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Small Business: Be a standout on LinkedIn

With more than 135 million users on LinkedIn,

Photo credit: AP | With more than 135 million users on LinkedIn, it's important to create a unique profile that will help set you apart, say experts. (Oct. 25, 2011)

Jamie Herzlich

Newsday columnist Jamie Herzlich Jamie Herzlich

Herzlich writes the Small Business column in Newsday.

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Creative. Innovative. Dynamic.

All very descriptive words, but terribly trite, according to LinkedIn's recently released 2011 list of the most overused words and phrases in member profiles.

With more than 135 million users on LinkedIn, it's important to avoid the buzzwords and create a unique and complete profile that will help set you and your business apart, say experts.

"Your...

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