For the the 8th year, here are my 18 Common/worst Mistakes LinkedIn Users Make - breakdown by LinkedIn connections. 2018 updates? http://www.danielalfon.com/

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LinkedIn Mistakes
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2018
Edition

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Up to 70 Connections
70-200 Connections
200+ Connections

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Stage I
Up to 70 Connections

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1. A Partial, half-baked profile, off-brand, with No Photo
2. Think connections are everything
3. Use a Job Title/”Looking for a new opp” as a Headline
4. Confirm "Select all" when importing address book
5. Duplicate Accounts / single email address
6. Worry more about Who sees profile changes than your profile's
Visible Weakness

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Stage II
70 - 200 Connections

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1. Operation “LinkedIn” ("Need a Sale/Job") Vs.
LinkedIn seen as a Process
2. Inconsistent Connection Policy
3. No Rich Media in profile
4. Canned, boilerplate Invitations
5. Oversell / post with little long-term thought
6. Automate / not know when to go off-LinkedIn

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Stage III
200+ Connections

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1. 500+ Cliff: Low connection Quality ("Ron who? Are we connected??")
2. Too many Status Updates, 100% own content
3. Dated, Off-Brand content in profile
4. Broadcasting - little value, thinly disguised self-promotion
5. Not adding Visible contact details,Hiding (picture/connections),
no Search Alerts
6. Paying (advertising) without leveraging staff/free platform

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"I registered, but
nothing happened"
"I need 500+
connections ASAP"
"If only I had a
Premium account"

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I made most of (if not all)
the 18 mistakes myself –
before you joined LinkedIn :-)
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