rockbandThere are many ways to brand yourself and stand out in a crowd. Being memorable and easily findable among 414+ million global business professionals takes work.

Composing a valuable LinkedIn profile takes continual action: more than collecting factoids, pasting them together and leaving them to petrify. LinkedIn is not a spectator sport.

Here’s a brief collection I wrote of 7 strategic ideas to make your LinkedIn profile fresh and routinely reverberate in the minds of your prospects, one at a time:

Savvy businesspeople provide selfless assistance to nonprofits and making a difference in your community has never been easier, using LinkedIn: you can offer to provide pro bono expertise and/or you can self-nominate to fill an advertised open board position.  See volunteer.linkedin.com. Now nonprofits can find you via LinkedIn and tap into your business strengths.