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Create a customized URL. For example, you can set up your LinkedIn profile to be found at www.linkedin.com/in/joelelad instead of the default, which could be something like www.linkedin.com/in/4JPA678.
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Add a professional-looking head shot photo to your profile (something classy).
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Add your past employers so as many former co-workers as possible can find you.
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Make sure your professional headline emphasizes any keywords you want to use to promote yourself.
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Make your profile public and set it to Full View so your LinkedIn profile shows up in web search results.
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Add links from your LinkedIn profile to websites you are trying to promote, like your blog, e-commerce store, social media accounts, or company website.
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For website links that you add to your profile, select Other and rename each link to include meaningful keywords. For example, instead of calling it "My Blog," call it "Joel's E-Commerce Product Blog."
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Include all of your main email addresses in your profile so people can connect with you. LinkedIn does not display your email addresses to the public; it simply keeps your email addresses on file when someone tries to connect with you.
- Make sure the Summary field of your profile contains your critical skills and important career-related keywords in a way that makes the Summary readable (not a spammy list of keywords).
- Upload examples of your work to your profile by attaching video, pictures, documents, or slide presentations.
