LinkedIn Basics for Freelancers | Master Your Profile (Udemy.com)

Learn to create a high quality profile, attract your ideal clients, and grow your network in under 60 minutes!

Created by: Erin Booth

Produced in 2018

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What you will learn

  • By the end of this course, students will have a polished profile that helps them stand out from the crowd, connect with others, and maybe even attract clients!
  • Students will have strategies to help them become known experts in their field on LinkedIn.
  • Students will also have a strategy and script to help them ask for recommendations stress-free.

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Overall Score : 94 / 100

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Course Description

A well-crafted LinkedIn profile can befarmore powerful than a single resume, cover letter, or website, and well show you how to set up your profile the right way.
LinkedIn is incredibly powerful and personalsocial media tool. I've had greatsuccess in both growing my network and attracting clients on LinkedIn, and I willhelp teach you howto use it in a funand professional manner.
In this fast-paced course, we'll cover the basics of LinkedInso that bythe end, you'll learn: how to set up a complete, all-star profilehow tostand out from the virtual crowdestablish your expertisegrow your networkand maybe even pick up a new client or two.
WHAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN:
Cover your entire profile from top to bottom so that you get a sense for how important each section is.
Set goals that willdetermine how you should bestuse LinkedIn.
Talk abouthow to optimize your profile and background pictures so that your profile pops.
Implement strategies toincrease your ranking (and searchability) within the platform.
Learnstrategies to make your summary section shine.
Set yourself up as an expert in your industry (and talk aboutwhy this strategy is so awesome).
Learn about a free tool to automate content (like articles or videos about your niche) and share on LinkedIn daily. Ask for recommendations with a pre-written script, making it easy and stress-free.
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR:
This course is geared towards freelancers, but the content is applicable to any industry.
This course is for true beginners and is perfect for those who aren't sure how to showcase freelance work on their LinkedIn profile.
You'll also get some nifty downloads to help ensure your profile is on fleek (as the kids say).
Don't forget to leave a review for this course!
We want to ensure that we bring value to students, and the only way to do that is through your feedback and input. WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING:"Tips are given step by step for creating an appealing portrait photo, how to become more visible and searchable, dos and don'ts for content creation in each LinkedIn section, references to external resources eg. stock photos and guidance for pre-scheduling content. Thanks, Erin, for presenting them with such great energy!""I love the way Erin has laid out the course content. As I followed along, I stopped and fixed my profile, each step at a time. She's a great teacher and easy to understand. Thank you, Erin.""I wasn't a beginner on LinkedIn when I took up this course, but I was just looking to cross reference the course and see if I missed something! Its a perfect course for anyone starting a new profile on LinkedIn! Gives you great insights into being visible in your industry!""Appreciated the simple strategy of completing my LinkedIn Profile. Working alongside the suggestions helped me finish my profile completely and I feel really good about it. Thank You Erin!"MEET THE INSTRUCTOR:
I'mErin, I've been freelancing since 2012. Several years ago, I decided to get serious about LinkedIn. I learned how to create a perfect profile that attracted my ideal clients, how to network effectively, how to use SEO and rich-keywords to my advantage, and much, much more. My efforts paid off - and I soon began attracting clients who wanted to work with me. I can't wait to teach you how to set up your profile, too!
Who this course is for:
Students who have a LinkedIn profile but aren't sure what to do with it or what the point of it is!
This course is aimed at freelancers, but strategies to create a polished profile can be tailored to any industry.

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Instructor Details

Erin Booth

Hi! I'm Erin Booth, and I help experienced Virtual Assistants, like you, find your niche and grow your business.
With over a decade of experience doing high-end travel, social media marketing, calendar management, qualitative research, conference curation and event production, I feel like I've done it all.
Now, as your Virtual Assistant Mentor, I get to share all of my best tips and tools with you.
Thanks for spending your valuable time with me!

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By Nicola Joyce on 11/8/2020

Fantastic course, informative, quick, easy to follow guidance, and just like that I have a spangly new LinkedIn profile! Erin is a fabulous teacher, always engaging. This is my second course with Erin (fourth with Udemy) and Erin is by far the best teacher. I have just purchased three more of Erin's courses that I cannot wait to get stuck into.

By David Lee on 10/26/2020

Loved the course. It had many practical tips and helpful information on how to use LinkedIn effectively

By Lisa Wiggins on 10/8/2020

To the point, useful info. Thanks Erin

By Venkatesh Govindarajan on 10/7/2020

Hi Erin,
I really enjoyed the course and the next few hours are going to be spent on LinkedIn.
1 suggestion: There are places where the background music doesn't fit, takes away what's happening inside the head.

By Yousef Ahmad on 9/16/2020

Great Content !

By Raya Levinson on 9/15/2020

Great course! Thank you!

By Rhea Gumanit on 9/2/2020

Learned a lot from this. Thanks Erin

By Nicole Ragsdale on 8/27/2020

Loved this course. I got a mini LinkedIn tutorial in the process; which is what I needed because I never really properly got set up or learned how to use LinkedIn.

By Elsa Jose on 8/25/2020

I am excited on each new lesson! All were clearly stated for a beginner like me. I'm so glad to bump on this course. Thank you!

By Janet Olisa on 8/24/2020

I am improving my Profile

By Karen King on 8/18/2020

Great ideas to take away with. I'm eager to get my linkedin Profile the best it's ever been!

By Angela Sims on 8/15/2020

Just can't explain how much I enjoy her classes.