LinkedIn tip: Customize your profile URL
| connecting, tips, web2.0This tip’s for Mike Nurse and other people who are looking for small things that could make LinkedIn more useful for them… =)
Did you know that you can customize your LinkedIn URL to make it more memorable, writable, and professional?
- Log on to linkedin.com.
- Click on Profile – Edit Profile.
- Click on Edit next to your Public Profile URL.
- Click on Edit next to Your Public Profile URL. Choose a short, memorable URL. Click on Set Address.
- Optionally customize what people see on your public profile.
- Click on Save Changes.
If you want to make it easier for people to connect with you on LinkedIn, put your new URL on your business card, your e-mail signature, your website, and other social network profiles. Little things like that help make it easier for other people to connect with you.
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