Saskatoon Web Design: How To Successfully Participate In LinkedIn Groups!

I thought it was necessary to comment on this topic as I have been receiving a fair amount of questions as to how use LinkedIn Groups effectively for networking and marketing.

Linked In Groups can be phenomenal tools that take very little time and are very easy to contribute to. With only 30 minutes once a week (or less), you can build up some very successful relationships all from the comfort of your office or home and it's free!

Together we have established a useful resource through "Linked n Saskatoon" and we now have a large community for our great city to use! We can connect with fellow Saskatoonian's and Saskatchewanite's to help get each other business, send invites to events, post jobs, increase traffic to your business blog, share interesting articles, have debates through discussions and much more!

I could rant for hours on how to use Linked In effectively but in order to keep this email short I've attempted to sum it up to only 6 simple and easy-to-follow steps.

1. Be Strategic In Which Groups You Join.

Find the groups that apply to your business or personal interest and join them (you can join up to 50 but only join as many as you can actively participate in)

2. Post and Reply to Discussions/Articles

If you read a lot of news this is a great opportunity to find out what others think on issues and it allows you to connect with local business people. Also, you can post articles to many Linked In groups all at the same time!

3. Post Job Openings/Business Leads Others May Be Interested In

If you are looking for successful business people in Saskatoon, look no further than our group, "Linked n Saskatoon". Our members include some great up and comers in our city and it is a great place to look for potential recruits for your company. (Plus it takes 2 minutes and is free!)

4. Engage Other Members Whenever Possible

Reply to member comments on both discussions and articles to start conversations/debates and make new connections and friends!

5. Invite Connections That Would Benefit

This is a great reason to connect with someone you haven't talked to in a while and give them a great resource to connect with other local people.

6. Start Doing These Steps As Soon As You Join And Don't Give Up!

Have fun posting articles, discussions and jobs but make sure you contribute to the comments as much as possible as that is the best way to develop meaningful relationships on Linked In!

Just by following these easy steps, you will be well on your way to becoming a successful Social Media Networker!

Thanks to you, we now have over 130 members from Saskatoon! Let's keep inviting others who would benefit, see how big we can make our community and we all will benefit as we are all in this together!

Hopefully this helped and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions.

Cheers and happy networking!

Ryan S. Yedersberger

ryan@stealthwd.ca