LinkedIn is a leading social platform offering multiple benefits to professionals. This social network comes up with new features from time to time. Recently, it launched photo sharing feature on Android, iPhone and the mobile web.
Picture Your Profession: LinkedIn Gets Visual
The photo sharing feature will roll out in the market in next few weeks. This new feature allows members to share images with their network on LinkedIn and provides opportunities to engage with other members with their update.
The new LinkedIn feature allows users to share different kinds of photos from their phone. If you are not sure about the types of photos to share on LinkedIn, here are a few suggestions.
Visual Networking Begins on LinkedIn
- LinkedIn advocates you to present yourself as a professional with active interest in career developments. You can take pictures at conferences and share quotes from speakers on your LinkedIn network. It will surely build your image as a sincere and active professional.
- LinkedIn suggests you to capture picture giving hint of a day in your life. These pictures say a lot more about professional life than a basic job description could.
- LinkedIn makes it easy for professionals to flaunt their talents and skills before the world. Whether you are an interior designer, hairstylist or into other occupation, you can always share photos of remodel you are working on or the latest style you created. It will surely help you grow professionally.
- LinkedIn asks you to include a photo in your profile, as it will increase your viewership by 11 times. It suggests you to upload something unique and not just the typical headshot. You can upload a picture of yours in the middle of your work or during a presentation. If your workday entails giving presentation or typing away at keyboard, take a shot that can offer brief idea about the nature of your work.
At present, if you share photos, they will be shown as status update. Currently, LinkedIn does not support the feature to create photo albums. As soon as this new feature is rolled out on LinkedIn, professionals would find it advantageous a lot.
