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You Must Take LinkedIn Seriously So You Can Use It Effectively

I remember creating my LinkedIn profile near the beginning of 2006, not knowing if it was something I really needed. I created the profile because a colleague at work referred me to LinkedIn.

I just signed up because I didn’t want to disappoint my friends. I got started, entered a few details and didn’t bother to login again for several months.

Just like everyone else, I got a few LinkedIn promotional emails from time to time. I also received a few connection requests from other people once every few days. Those things kept me engaged and once in a while, I did login to accept or reject the requests or read messages etc.

But I wasn’t serious about LinkedIn or any social networking site (including Google’s Orkut) for a long time.

Updated On May 17, 2013 In Social Media Business Networking, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Success, Power Of LinkedIn, Professional Networking, Serious Networking Platform, Serious Professionals, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Social Signals, Using LinkedIn

Tremendous Power Of Social Networking And LinkedIn

Kumar Gauraw

Forbes published an article on success of LinkedIn as business yesterday. Author of the article titled "How LinkedIn Has Turned Your Resume Into A Cash Machine", George Anders did a phenomenal job sharing several insights into the incredible success story of LinkedIn.

It is a truth that 40 years ago the theory was that companies provided a career for life. Creating a public profile that could win recruiters’ attention would have seemed rude

Updated On February 4, 2013 In Social Media Business Networking, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Success, Professional Networking, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Tremendous

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You Must Take LinkedIn Seriously So You Can Use It Effectively

Tremendous Power Of Social Networking And LinkedIn

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