How to Master the Art of the LinkedIn Profile Pic!
First Impressions Matter! In this post I share with you how to Craft a LinkedIn Profile Picture That Grabs Attention
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Your linkedin photo, it’s more than just a photo! It is a key element of your personal and professional brand!
Did you know that having a professional profile picture on Linkedin makes your profile 21x more likely to be viewed by others? This includes recruiters, hiring managers, relevant professionals in your industry, and so many others.
But don’t worry in today’s post I’m going to help you make a great first impression on LinkedIn with your Linkedin profile photo!
And no, you will not need to hire a professional photographer! With these tips you can totally take a professional and high quality LinkedIn profile photo at home!
What makes a great LinkedIn profile photo?
It is authentic: use a picture of yourself to give other’s an impression of who you are. If your Linkedin connection would meet you tomorrow, either to network, or for a job interview, you want to give them in advance a clear idea of what you look like.
Make sure your picture is up to date: don’t use a photo from 10 years ago. It just needs to reflect what you look like on a daily basis.
It conveys your personal brand: are you someone who is serious, or someone who is more casual?
A lot of people wear suit and shirts on their linkedin photo, and that will definitely have an effect of how you are perceived by others.
But you totally don’t have to, if this is not who you are!
It definitely isn’t who I am!
Use the right facial expression:
Rule of thumb is smile! Having a LinkedIn with a profile picture where you are smiling will make you seem more approachable!
Photofeeler has ran a study with a sample of 800 profile pictures, they found that people view you as more likable, competent, and influential if you smile in your LinkedIn profile picture.
And smiles that show teeth were much more liked than closed-mouth smiles.
This is such an interesting study, that I had to make an entire video about it, make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss it right here.
With this said, if you are someone who is more serious, it is totally ok to look serious on your picture. Remember, it needs to reflect who you are, and your branding.
you are the focal point in the picture: no family or a group photo on your LinkedIn profile picture. Your profile is about you, and so should be your picture!
Pro Tips for a Killer LinkedIn Profile Pic!
Here are 5 tips for how to take a great picture for your linkedin profile?
Smile, preferably with your teeth showing. Remember, as the study showed, it will make you highly likable
Dress as you normally would dress to work, remember it is supposed to reflect your professional brand. And you can be wearing a T-shirt if this is who you are, and if this is how you show up to work!
The right zoom: Make sure the picture is not too zoomed in on your face, or too zoomed out, showing your full body. Watch my video above for examples of LinkedIn profile picture.
Lights: make sure it’s not too dark, like this. Natural lighting will do the trick!
Background: make sure your background is neat and not distracting
🚨Bonus tip: Change you LinkedIn Settings to Avoid Nosy People!
BEFORE you make any changes on your LinkedIn profile: let’s adjust your linkedin settings, so your LinkedIn network isn’t notified every time you make a sneaky change, including changing and adjusting your profile picture.
Here is what you do:
Click on settings > then visibility > then go to visibility of your Linkedin activity > you click on sharing profile edits and turn it off!
How to Upload a Linkedin Profile Picture? Step-by-Step
Go to your profile
Click on “view or edit profile photo”
Click add photo, and upload from photos (it’s better to go with an existing photo, than taking one on the spot)
Adjust your picture by playing around with the settings and filters if you want. This is the great moment to make sure the picture is centralized on you, not to far and not too close.
Press save!
And that’s it!
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