike
Founder, Favorang.com

[Jill Konrath]

Justyn - The reason you want to misspell your name in your Summary is because sometimes people who are looking for you type your name incorrectly. For example, 95% of people will write Conrath for my last name. In your case, I would suggest that 95% of people searching for you could mistakenly type in Justin. If they don't find you, they don't think you're there.

Jill