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Five Simple Ways to Use LinkedIn

If you want to establish and expand your online presence, then there is no better tool than LinkedIn. With more than 75 million users, LinkedIn is by far the best and largest social media network available in the market.

Today, I am gonna discuss some important tips that can help you get started with LinkedIn and use it effectively.

1) Create a LinkedIn account: Alike other social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, LinkedIn allows you to create your free account. You can add your interests, website links, picture, and Twitter account to your LinkedIn profile. Once started, you can start connecting and interacting with other LinkedIn members.

2) Add connections to your LinkedIn account: Once on LinkedIn, you can find various ways to add connections to your account. There are multiple ways in which you can add connections to your account. You can directly import your contact list from your Yahoo! account, Gmail account or Outlook Express account to get new connections. Or you can search for people you may know and who might have presence on LinkedIn. LinkedIn groups is one of the ideal ways to get connections.

3) Share updates: It is very essential to stay in front of your contacts, therefore, it is advisable to share frequent updates. This makes easier for other people to find you on LinkedIn and get connected. This may also help you in connecting with potential lead or customer for your business.

4) LinkedIn groups: LinkedIn groups is one place where you can find right connections, forums and topics of your interest. You can choose groups as per your preference and can be a part of them. Once a group member, you can start fresh discussions, comment on discussions started by other group members, and most importantly, connect with other group members. You can also start your own group and invite other people to join that group.

5) Customize profile URL: Alike Facebook, LinkedIn allows you to create your own customized URL with your name. For example, my customize LinkedIn URL is - http://www.linkedin.com/in/kapilmudholkar. This makes easier to manage and expand your online visibility on web. You can create your own customized URL by editing your personal profile.

More such information and tips on LinkedIn will be coming soon...

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