This is a guest post by Maryam Abdi. Maryam is a registered Somali court interpreter and the owner of Expert Somali Translations, a boutique firm offering Somali > English translations and cultural consulting services to legal and government sectors. She is the creator of Translators Academy … [Read more...] about The LinkedIn “foot in the door” strategy
LinkedIn connections: what’s your strategy?
One of my goals for this quarter is to make better use of LinkedIn; I feel like it's an underutilized tool for freelancers, and I want to explore its usefulness for my own purposes and for some students who've asked me about it. But here's a fundamental question about your LinkedIn presence: how do … [Read more...] about LinkedIn connections: what’s your strategy?
Handling LinkedIn connection requests
I often refer to LinkedIn as the most underused social media resource out there: most of us have a LinkedIn profile, but we just "set it and forget it," rather than using the site's more sophisticated capabilities. At the very least, LinkedIn is a great way to connect with people in your target … [Read more...] about Handling LinkedIn connection requests
A few LinkedIn tips
On Monday evening, Eve Bodeux, Riccardo Schiaffino and I presented a professional development session on "Social Media: Web 2.0 for Translators" for the Colorado Translators Association. I covered LinkedIn and Facebook, Riccardo handled Blogging 101 (you can download Riccardo's excellent … [Read more...] about A few LinkedIn tips