HowTo LinkedIn #5: Add a photo

photo credit: BL1961

Short and sweet today, folks.  You must add a photo to your LinkedIn profile.

And it must meet the following guidelines:

• You must be dressed professionally.  Not a suit, per se, but at minimum business casual.
• You must be the only person in the photo.
• It must be cropped so that we can actually see you, and lighted sufficiently to tell who you are.

That’s pretty much it.  It’s easy to add a photo.  I’ve blatantly stolen LinkedIn’s own instructions on how to do so:

1. Click on the ‘Account & Settings’ link at the top of the home page.
2. Click on ‘My Profile Photo‘ in the ‘Profile Settings’ section.
3. Click on ‘Browse’ to find the photo you wish to publish.
4. Click ‘Upload Photo‘.
5. Select ‘Who you want the photo visible to…’.
6. Click on ‘Save Settings’.

For your security, you can restrict photo access to only your connections or your network.

Power Tip: Use the same photo across all social media if possible.  Your photo is part of your brand.  Use it as such.

Related posts:

1. HowTo LinkedIn #4: Your professional experience
2. HowTo LinkedIn #6: Linking out
3. HowTo LinkedIn #1: Creating your unique URL
4. HowTo LinkedIn #2: Write a killer headline
5. HowTo LinkedIn #3: Connect with the people that you know

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