In 2011, I held my very first social media class. The name of the class was “Get LinkedIn!”
Want to hear something funny? I wasn’t even on LinkedIn and was pretty much opposed to any kind of social media.
The idea to have a social media class came about because people had been asking me how to use social media — as I had been setting up social media accounts for others since 2009. Of course, once I had the idea, I had to set up a LinkedIn account though it went against every fiber of my being. Ugh!
If you’re on LinkedIn and have never asked your clients or customers to write a recommendation for you, you are missing out on an opportunity to build credibility.
If you have questions about what a LinkedIn Recommendation is, keep reading.
Please do not confuse a LinkedIn Recommendation with a LinkedIn Endorsement. They are totally different. The first screenshot below shows you what an endorsement looks like.
