That's right - I'm available to give anyone a LinkedIn endorsement - all you have to do is connect with me on LinkedIn.

But buyer beware! It might end up looking like the endorsement I threw in for my professional friend, William Tincup (email subscribers enable pictures or click through - you'll want to see this):

Somehow I ended up on William's profile and it was inviting me to do what it does - create a little engagement by clicking a bunch of recommended endorsements for William, etc.

But instead of taking what was recommended, I experimented with the auto-fill feature - you can actually type what you want to endorse them in, and it will tell you whether that field is pre-existing in LinkedIn.  You can't make them up, but if they exist in the system, you can use them.

I started with a serious search - typing in "closing', because Willam is always Closing.  That's where Closing Business came in - see the Facebook post William did above.

Then I went dark - quickly finding "hugs" and "kicking ###" as skills I could endorse William for.  I hope he accepted them, because I meant what I said.

Just go to an individual profile, and when it serves up the Endorsement box at the top of their profile, go to the bottom of the pre-served skills, and you'll see "Type in another area of expertise".  Start typing and let your imagination deliver the goods.

BTW, I could use a kicking ### endorsement - or five (hint, hint)