Give someone a bit of a boost. (2 minutes)
Everyone likes to be acknowledged.
Seek out those who have shared some personal or business achievement. React to their news. Say hello, or congratulate them, but personalise the message. Just saying 'Congrats!' is pretty lame.
You can also share their update with a supportive comment, adding value for your network and the author.
Do this for a couple of connections or on updates your connections have liked or commented on that catch your eye. Just keep an eye on your home feed, your connections' updates pages, your notifications or your hashtags.
A time-efficient way to support your connections is to look at the activity section of a profile to find their most recent posts.
Visit a contact's profile and look through their most recent updates to find out what they are talking about.
You can customise your notification settings to see work anniversaries or birthdays (or not).
Shortcut to your notification settings is here and you can select further options from there.
You can tag an individual by typing the @ character, followed by the first and last name of the individual. This creates a link to their profile in an update. Others can see a snapshot of the individual and message or follow them. You can also do the same for a company's page on LinkedIn.
Tagging people helps to ensure that they will see your update. But don't overdo this. Don't tag large numbers of people unless the update is directly relevant to them. It is annoying and spammy.
