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LinkedIn now has in excess of 100 million members, in over 200 countries, with a strong business focus. About half of LinkedIn members are outside the U.S.A. I was the member number 382437, one of the first one million members, so I was involved in the first year of LinkedIn, although it took me six months or so to discover it's value.
It's not very clear what LinkedIn is useful for when you first join. There are huge numbers of people who have joined, but because they have close to zero contacts far too many sit isolated and inactive.
While LinkedIn has a very big number of users, MOST of them are not yet really LinkedIn at all. You really need at least 50 connections to others to use LinkedIn well. The median number of connections in 2010 is less than 37. So for many people their experience of using LinkedIn is poor. Don't let that happen to you. Join several LinkedIn groups, and actively try to expand you own network, especially in the beginning.
Here is a table that shows a typical group of LinkedIn members. Most of them clearly have no idea that they are part of a powerful and beneficial network. While they did join, they have taken no action to become "LinkedIn", and their networks (less than 30 members) are essentially useless. This essay is to help you do better than that..
There are two things you need to do. Join more LinkedIn Groups, and directly connect to more people. In the beginning you need to be a little active in making this happen. That's where these notes will help you.
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