How to Fix Your LinkedIn Headline

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HOW TO FIX YOUR DEADLY BORING, UTTERLY FORGETTABLE LINKEDIN HEADLINE (or “Get Your Damn Title Out of Your Headline”) limegreen367/Flickr Bruce Kasanoff

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HOW TO FIX YOURDEADLY BORING,

UTTERLY FORGETTABLE LINKEDIN HEADLINE

(or “Get Your Damn Title Out of Your Headline”)

limegreen367/FlickrBruce Kasanoff

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What you put in this space really matters. It helps you stand out among 400 million other LinkedIn members.

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YOURJOB

TITLE

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DON’TMAKE ‘EM THINK BE VERY

CLEAR AND CONCISE

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DON’TBE TOO CUTE

YOUR JOB IS TO GET NOTICED IN A SEARCH, NOT LAUGHED AT

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DON’TTELL US YOUR TITLE

TELL US WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL

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Image by Carolyn Hall Young/Flickr

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES TO GET YOU THINKING….

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Maquita Peters

Writer, Editor, International Multimedia Journalist

News CuratorFacebook

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Larry Grimes

Media and Sports Mergers & Acquisitions Executive

PresidentW.B. Grimes & Company and The Sports Advisory Group

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Enterprise Account Executive, Sales SolutionsLinkedIn

Justin Michael

Building Social Customer Acquisition Engines in the Enterprise

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Founder | DirectorBerkshire Painting Residency

Richard T. Scott

Post Contemporary Painter | Coin Designer

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Ghostwriter/Book DoctorSelf-employed writer

Jodi Lipper

New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, book doctor, and editorial consultant

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Co-FounderKathyandMo.com

Kathy Caprino

Int'l Career Success Consultant, Writer, Speaker & Trainer dedicated to the advancement of women in business

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AdvisorNewpark Capital

Judy Robinett

Startup Funding Expert | Author of "How to Be a Power Connector" | Speaker | National Media Guest

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Hispanic Social Media Consultant, Interactive MarketingMassMutual Financial Group

Maria T. Cabo

Hispanic Social Media @MassMutual, Content Creator + Strategist, Multicultural + Integrated Marketer, English + Spanish

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Evangelist & Startup Advisor#SocialSelling

Jill Rowley

Keynote Speaker ** Social Selling Evangelist ** Startup Advisor ** Modern Marketing Expert ** Change Agent

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Margaret Wolfson

Verbal Branding Professional and Storytelling Artist

Founder + Chief CreativeRiver + Wolf Naming and Branding

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Laura Good

Startup Community Builder and Freelance Consultant

Principal ConsultantLaura Good Consulting Services

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Image by Carolyn Hall Young/Flickr

Created by…

Bruce Kasanoff

Ghostwriter

Kasanoff.com