With over 160 million members, LinkedIn has the most influential, affluent, and educated audience than leading business sites. Using LinkedIn for Business just makes sense.
- 60+ million users are in the United States of America
- 5+ million users are in Canada
- 31+ million users are in Europe
- 13+ million users are in India
- 2+ million users are in Australia
Business Decision Makers – 4.4 million on LinkedIn
Three out of 4 members use LinkedIn for everything business: from keeping up on trends to reading business news
64% agree that LinkedIn helps develop relationships and grow new business
LinkedIn members are 2x more confident in the information found on LinkedIn than any other social site.
(source: LinkedIn)
We’ve assembled a number of top blogs all centered around using LinkedIn for Business.
LINKEDIN @ BUSINESS MAGAZINE
www.liandbusiness.com Executive Editor Nathan Kievman
LINKEDIN FOR BUSINESS
Top 10 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Business by Nathan Kievman
33 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Business by Meryl K Evans
How To Use LinkedIn to Generate Business by Michael Gray
100+ Ways to Use LinkedIn by Linked Intelligence
How To Use LinkedIn for Business – a Lewis Howes Interview by Michael Stelzner
How to Use LinkedIn for Business – Insight Company
11 Reasons You Should Use LinkedIn For Business by Nathan Kievman
LINKED FOR SMALL BUSINESS
3 Reasons LinkedIn Makes Sense for Small Business by Jason Keith
Ten Ways for Small Businesses to Use LinkedIn by Guy Kawasaki
Top 10 LinkedIn Tips for Small Business by James A. Martin
6 Powerful LinkedIn Marketing Tips for Small Businesses by Naomi Trower
7 Steps to Generating Real, Targeted and Profitable Business from LinkedIn – Nathan Kievman
LINKEDIN FOR NON-PROFIT BUSINESS
Three Simple But Powerful Ways Non-Profits Can Use LinkedIn by Heather Mansfield
Why Your Non-Profit Needs to Stop Ignoring LinkedIn by J. Kevin Wolfe
Getting the Most Out of LinkedIn for Nonprofits by Debra Askanase
LINKEDIN FOR BUSINESS PROMOTION
How to Achieve Success & Develop Business on LinkedIn – Nathan Kievman
How to Use LinkedIn for Business Promotion and Personal Branding by Digital Vidya
7 Power Tips for Shameless Self Promotion on LinkedIn by Brian Wesolowski
LinkedIn for Business Promotion – by Michael McGarry
LINKEDIN FOR BUSINESS VIDEOS
LinkedIn For Business Marketing Video – How To Use LinkedIn For Business Effectively – Robert Bright
LinkedIn for Business Professionals – Effectively Get More Business by SocialSquare
Leveraging LinkedIn for Business by Cisco_Channels
LinkedIn For Business by Splash Media U
We truly hope you found this post valuable and helpful in optimizing your LinkedIn presence. We have put a lot of work into it and look forward to your feedback and additions. This list is a living post; we will be adding and adjusting to it as necessary. Add your comments; make suggested additions and insights below.
Nate Kievman
Nathan Kievman is a highly sought after Digital Strategist, Speaker & Social Media Consultant & Trainer. With a heavy focus on LinkedIn and B2B social media initiatives. He uniquely bridges Business Strategy, Targeted Objectives and ROI with Social Media, Digital Media and Traditional Marketing Initiatives. Mr. Kievman is also considered one of the leading authorities on Social Media and LinkedIn, having generated more than $12 Million dollars for his clients over the past year specifically through LinkedIn. With a robust following as the owner of the number one LinkedIn Strategies Group on LinkedIn while having taught more than 35,000 people how to master the platform. He has authored three books on the topic, including the currently available, LinkedIn Mastery: An All Inclusive Guide to Mastering LinkedIn. Additionally, he is an international speaker and has presented as the keynote speaker on Social Media Strategy for the National Speakers Association winter meetings in 2011.













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