8 Lesser-K**wn Strategies to Get More Out of LinkedIn

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8 Lesser-K**wn Strategies to Get More Out of LinkedIn
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LinkedIn is a great platform for finding capable employees, but that's only the beginning of its value. Chances are, you are probably **t using it to its fullest potential in areas like content marketing and event preparation —*yet, anyway.

To find out more, I asked eight entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) (http://yec.co) to share some lesser-k**wn LinkedIn tips. Here's what they had to say:

See also: The Complete Guide to LinkedIn Etiquette (http://mashable.com/2014/01/18/linkedin-etiquette/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


1. Get involved in niche groups

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— Patrick Conley (https://www.twitter.com/patrick_conley), Automation Heroes (http://www.automationheroes.com) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/20/getting-more-from-linkedin/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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