OK, that title seems a little redundant, right? I mean, LinkedIn is a business networking site. However, a lot of people sign up for LinkedIn but never use it beyond occasionally accepting someone’s invitation to join their network. This article is a quick overview of how to leverage LinkedIn to grow your business.
Step 1: Join LinkedIn and complete your profile. The more complete your profile, the easier it will be to connect with clients, colleagues and college friends you haven’t spoken to in years. Make sure to include your previous jobs, your education history and upload a photo of yourself.
Step 2: Find contacts who are already on LinkedIn. You can do this by uploading your contact list to LI, and they will tell you which people in your contact database are already part of the LI network. These are the first people you should connect with. More
