Andy Milk Interactive

I’d say I probably already have done about half of these tips but there are some great ones in this list:

http://e-strategyblog.com/2009/05/linkedin-best-practices-for-business/

I definitely like the suggestion to upload a photo to your profile.  My last name is Milk so most people who’ve met me usually can put the name to the face, but there are a LOT of LinkedIn requests I get from people I worked with years ago that I scratch my head and wonder, “Is that the art director from the North Shore?” or “Who on earth is this person?”  If they have a photo, the quandary is usually solved immediately.

Another great tip suggests to update your status often.  I try to update mine whenever possible. I could Twitter this kind of status or put it on Facebook, but the LinkedIn status is very specific to the type of work I’m doing on a daily basis. One day I could be wireframing a widget, another day I could be palms deep in PHP, and another day I could be jerking around some jQuery. (I couldn’t resist the alliteration)

Past and potential future colleagues might like to know on a daily or weekly basis what kind of spectrum I cover. Sure, it’s all listed on my web site, in my profile, and on my resume, but until you see what’s actually being done by someone real-time, it’s hard to get a feel for it.

That reminds me…I meant to write about my “Never Say No” philosophy to consulting. I’ll get to that later this week.

Cheers,
Andy