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Clarification added October 30, 2009:

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Can I promote my public profile?


There are a number of effective ways to promote your public profile:
Make sure your public profile preferences are properly set to display the sections of your LinkedIn profile you want non-LinkedIn users to see.


Click on 'Account & Settings' at the top of any page.
Click on the 'Public Profile' link found under the 'Profile Settings' section.
Check the boxes in front of the items you want to display on your Public Profile.
Click on 'Save Changes'.
Click on 'View My Public Profile as others see it to view the changes.

Customize your Public Profile's URL. You can also include this personal URL in an email signature to direct contacts to your profile.


Click on the 'Edit Your Profile' link found on the left hand side of the home page.
Click on 'Edit' next to the 'Public Profile' area.
Click on 'Edit' next to the 'Your Public Profile URL' area at the top of the page.
Enter your new custom URL. All custom URL's must start with www.linkedin.com/in/ and must contain 5-30 alphanumeric characters. Do not use spaces, symbols, or special characters.
Click on 'Set Address'.

LinkedIn provides View My Profile buttons containing LinkedIn graphics that you can post in email signatures or on your blog, message board or website.


Click 'Edit My Profile' found in the left navigation area of the home page.
Click ‘Edit Public Profile Settings’ in the upper right-hand corner of the Profile page.
Click on the ‘customized buttons' link found in the Public Profile box.
Choose a logo button and copy the HTML code provided next to it. This code will include a link to your public profile.
Paste the code on to your blog, message board or website.

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posted October 30, 2009

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I am not sure what you mean by your question
Do you mean your URL
Just checked your profile it is personalized
I you want to promote your LI URL
- Add it to your E-signatures
- Add it to your Email signatures
- Add it to your business cards
- Add it to your website
- Add it to your blogs
- Add it to your flyers/ newsletters

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Promoting My Public Profile

Can I promote my public profile?

There are a number of effective ways to promote your public profile:
Make sure your public profile preferences are properly set to display the sections of your LinkedIn profile you want non-LinkedIn users to see.
1. Click on 'Account & Settings' at the top of any page.
2. Click on the 'Public Profile' link found under the 'Profile Settings' section.
3. Check the boxes in front of the items you want to display on your Public Profile.
4. Click on 'Save Changes'.
5. Click on 'View My Public Profile as others see it to view the changes.

Customize your Public Profile's URL. You can also include this personal URL in an email signature to direct contacts to your profile.
1. Click on the 'Edit Your Profile' link found on the left hand side of the home page.
2. Click on 'Edit' next to the 'Public Profile' area.
3. Click on 'Edit' next to the 'Your Public Profile URL' area at the top of the page.
4. Enter your new custom URL. All custom URL's must start with www.linkedin.com/in/ and must contain 5-30 alphanumeric characters. Do not use spaces, symbols, or special characters.
5. Click on 'Set Address'.

LinkedIn provides View My Profile buttons containing LinkedIn graphics that you can post in email signatures or on your blog, message board or website.
1. Click 'Edit My Profile' found in the left navigation area of the home page.
2. Click ‘Edit Public Profile Settings’ in the upper right-hand corner of the Profile page.
3. Click on the ‘customized buttons' link found in the Public Profile box.
4. Choose a logo button and copy the HTML code provided next to it. This code will include a link to your public profile.
5. Paste the code on to your blog, message board or website.

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posted October 30, 2009

Michael L. N.

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Refer to "Promoting My Public Profile" in the Help section on LinkedIn.
The link to this section is provided below.

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posted October 31, 2009