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The Benefits of Using Linkedin Professionally

The professional business world can be a tough industry to break into, but there are ways that people can get their foot in the door, such as using Linkedin. This is a great way to not only break into the business industry but to also connect with others. People in the business industry use Linkedin for referrals, recommendations, introductions and just connecting with each other. The site is more than just a social media or networking site, however; it’s a strategic chance for people to excel in a cut-throat world. Here are a few of the benefits that people gain when they use Linkedin professionally.

Smart Connections

The best thing about Linkedin is that serious business owners use this social media platform than any other. People can visit the pages of successful businesspeople. One example is Clarence Gooden’s Linkedin profile, to see a summary of their careers and notable achievements. People in the business community use Linkedin as a way to develop their professional profiles and often use professional head shots for their profile photos. In short, it’s a social media site built by professionals for professionals.

Using Linkedin as a Research Tool

Since Linkedin has one of the most comprehensive lists of important individuals in the business world, people can use this site as a tool to research companies and people with whom they want to engage. Using this site, they can make a targeted list of certain individuals that they want to get to know. This can help them gain information on a certain industry, and it could act as a way to contact these individuals with smart, well-researched messages.

Rules of Etiquette

No matter the social media website that a person is using, there are certain rules of engagement that need to be followed. Knowing these rules can improve a person’s chances of linking up with more high-powered individuals in the business world. Just because someone has linked with a person on Linkedin doesn’t give that person the right to send frequent sales-based emails. Instead, use Linkedin as a way to interact with people and gain their support. It can be used to contact people on a business level by building a strong base.

Increasing Brand Power

Not only does a presence on Linkedin help individuals; it also helps their brand identity. It’s a great way to get out the name of a company or brand to a professional group of people. The way that big time business owners see a brand or name in the industry is extremely important. Using Linkedin, individuals can promote a brand correctly and on a more personal level. Growing a brand identity on the platform involves making smart connections and building these connections. Once these connections are established, it opens the door to other possibilities that simply don’t present themselves on other social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Linkedin is a serious way for the professional community to interact. This is the type of social media network that real decision makers use. The benefits above show why Linkedin is a resume and social media hybrid that is too helpful for professionals not to take advantage of it.

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  • Taruhan Bola says:

    I’m still confuse for using Linkedin, still don’t know how its work for my social media

  • Dev says:

    Getting involved in some professional LinkedIN communities is another way to make the most of the LinkedIn. Get involved in your posts, encourage people to comment on your posts etc can also help.

  • Gaurav says:

    Rather using the other social media Facebook,twitter etc. its being a good practice to use social platform LINKED IN.
    quiet easy to use and maintain the professionally connections which may to get helpful in job changing and other updates.
    Clearly making a smart connections by following the successful business people to get the updates.

  • Matt says:

    Once you get past the spam, LinkedIn really is useful.

  • Alexa Davis says:

    Hey Clarence,
    I was not aware of these facts about LinkedIn before reading this post. Now I’m going to use LinkedIn to do SMO for my website. Thanks for the sharing this post.

  • Hey Clarence,
    I agree with all points that you mentioned in this post. Linkedin is a great place for professional peoples to build a good network.
    BTW the article is great.
    Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

  • Hi Clarence,
    An impressive and interesting information about Linkedin to our professional work, where we make contact and connect with new friends who is belongs to own field.
    Thanks for sharing to tips of Linkedin and excellent worked and enjoyed to reading this article.

  • chen says:

    Hey Clarence
    I really love this blog since I’am a working professional I know the facts of LinkedIn. But the something which is special in this blog is your content It is really awesome. The content leads me to the flow on your entire blog.

    Thanks For your Blog

    Waiting For your Next Blog

    With Regards

    CHEN

  • Nice article about the benefits of using linkedin professionally

  • ripz says:

    i log in Linkedin but i dnt know how to use & what are its benifits but after reading this i come to know thnx for the great article thnxx keep updating

  • Having a well-written and optimised Linkedin profile is essential, whether you’re looking for a new job, or not, it’s effectively your online CV/resume. I write Linkedin profiles professionally and I have seen first-hand how personal brands have been elevated overnight once a robust profile is in place. But it doesn’t end there, you need to update, connect and establish yourself as an industry expert on Linkedin; share your blogs/articles, use Linkedin Pulse and participate in groups to get your name known.

  • Unlockninja says:

    Great use to benefits of using linkedin professionally..

