From the course: Rock Your LinkedIn Profile

Create a photo that represents you - LinkedIn Tutorial

From the course: Rock Your LinkedIn Profile

Create a photo that represents you

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- Imagine this. You just met Jason at an industry conference and you both started talking about new innovations in your industry. The conversation was great, so you decide you want to add him to your professional community on LinkedIn. You go to connect with him several days later, but when you pull him up in search you see a blank silhouette of a person next to his name and several hundred other Jason's with his same last name. How do you know which Jason to connect with? Would you feel comfortable connecting with Jason if you see he has no photo? Chances are, probably not. You aren't alone. According to LinkedIn data, people with a profile photo receive up to nine times more connection requests than people without a photo. Think adding a photo to your LinkedIn profile doesn't have a large impact? Think again. When adding or updating your profile photo, make sure you select a high quality photo with good lighting on a neutral background. Don't forget, adding a profile photo can lead to up to 21 times more profile views. Like color? Check out how Sean's photo on his pink background turned out. Or maybe you just want a simple head shot. Naomi can show you how it's done. Are you more creative and want a blurred cityscape effect? Take a peak at Trevon's photo. Nice, right? What do you notice about this photo? Or how about this one? Hint, these are photos that shouldn't be used as a profile photo. Remember, pets, kids, and family are really wonderful, but your profile photo should just be you, front and center. After all, LinkedIn is a professional community. Finally, remember that your profile photo doesn't have to be a professional headshot if that's not you. In fact, you can snap a photo on your mobile device or camera, upload it to LinkedIn, and polish it up using our photo filters. Let me show you how to do that with Josh's photo. First, Josh will click into the pencil at the top of his profile to edit. Then, he'll simply click the pencil to edit his profile photo. He can select filters to choose the filter that best represents him. He can also adjust things, like the brightness, contrast, saturation, or vignette. Then, he can simply hit Apply and save it. So even if you get a professional head shot or snap a do it yourself profile photo, just make sure you add a photo that represents you. After all, adding a photo can get you up to 36 times more messages from your community. A photo really is worth a thousand words. So be sure to add a quality profile photo that's updated, has great lighting, and features just you.

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