9 Best Practices to Create an Impressive LinkedIn Profile for Sales

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The line “Sell me this pen.” is an oddly familiar line for anyone who has shown up to an interview for a sales profile. However, as products and services mature and become more convoluted, so do sales and sales processes. Thus, in this context, the challenge of selling pens loses relevance.

Here are some best practices that you can put to use:

Do Not Shy Away From a Profile Photograph

Did you know that?LinkedIn users are 14x?more likely to view your profile if it has a picture? As popularly said — a picture says a thousand words – so why not make each of them count? Think of the profile photo you choose as the image that defines your brand.?

Write a Killer LinkedIn Headline

When it comes to writing a LinkedIn headline, you need to follow the KISS principle. The KISS principle is – Keep It Simple, Silly! Anyone checking out your profile is not looking for tomes of sales-related quotes or how you started a career in sales. It is not relevant to them. What they seek to know about you are two things –?who?can you help? And?how?can you help?

Throw in a Succinct Summary

Once you have crafted a compelling headline, you need to follow it with an equally captivating summary. The headline has captured the attention, but the summary will hold the attention of anyone on your profile. And here’s where you can afford to boast a bit about your sales techniques and performance. Typically, a LinkedIn summary can be constructed using the 3×3 formula – a maximum of three paragraphs containing three sentences each.?

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