Author: Stephanie Sammons

How to Build a Thriving LinkedIn Group

August 10, 2011

Have you considered starting your own LinkedIn Group? These groups are excellent for networking, prospecting and establishing thought leadership.

You can start your own LinkedIn Group based on any of the following categories of professionals: prospects, peers, alumni, geographical, existing organizations, interest and more. You are limited only by your creativity!

In my experience, professional people are busy and if they're going to participate in LinkedIn Groups, they really only have enough quality time for 1 to 3 groups

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How to Use LinkedIn Today to Find Popular Content

June 7, 2011

These days we can get our daily news through a multitude of resources from across the web.

But LinkedIn Today is the new player in town for the professional community. Plus, it's a great resource for putting your daily news in the context of your professional social network.

As LinkedIn describes it, LinkedIn Today allows you to discover what the world's professionals are reading, sharing AND tweeting. Bottom line, it's a professional social news source that you can utilize to grow your social influence.

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6 Steps to Expanding Your Network With LinkedIn Company Search

April 20, 2011

If you've spent some time on LinkedIn, you may realize that the network allows for companies to build dynamic profiles on the site. Did you know that you can discover important information conducting company searches?

What is LinkedIn Company Search?

According to LinkedIn, your professional network isn't just about the people you know, it's also about the companies in your network and how you're connected to them. LinkedIn's new Company Search provides an opportunity to discover connections in your network and filter them by the companies

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How to Use LinkedIn With Twitter for Better Networking

February 23, 2011

If you have profiles on LinkedIn and Twitter, you may already be aware that these two networks are integrating. In fact, LinkedIn has a specific application called Tweets that can help you keep tabs on the Twitter updates from your LinkedIn connections.

As more professional LinkedIn users create Twitter profiles, I believe this application will become more and more powerful for building influence and visibility with your network connections.

The primary benefits of the LinkedIn Tweets application are:

Follow your LinkedIn connections

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5 Ways to Use LinkedIn Groups to Build Influential Connections

January 6, 2011

If you want to build truly influential relationships online, you have to find places where you can consistently add value, spend quality time and have engaging conversations with members of your target demographic.

LinkedIn Groups offers one of the best ways to make the most of your social media engagement time, but you must adopt the right strategy to be successful. This article will show you how.

LinkedIn allows you to join up to 50 groups, but you can't possibly be effective and spend enough time to make a difference in 50

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