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Did you know it is possible to point a domain name (website address) to your LinkedIn profile? For example, my profile can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/in/joebailey? So what right? Well, if I owned the domain name joebailey.com, or hirejoebailey.com, I could point it to my LinkedIn profile. And it would only take about 10 minutes from start to end.

How does this help me? Well, if you need to direct someone to your linked in profile, you could just give them your website address (domain name). It would be a lot easier. Also, you could set up an email address for that domain name as well. So, if anyone ever wanted to get in touch with you, they’d know your email address as well.

Here’s how to do it.

1. Go to JoesWebshack and purchase a domain name. It will be less than $10 a year, and it comes with an email address
2. Once purchased, log into your account if you haven’t already.
3. Now, click on the top or left navigation where it says “My Domain Names”
4. Now, you will see a list of your domain names. Click on the hyperlink of your domain name.
5. At the top of the page in the navigation, click on the “Forward”, then “Forward Domain” option
6. In the box, type in your LinkedIn address and press OK, and you’re finished!

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