LinkedIn

We advise you to send an email first, before you request a connection via LinkedIn. This avoids having people click the “I Don’t Know” button which can hurt your reputation rank or even get your account suspended.

You are allowed to be in no more than 50 groups, but if those groups have subgroups there is no limit on those. If you create, own or manage a group that also falls under the 50 max.

If you have any level of paid account from the basic $25/monthly up to the Pro, you can be listed as an Open Networker and increase your visibility. Do so under your Settings, or follow this link: https://www.linkedin.com/secure/settings?req=&goback=%2Eaas

Like anywhere else you post jobs, responses are going to vary greatly based on the content of the job ad. We have free two-part webinar on how to improve your job posting results on any media, you can view the recording of these webinars here:

Many recruiters using LinkedIn InMails report 70% response rates or better. Imagine if 7 out of 10 people you called responded!

Ten reasons recruiters should create LinkedIn groups:

10. They offer immense value to your target audience.

9. Group Discussions: an excellent way to engage your target community in a conversation.

8. You can send a message to everyone in your group, even if they are not your direct connections.

7. It's a great destination you can include in your signature file.

6. You can prequalify your members by obtaining detailed information about them.

5. If the content is good enough, it can drive viral marketing (word of mouth)

Find many unblinded LinkedIn profiles outside your 3-degree network. Whether or not you have a large network or paid account, this enhanced version eliminates all noise results and gets you just who you need (type the following into a google.com or yahoo.com search box):

Searching for people who respond to LinkedIn Answers can reveal experts outside your network reach. But why just lurk when you can also participate?

People with more complete profiles, recommendations and connections get most traffic on LinkedIn. Are you getting noticed?