Hi everyone. Thanks for joining me on the Money Girl Podcast. I'm Laura Adams.

Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are fantastic tools for having fun and

staying connected with the people and organizations that are important to you.

But when it comes to turning your time on a social network

into cold, hard cash, LinkedIn blows the other sites away.

I'll tell you how to leverage the power of LinkedIn so you make connections with the right

people and make more money in your job or business.

I recently interviewed a LinkedIn expert and author named Lewis Hows to get some great tips to share with you.

But I was thrilled that he offered to do a free webinar to train money girl listeners on

how to master some of LinkedIn's more advanced features.

At the end of the show I'll tell you where to go for this free LinkedIn training that you don't want to miss.

You're probably familiar with LinkedIn and may have already set up your user profile.

LinkedIn has been around since 2003, has over 100 million users, and recently had a very successful public outing under the New York

stock exchange symbol L N KD. It's very different from other popular social sites because it focuses solely on business and professional

networking.

I know that doesn't sound as exciting as uploading party pictures or playing games. But once you understand how profitable

LinkedIn can be, you'll want to dig into it and learn more.

LinkedIn isn't nearly as big as Facebook, but its power comes from the kind of people who use it.

According to LinkedIn, their members are affluent decision makers and include executives from all Fortune 500 companies.

In other words, the people you can connect with on LinkedIn are typically successful

and they're on the site with business in mind, which could translate into you getting a better paying

job or finding more potential customers for your company.

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