Q&A: Should I update my LinkedIn profile to better match my side hustle?

Notes from Chris

Episode 1404

Today’s listener has started a podcast for dog lovers. She’s wondering if she should update her LinkedIn profile to remove references to her academic work. What’s the best answer?

"Hi, Chris. This is Emily from Jacksonville, Florida, and I've been listening to the show for at least two years. The tremendous variety of examples in your answers have been so encouraging. Thanks to your show and to finding my birth family, last year, I finally got up the courage this past me to start my own side hustle called Dogs are the Best Friends. It's a podcast where owners share their sweet dog stories and I share helpful dog training and other tips.

My question is, should I take down all of my Academia credentials on LinkedIn and fill it out with my business ventures that I am now working on? I'm thinking that by doing this, I could reach out to people in related fields more easily and help establish authority in my niche. I really look forward to your answer. Thank you so much for being a major help in going from thinking about it to doing it."

Listen to today's episode to learn more...

 

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• That’s the Spot! Dog Lover’s Hustle Becomes Fur-ever Biz: A customer service agent engineers a side hustle trans-fur-mation to full-time dog training business.
• "Airbnb for Dogs": Woman Hosts Pets at Her Home for $200/Day: After moving to the states to be with her new husband, a nutritionist from Spain decides to host other people's pets in her home.
• Medical Examiner Fetches New Paws-ibilities With Pet Sitting Hustle: No permanent home, no problem! This Seattle medical examiner pet sits her way to New York City and an early retirement.

Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,