Don’t you love inspiration? You never know where it is going to come from. Recently, I had such an epiphany about LinkedIn Recommendations. Now, stop groaning.

Writing LinkedIn Recommendations is seldom on anyone’s favorite To Do list. I hope this post can help change that.

Well, maybe it still won’t be a favorite task. But, hopefully, you’ll produce recommendations you actually like.

The Epiphany

Recently I saw a LinkedIn post from my colleague, Sharon Hurley Hall. She expanded her creative services into a new area for her. So Sharon asked if those familiar with her new venture would be willing to recommend her through LinkedIn’s Recommendations feature.

Well, head slap, I thought. Why didn’t I think of that?

There was a time when I regularly wrote LinkedIn Recommendations, whether I was asked or not. I wondered how the exercise became the forgotten feature.

So, I dusted off this long-forgotten post (originally published June 23, 2010) and decided to update it. At the time of its original publication, this post was one of my most visited. But much has changed since then. On LinkedIn and other online platforms (thank you, pandemic).

Writing LinkedIn Recommendations

If you are a LinkedIn member, do you have and have you given recommendations? I have not explored how widespread the use is. If you have any statistics on that, feel free to share that in Comments.

However, I have seen debates over their effectiveness.

• Some recruiters, marketers, and HR staff appreciate the inclusion of recommendations
• Others take the stand they’re nice to have but are not a make-it-or-break-it element
• And some find them useless

However, I believe they do have value.

Well-written recommendations raise the eyebrow of expectation.

Ah, there’s the rub. Writing.

• Do you hate to see a request for a recommendation hit your Inbox?
• Don’t know what to write?
• Or simply hate to write?

That’s the reason I originally wrote this post – to offer tips and ideas to make the process as pain-free as possible.

The Forgotten Feature Revisited

Thanks to Sharon’s inspiration, I pulled together a guide, The Forgotten LinkedIn Recommendation: and how to make it work for you. In the guide, you will find the following.

• LinkedIn Facts and Stats
• Why You Should Consider LinkedIn Recommendations
• Creating a Quality Recommendation
• The Mechanics (How to do it)
• A Cheat Sheet tip list

If you want a sneak peek, or don’t want to download the whole guide, you can download the free Simple, Clear, & Uniquely Yours LinkedIn Recommendations.

Also, if you prefer reading online (something this boomer doesn’t understand), you can view the flip-book version of the guide. My plans are to update the very old video version, so stay-tuned for that.

What’s your opinion about LinkedIn Recommendations? Share your thoughts in Comments.

Note: This April 2, 2021 post is an update of the original post that published June 23, 2010.

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