Petra lives a big fat red cat (Bluey) and teenage daughter (who thinks Petra’s brilliant jokes are quite dumb).

“Your LinkedIn Presence must filter out crap clients and attract the right people”, she says.

Global entrepreneurs who aren’t after any old client, but want the most fun, brilliant, motivated client, work with Petra Fisher. Remember how we used to be able to see that? > Tell me: what action have you taken after clicking on “Search Appearances”? <<< 😂 At the time of writing (July 2017) LinkedIn says: “We’re working to bring you even more insights, such as the keywords that other members are searching to discover your profile.” Now THAT would be a great thing to have back. Thought I'd best put it in here now that I reread my own article and noticed this bit at the bottom. It is back, we can see some keywords again. In that case, add the postcode of where you want to operate professionally. At times your postcode may show an area on the other side of your home than where you prefer to work. Location, location, location. Including the city where you are based makes you stand out up to 23x in searches.Make sure to display them in the right order ( find out here how to do that) and review twice a year. DUH. We are talking search here! Members with more than 5 skills are 27x more likely to appear in searches by recruiters. Sabbatical focused on … (you are always learning something right). If you do not have a current position, make one up. Experience. Members with current positions show up to 16x more in recruiter searches.Mind you, you will not show up more often in the search for a researcher by wearing glasses or a lab coat. Profile photo. Members with a profile photo receive up to 21x more profile views than faceless people.In case you read this in the unforeseen future. Here are some tips with an idea of how they affect your Search Appearances. The quoted figures are from LinkedIn themselves and true in July 2017. You showed up in the search result of someone at that company this might mean that you’ve got what it takes. If you are looking for work, you can see if there are jobs going. Still, look at the companies of the people who found you. People looking at you might be a great fit. Although you do not know if they actually LOOKED at your profile.

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