Hot Tips for Great Search Results by Optimizing your LinkedIn Profile

With a whopping 332 million users LinkedIn is probably taking over the social media scene rapidly. It is a known fact that 90% of the recruiters worldwide look for eligible candidates through LinkedIn. Over 50% of the B2B firms get their customers through this platform. Hence, it is vital that you ensure that your profile is visible on LinkedIn. Here are a few sneaky tips that can dramatically improve search results of your profile on LinkedIn.

Complete your ProfileWhile all of us are in a hurry to sign up with platforms like LinkedIn, none of us bothers to update our profile to make it look appealing enough. It is important to spend a few minutes patiently update the profile, add a good photograph. You may also seek recommendations and give some yourself generously. In case you have any questions look up LinkedIn’s guidelines for completing your profile.

Optimize Job Profile TitlesIn case you belong to the management cadre, you may want to describe your last held position as “management”. However, if you are head of content, you’d rather call yourself “Content Head” or “Content Manager” or even “Strategic Inbound Blog Manager” instead of merely “Blog Manager”. Using such phrases is probably the best method to bait search engines like Google.

Increase Members in your Group

If you’ve already formed a specific group, try to add more members to your group. Similarly, you may yourself join as many relevant groups as possible in order to widen your network and reach. You’ll notice that the names of each group will appear alongside your profile, an search engine are sure to find you while crawling through the groups.

Expanded NetworkAlthough your Facebook connections may be at least four times your LinkedIn network contacts, it is time you increased your reach on LinkedIn to match that of Facebook. You may want to look up your email contact lists of friends and colleagues. Try to strike a balance between personal and professional contacts that are within your network.

Keywords for Job DescriptionsIt is a great idea to try optimizing job descriptions using appropriate keywords that need to be listed as bullet points for easier accessibility. Your profile gets a better chance at being scanned frequently when you format descriptions accordingly.

Promote Profile on Other PlatformsTry to include the link to your LinkedIn profile in your email signature that leads to your Twitter, Facebook, and Google + accounts. You can also create many inbound links to all websites you are associated with.

Anchor Text LinkLinkedIn allows a maximum of 3 links for each profile. Why not make use of this by using titles that are rich with keywords so

that you can attract more traffic. You can also use some default options like “Company Website” or “Blog” that can lead directly to your blogs on the website.