  • An impressive and interesting information about LinkedIN, One of the best Social Media website where generally used only professional and they’re easily connect and branding of product it’s very easily if social profile quite good, thanks for shared and I really enjoyed reading this post.

  • md sabbir says:

    hello, thanks for your great article, i have learned something news from this. thanks a lot

  • rahul samant says:

    hi,
    Yes, Linkedin is great platform to develop professional network. It is very different than other social network but most effective ways.
    This article shows best uses of linkedin.
    Thanks to share.

  • Hi Clarence,
    I really love your writing style. I agree with your all points that you have mentioned here. Linkedin is a great place for all professional peoples to build a best network.
    Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

  • Mr handy says:

    perfect for play in linkedin network and profit benefits

  • Tracy D Rohrbaugh says:

    Great article really, like the way you present it This is great content, keep posting. Thank you

  • Robin Morgan says:

    Hi Clarence, I have gone through this article and get so much valuable info from it. I hope to see more articles likes this from you. Thanks.

  • swatipaul says:

    Hi Clarence

    I totally agree with you and those points that you gave. Even i have account on LinkedIn. Really its beneficial if we use in a proper way. Thanks for sharing this post.

    Regards
    Swati

  • Tony says:

    To my experience linkedin has only helped me with finding business.

  • Hi Clarence,

    I am using social media to drive traffic to my blog but I never concentrated on LinkedIn because I use to look at this platform as a business platform but recently started using LinkedIn I am getting good exposure through this platform compared to the other social media platforms.

    Thanks a lot for sharing this information, see you soon.

  • Pooja Sharma says:

    LinkedIn is best place for peoples. Thanks for sharing this great article.

  • KIK Online says:

    Thanks for posting this great article. I haven’t used linkedIn yet. But reading your article and knowing the benefits I will sure try it. Thanks a lot again.

  • Shirsendu says:

    Great post, it was really helpful as I never thought that Linkedin could be a great platform that we can use for our marketing. I will also follow these instructions for my own site.

  • Marco says:

    Good article. I fully agree with your points LinkedIn has long become a “must use” for professionals.

  • So many people just do not understand the power that LI provides beyond the profile. Too many people are starting to use it to spam connections, which is a shame. Hopefully this will stop after the merger

  • The attention to detail within the information provided here is really key for me. Loved the tips and will definitely be testing out all tips on my website.

  • Arielle says:

    Hi,

    I am really influenced by your post!!All of this information is pretty impressive.

    LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site that caters mostly to professionals all around the world.LinkedIn has the potential to give great exposure for someone company. This is possible by creating a LinkedIn company page which has the company’s products and services.
    Even if you are not conducting a current job search, for ongoing career management and personal branding efforts, any tool that can help you network more effectively and efficiently should be of great interest.

    Thanks for such a nice post!!

    Warm regards,
    Arielle

  • Wow, this is a great post that you have provided. Thanks a lot for the shearing.

  • Jack helmen says:

    Thanks for the information…. I really loved this article …. thanks for sharing….. Even if you are not conducting a current job search, for ongoing career management and personal branding efforts, any tool that can help you network more effectively and efficiently should be of great interest.

  • I log in Linkedin but I don’t know whereby to use & what are its advantage but after reading this I come to know thnx for the excellent article thnx keep updating.

  • Karthik says:

    I am getting the 70% of Linkedin traffic out of all social traffic to my website. Many professional people are doing more activities on Linkedin such as group discussion, posting new articles about business and etc. Linkedin is the great source for engage with my audience and potential user.

  • elle says:

    Linkedin is very professional social media website, we can easily grab the exact clients we are looking for and thanks for sharing your thoughts

  • John Expert says:

    Hi Clarence,

    Thank you for sharing this post. I believe Linkedin is the best source these days to get the right job for you. These benefits will help many people around who are looking for a great career ahead. I agree with your valuable information.

    Thanks and regards..

  • milllerheide says:

    Till to the date my experience Linkedin help me in finding job and bussinesss.

  • Nick says:

    post!
    Amazingly informative and helpful post.
    everything is good enough and website is very well designed
    well! week writing stay blessed
    thanks for sharing article

  • Best app for professional use which can let anyone know about your field of knowledge.. nice app..

  • Best content by best author can always create a great blog as yours.. thanks for the information.. keep it up…

  • Hi All

    Informative Post!!
    Well, Linkedin is a professional social platform. I always active on my Linkedin profile. People use this to find out jobs and institutes.
    @millerhide I also found my last company on linkedin.

