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What is LinkedIn?  As described by LinkedIn itself it is an online network of more than 16 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries.

When you join, you create a profile that summarizes your professional accomplishments. Your profile helps you find and be found by former colleagues, clients, and partners. You can add more connections by inviting trusted contacts to join LinkedIn and connect to you.

Your network consists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people they know, linking you to thousands of qualified professionals.

With all the social media sites out there it is hard to keep them all straight and to know which ones will benefit you the best.  If you are looking to build your creditability in your industry you may want to start with LinkedIn. This is a social networking site for professionals and career-minded individuals.

Most people use LinkedIn to “get to someone” in order to make a sale, form a partnership, or even get a job.

LinkedIn can help you increase your visibility by adding connections to your profile. When doing this you increase the likelihood that people will see your profile first when they’re searching for someone to hire or do business with. You can also include a link to your profile as part of an email signature. The added benefit is that the link enables people to see all your credentials, which would be awkward if not downright strange, as an attachment.

LinkedIn can also help you improve your PageRank. They allow you to make your profile information available for search engines to index. Since LinkedIn profiles receive a fairly high PageRank in Google, this is a good way to influence what people see when they search for you.

Use can also use LinkedIn’s advanced search to find people with educational and work experience like yours to see where they work.

Would you like to learn more?

Take the LinkedIn Tour:
https://www.linkedin.com/static?key=tour_flash

Step by Step Guide to Setting up Your First LinkedIn Account Visit:
http://www.rickupton.com/linkedin-tips.htm

Visit my LinkedIn Profile Page:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyfredrychowski