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LinkedIn: How To Claim Your Personal URL

posted by Alicia in LinkedIn

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There are a few little-known ways to optimise your LinkedIn profile and claiming your customised url (also known as a vanity url) is one of them.

Sounds fancy! Why do I want one?

It makes your LinkedIn profile page easier to find and remember, plus it looks more professional so you can use it for cross promotion and marketing.

This 3 minute video explains what a custom url is, why you need one and how to add one to your LinkedIn profile for some extra professional goodness!

For more LinkedIn tips, take a look at my previous post 7 Tips to maxmise your LinkedIn profile.


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  • 16 January 2013 by B Squared Media // B² Blog | 10 Flagrant LinkedIn Fouls

    […] easy way to get fouled out of the game is by not claiming your personal URL on LinkedIn. If you’re a savvy social user, you’re not going to settle for being user […]

  • 26 February 2013 by Brooke

    Thanks for this. I’m currently searching for a job and using LinkedIn. Great to have a more-memorable URL.

  • 18 November 2013 by 6 Ways to Attract Recruiters to Your LinkedIn Profile | QPTech - IT Recruitment in Limerick, Cork and Dublin

    […] also prompt all passive and active job seekers to claim their vanity URL. This is a customised URL that drives directly to your […]

  • 24 December 2013 by Jan Malarik

    Hello Alicia,

    Thanks a lot for posting this video. It’s of great assistance. I’ve customised my LinkedIn profile and it makes it so easily visible and searchable for business partners.

    P. S. I totally love your thick pure British English. I recommend that you consider joining BBC -:)) Thanks and cheers. Jan

    • 20 January 2014 by Alicia

      Hi Jan – so pleased you found it useful. And, thanks the compliment, BBC here I come!

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