LinkedIn has many moving pieces - all of which I think play an important role in your overall profile. In this section, we’ll briefly touch upon the purpose of each section and don’t worry - we’ll speak about each section in much greater detail throughout the course.

From your headshot all the way down to your interests, we'll cover each section of your LinkedIn profile and how each one plays an important role in your overall profile. Start here if you want a general overview of your profile.

It’s estimated that profiles who All-Star status are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn, and that's because LinkedIn promotes completed, All Star profiles among searches!

Lucky for you, it’s quite simple to achieve this elite status! This section touches upon what exactly you need to include to reach All Star level.

Before we start ripping your LinkedIn profile apart, take 5 minutes to come up with a specific goal for your LinkedIn profile.

Setting a goal now will help you measure your level of success after this course, so definitely download the writable PDF for this section because it includes a handy guide for making your goals “SMART” and achievable!

Did you know having a profile photo can get you 21x more profile views and 9x more connection requests? Think about it - are you more inclined to connect with someone with a photo or without a photo?

The good news is that you can create a professional-looking photograph without hiring a photographer or owning a camera of your own.

What to wear, where to look, it can all be very confusing. Fortunately, there’s been extensive research to answer these very questions.

In this section, you'll have a clear understanding of what makes a great headshot, and what to avoid.

You don’t need a professional headshot to make your photo standout. But you do need to know how to take an interesting photo.

In this lecture, we'll cover things like composition, lighting, spacing, and ideal background for your headshot.

If you have a photo that fits the do’s and don’ts, great, use it! If you don’t, it might be time to take a new photo.

Whether you have a DLSR or a smartphone, you can achieve a high quality look at home. In this lecture, we'll cover tips to get a high quality photo with whatever equipment you have at home.

For the final piece, we'll cover how to upload your new headshot onto LinkedIn.

We like the notion of injecting a little personality into the header photo. It’s a super effective way to visually represent your personality, so why not find a way to represent it?

There are a number of fantastic stock photography sites available online. In this section, we'll cover a few of our favorites, and we'll show you how to add text to your photo and upload the final product to you LinkedIn profile. 

Your Title is arguably the most important part of your profile and that’s because it's the thing that makes your profile searchable.

In this section, you'll learn about a powerful formula that makes you searchable within your industry, and how to test your work to ensure you used the right wording!

In this section, we'll cover how to write a summary that entices the reader to hit "show more." We'll also cover what people are looking for in a summary and best practices.

The articles and activity section of your profile is really fun because it’s a sure fire way to set yourself up as an expert in your niche!

If posting content to your LinkedIn profile every day sounds overwhelming, we've got you covered! In this section, we'll cover how to set up a free profile using Buffer, and how to automate 10 days worth of content.

Learn how to turn on LinkedIn's latest feature, and about how it can help you engage with a new audience on the platform!

The Experience section of your profile is perhaps most similar to your resume, but it is not your resume. This section is a general overview of your work history, and there are tons of ways to make this section shine!