Hi Bill,

Thanks for commenting and for your excellent advice on adjusting privacy settings — something I neglected to include in my post. I inserted a note in the post to alert people to your tip.

Best,
Meg

Since some people are concerned that making changes to their profile broadcasts a message to their network of connections, it bears mentioning that you can make profile changes without generating any messages updating your network that you have done so. Here’s how:

Click on “Settings” in the upper right corner, and then look for the section labeled “Privacy Settings”. Click on “Profile and Status Updates”, and you’ll see options to turn off two types of notifications to your network. By selecting “No” for each and then saving it, you can remain “silent” while making your profile more robust. When and if you decide you want to restart notifications, simply go back and return the settings to the “Yes” selection.

You may cover this in your e-book or elsewhere, but I figured I’d share it nonetheless. It’s one of the best tips I’ve learned about configuring LinkedIn to work for you.

– Bill Cohn