Linkedin’s Worldwide Membership comprise of about 120m+ professionals around the world as of August 4, 2011. Where as an online social network for business professionals it is however different than other social networking sites such as twitter and Facebook, as it designed and directed towards professional networking. This type of networking can include seaching for jobs, discovering sales leads, connecting with potential business partners among, asking questions, recommending people you know and trust.
To benefit from LinkedIn, it is crucial to develop a solid trustworthy network, below are some tips we present on how to start:
1. Upload your address book.
2. Focus on nurturing your network by seeing what questions their asking and helping them when you can.
3. Check your network updates frequently.
4. When you find someone you want to work with, pick the strongest connection you have to introduce you. (try advanced search).
5. Write recommendations for the people you trust and respect.
LinkedIn is a convenient tool that facilitates networking acroos the web. YODspica’s Elio Assuncao has over 5000 connections on linkedin, ask us more now on how we can help you get the most from linkedin.
