LinkedIn is a the largest professional networking site in the world. It has members in over 200 countries and is available in over 14 languages. It’s growing fast, at a clip of to members per second.
Some other key facts about LinkedIn:
- LinkedIn now has over 147 million members now!
- LinkedIn members are likely to have done approximately 4 billion people searches in 2011
- There are well over 18 million groups in Linkedin
How Linkedin is used:
- Control your professional profile online
- Network with industry colleagues, potential customers and partners
- Market your company and brand
- Show thought leadership
- Find experts or vendors
- Find job opportunities
(sources: LinkedIn Blog, About LinkedIn)
I recommend you watch to Lewis Howes’ video on LinkedIn here to get an understanding of the true impact of LinkedIn. I’m a customer and an affiliate of his.
LinkedIn infographic:
I included this LinkedIn infographic below to give you a flavor for the scale, geographic reach and details about LinkedIn groups.
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About Tom Treanor
Tom Treanor is the contributor at the Right Mix Marketing blog. He’s the author of the Search Engine Boot Camp, the co-author of Online Business Productivity, and regularly speaks at industry and corporate events. His writing has been featured on the Content Marketing Institute, Social Media Examiner, Copyblogger and other leading industry blogs. View all posts by Tom Treanor →