Tag Archives: LinkedIn Etiquette

What’s your etiquette on LinkedIn

August 6, 2021 by ,

Hi, I’m Mark, I’m on LinkedIn and I’m worried.

Using LinkedIn comes with a set of challenges & concerns. More so than ever at the moment when things have changed so much over the past 18 months.

For many, one is still “What’s the etiquette here?” or “How should I act?” or “What should I post about?”.

There’s been lots written on this but most vastly overcomplicates things.

Don’t get me wrong, I understand people’s misgivings – I have them too, particularly about the trend to more personal posting.

But I feel most of us have an innate understanding of how to do things, because it should be no different to what we do when talking to people every day – via video or phone, or face to face again, which is thankfully returning.

We meet people, we introduce ourselves (more…)

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Treat people right – LinkedIn Advent Calendar (Day 2)

December 2, 2020 by ,

Participating on LinkedIn – or any online environment – comes with its own particular set of challenges & concerns. One of those concerns is often “What is the etiquette of using it?”

In response, people have written a whole range of pieces of advice and there are there are massive tomes advising on how to go about it. While they have their place, I honestly feel they vastly over complicate the whole thing.

Don’t get me wrong, I understand people’s misgivings. However, for LinkedIn, I feel most of us have an inbuilt understanding of how to do things, because it’s exactly what we do naturally face to face or over the phone every day. We meet new people, we introduce ourselves and ask about them … essentially, we talk to them!

However, on LinkedIn, either we disregard all of this accumulated knowledge (more…)

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