Profile photo tips that actually made a difference

Took a while to get my profile right but changing my main photo made a bigger difference than I expected. Natural light rather than anything staged, and a genuine smile rather than a posed one. Views went up noticeably after I swapped it. Not saying it's a magic fix but worth trying if your profile's been quiet.

Good shout. Mine's overdue an update, keep meaning to sort it.

Agree on the natural light point, made a proper difference to mine too.

Plain background over anything busy, made more difference than I expected.

Natural light over anything artificial, every time. Makes the biggest difference of anything I've tried.

Agreed on natural light, made more difference than any editing ever did for me.