    Keep sharing such a nice post 🙂 :O
    Regards,

    Frisco

    • Taruhan Bola Sep 9, 2015 @ 1:23

      I’m still confuse for using Linkedin, still don’t know how its work for my social media

      • Deborah E. Anderson Mar 3, 2017 @ 5:52

        Taruhan, hopefully this article helped in providing some clarification, or at least a place to start.

    • Dev Sep 10, 2015 @ 21:51

      Getting involved in some professional LinkedIN communities is another way to make the most of the LinkedIn. Get involved in your posts, encourage people to comment on your posts etc can also help.

    • Gaurav Sep 12, 2015 @ 10:28

      Rather using the other social media Facebook,twitter etc. its being a good practice to use social platform LINKED IN.
      quiet easy to use and maintain the professionally connections which may to get helpful in job changing and other updates.
      Clearly making a smart connections by following the successful business people to get the updates.

    • Matt Sep 13, 2015 @ 1:01

      Once you get past the spam, LinkedIn really is useful.

    • Alexa Davis Sep 13, 2015 @ 22:37

      Hey Clarence,
      I was not aware of these facts about LinkedIn before reading this post. Now I’m going to use LinkedIn to do SMO for my website. Thanks for the sharing this post.

    • Khagesh Darji Sep 15, 2015 @ 3:12

      Hey Clarence,
      I agree with all points that you mentioned in this post. Linkedin is a great place for professional peoples to build a good network.
      BTW the article is great.
      Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

    • Elizabeth Cruz Sep 21, 2015 @ 0:40

      Hi Clarence,
      An impressive and interesting information about Linkedin to our professional work, where we make contact and connect with new friends who is belongs to own field.
      Thanks for sharing to tips of Linkedin and excellent worked and enjoyed to reading this article.

    • chen Sep 22, 2015 @ 2:06

      Hey Clarence
      I really love this blog since I’am a working professional I know the facts of LinkedIn. But the something which is special in this blog is your content It is really awesome. The content leads me to the flow on your entire blog.

      Thanks For your Blog

      Waiting For your Next Blog

      With Regards

      CHEN

    • Back Link Baron Sep 28, 2015 @ 2:06

      Nice article about the benefits of using linkedin professionally

    • ripz Oct 22, 2015 @ 0:22

      i log in Linkedin but i dnt know how to use & what are its benifits but after reading this i come to know thnx for the great article thnxx keep updating

    • Claire Greenhow Oct 26, 2015 @ 8:20

      Having a well-written and optimised Linkedin profile is essential, whether you’re looking for a new job, or not, it’s effectively your online CV/resume. I write Linkedin profiles professionally and I have seen first-hand how personal brands have been elevated overnight once a robust profile is in place. But it doesn’t end there, you need to update, connect and establish yourself as an industry expert on Linkedin; share your blogs/articles, use Linkedin Pulse and participate in groups to get your name known.

    • Unlockninja Nov 16, 2015 @ 3:31

      Great use to benefits of using linkedin professionally..

    • Khagesh Darji Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:15

      An impressive and interesting information about LinkedIN, One of the best Social Media website where generally used only professional and they’re easily connect and branding of product it’s very easily if social profile quite good, thanks for shared and I really enjoyed reading this post.

    • md sabbir Dec 30, 2015 @ 3:44

      hello, thanks for your great article, i have learned something news from this. thanks a lot

    • rahul samant Jan 30, 2016 @ 22:38

      hi,
      Yes, Linkedin is great platform to develop professional network. It is very different than other social network but most effective ways.
      This article shows best uses of linkedin.
      Thanks to share.

    • Pritam Nagrale Feb 1, 2016 @ 3:53

      Hi Clarence,
      I really love your writing style. I agree with your all points that you have mentioned here. Linkedin is a great place for all professional peoples to build a best network.
      Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

    • Mr handy Feb 12, 2016 @ 3:09

      perfect for play in linkedin network and profit benefits

    • Tracy D Rohrbaugh Feb 16, 2016 @ 22:16

      Great article really, like the way you present it This is great content, keep posting. Thank you

    • Robin Morgan Mar 3, 2016 @ 22:59

      Hi Clarence, I have gone through this article and get so much valuable info from it. I hope to see more articles likes this from you. Thanks.

    • swatipaul Mar 11, 2016 @ 3:02

      Hi Clarence

      I totally agree with you and those points that you gave. Even i have account on LinkedIn. Really its beneficial if we use in a proper way. Thanks for sharing this post.

