Linkedin For Dummies, 6th Edition

Joel Elad is a social networking, Internet, and ecommerce guru with a software development background and a yearning for entrepreneurship. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Facebook Advertising For Dummies and Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies as well as previous editions of LinkedIn For Dummies.

Introduction 1 Part 1: Understanding LinkedIn Basics 5 Chapter 1: Looking into LinkedIn 7 Chapter 2: Signing Up and Creating Your Account 27 Chapter 3: Completing Your Profile 43 Part 2: Finding Others and Getting Connected 67 Chapter 4: Discovering and Building Your Network 69 Chapter 5: Growing Your Network 83 Chapter 6: Managing Messages and InMail 107 Chapter 7: Interacting with and Endorsing Your Network 127 Part 3: Growing and Managing Your Network 145 Chapter 8: Understanding Your News Feed 147 Chapter 9: Exploring the Power of Recommendations 161 Chapter 10: Accessing LinkedIn with a Mobile Device 179 Chapter 11: Configuring Settings Like a Pro 191 Chapter 12: Using LinkedIn with Your Internet Activities 211 Part 4: Finding Employees, Jobs, and Companies 223 Chapter 13: Finding Employees 225 Chapter 14: Finding a Job 241 Chapter 15: Following Companies 255 Part 5: Using LinkedIn for Everyday Business 267 Chapter 16: Getting Connected with Groups 269 Chapter 17: Implementing Sales and Marketing Techniques 289 Chapter 18: Using LinkedIn Ads 305 Chapter 19: Discovering Creative Uses of LinkedIn 321 Part 6: The Part of Tens 335 Chapter 20: Ten LinkedIn Do's and Don'ts 337 Chapter 21: Ten LinkedIn Resources 347 Index 353