Where: Bournemouth
When: 23 May 2019
Wow: It was properly sunny ☀️
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Plan, produce and promote – practical advice to help you unclog your blog, write better web content and improve your B2B presence on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn advanced tips
25 advanced LinkedIn tips for non-newbies
You’ve read all the basic advice about using LinkedIn. You know you need to fill out your profile, write an engaging headline and add a good-quality headshot. Blah blah blah.
Now you want to move on and see some more practical tips for using LinkedIn. Good, you’re in the right place 👍🏻
Check out some of the most popular how-to posts from my LinkedIn feed.
Bonus
All of these tips work on the free version of LinkedIn.
Should I publish a blog post or a LinkedIn article?
Is it better to create a blog post or a LinkedIn article?
A lot of my copywriting clients aren’t sure whether their content ought to be published on their blog or on LinkedIn.
Let’s take a quick look at the pros and cons. Plus, I’ll show you my recommended publishing process.
How to personalise LinkedIn mobile invitations
I bet you hate receiving LinkedIn connections that haven’t been personalised. I do. Common questions that run through my mind when this happens:
- 🤔 Why does the other person want to connect?
- 🤔 Are they just playing a numbers game?
- 🤔 Are they genuinely interested in me?
- 🤔 Am I going to be hit with a sales pitch as soon as I accept?
Unless you want to put those same questions into the minds of others, make sure to add a personal message to all of your LinkedIn invitations.
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How to update social media previews
You’ve updated the featured image on your WordPress web page or blog post but the old image still appears when you share the content on social media. What to do?
This post shows you how to get your social media preview visuals and info right.
The above video explains the process. Alternatively, follow the steps below the video.
Twitter: how to search for untagged mentions
Who is talking about you but not tagging you on Twitter?
Do you want to make sure that you don’t miss any mentions of your name on Twitter? This post gives you a magic search string to save so that can easily check it in future.
How to trademark a name in the UK
Register a name or phrase for your UK business
Have you ever wanted to trademark a name or phrase for your business?
You can do it online in the UK for as little as £170. And you probably won’t need a lawyer or any external help.
How to create video captions
📚 This post is part of my business blogging guide.
Do you create video for YouTube, your website or your social media accounts? If so, adding captions (text subtitles) will improve the viewing experience for your audience.
Summary for busy people
Add live captions to iPhone video via Apple Clips or Clipomatic.
Add captions to pre-recorded video via a captioning service. I recommend Rev ($1/min).
Use the Rev affiliate link above to get $10 free credit 💵
Top proofreading tips
Catch mistakes and add polish to your own writing
📚 This post is part of my business blogging guide.
As a former director of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders, I’m interested in improving the standards of all written work.
Here are my top tips to help you proofread your own writing.
HTML introduction – anatomy of a web page
An intro to HTML, the language of the web
Do you ever have to fiddle with your website pages beyond just editing text?
If you’re confused by the code view, this guide to HTML should make things a bit less scary.