      Regards
      Swati

    • Tony Mar 16, 2016 @ 13:18

      To my experience linkedin has only helped me with finding business.

      • Deborah E. Anderson Mar 3, 2017 @ 5:49

        Tony, thanks for sharing. It depends on how you use LinkedIn. Then again, that could be said about almost any topic.

    • Siddaiah Thirupati Mar 23, 2016 @ 5:18

      Hi Clarence,

      I am using social media to drive traffic to my blog but I never concentrated on LinkedIn because I use to look at this platform as a business platform but recently started using LinkedIn I am getting good exposure through this platform compared to the other social media platforms.

      Thanks a lot for sharing this information, see you soon.

    • Pooja Sharma Apr 1, 2016 @ 1:09

      LinkedIn is best place for peoples. Thanks for sharing this great article.

    • KIK Online Apr 13, 2016 @ 1:33

      Thanks for posting this great article. I haven’t used linkedIn yet. But reading your article and knowing the benefits I will sure try it. Thanks a lot again.

    • Shirsendu Apr 26, 2016 @ 22:17

      Great post, it was really helpful as I never thought that Linkedin could be a great platform that we can use for our marketing. I will also follow these instructions for my own site.

    • Marco Apr 29, 2016 @ 2:31

      Good article. I fully agree with your points LinkedIn has long become a “must use” for professionals.

    • Mike Morrison Jun 22, 2016 @ 0:21

      So many people just do not understand the power that LI provides beyond the profile. Too many people are starting to use it to spam connections, which is a shame. Hopefully this will stop after the merger

    • Charles Atkin Jun 29, 2016 @ 3:01

      The attention to detail within the information provided here is really key for me. Loved the tips and will definitely be testing out all tips on my website.

    • Arielle Aug 18, 2016 @ 3:54

      Hi,

      I am really influenced by your post!!All of this information is pretty impressive.

      LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site that caters mostly to professionals all around the world.LinkedIn has the potential to give great exposure for someone company. This is possible by creating a LinkedIn company page which has the company’s products and services.
      Even if you are not conducting a current job search, for ongoing career management and personal branding efforts, any tool that can help you network more effectively and efficiently should be of great interest.

      Thanks for such a nice post!!

      Warm regards,
      Arielle

    • benoitjacob548 Oct 28, 2016 @ 0:05

      Wow, this is a great post that you have provided. Thanks a lot for the shearing.

    • Jack helmen Nov 9, 2016 @ 1:57

      Thanks for the information…. I really loved this article …. thanks for sharing….. Even if you are not conducting a current job search, for ongoing career management and personal branding efforts, any tool that can help you network more effectively and efficiently should be of great interest.

    • Mansoor Bhanpurawala Nov 14, 2016 @ 7:46

      I log in Linkedin but I don’t know whereby to use & what are its advantage but after reading this I come to know thnx for the excellent article thnx keep updating.

    • Karthik Nov 15, 2016 @ 23:21

      I am getting the 70% of Linkedin traffic out of all social traffic to my website. Many professional people are doing more activities on Linkedin such as group discussion, posting new articles about business and etc. Linkedin is the great source for engage with my audience and potential user.

    • elle Nov 16, 2016 @ 2:25

      Linkedin is very professional social media website, we can easily grab the exact clients we are looking for and thanks for sharing your thoughts

    • John Expert Feb 20, 2017 @ 23:57

      Hi Clarence,

      Thank you for sharing this post. I believe Linkedin is the best source these days to get the right job for you. These benefits will help many people around who are looking for a great career ahead. I agree with your valuable information.

      Thanks and regards..

    • milllerheide Mar 8, 2017 @ 3:03

      Till to the date my experience Linkedin help me in finding job and bussinesss.

    • Nick Jun 16, 2017 @ 5:11

      post!
      Amazingly informative and helpful post.
      everything is good enough and website is very well designed
      well! week writing stay blessed
      thanks for sharing article

    • frank mitcehll Jul 13, 2017 @ 2:01

      Best app for professional use which can let anyone know about your field of knowledge.. nice app..

    • frank mitcehll Jul 13, 2017 @ 2:04

      Best content by best author can always create a great blog as yours.. thanks for the information.. keep it up…

    • friscowebsoft Jul 18, 2017 @ 21:19

      Hi All

      Informative Post!!
      Well, Linkedin is a professional social platform. I always active on my Linkedin profile. People use this to find out jobs and institutes.
      @millerhide I also found my last company on linkedin.

      Keep sharing such a nice post 🙂 :O
      Regards,

      Frisco

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