Just to be clear up front, I’m not about to list 10 groups that you just have to join on LinkedIn. But I make no apology for that because if you are looking for that type of information, you won’t be disappointed – this is going to be more useful in your search for good, relevant
LinkedIn groups to join and participate in than any list would have been. Trust me!
The reason I say that a list of 10 groups to join would be as much use as a chocolate teapot is that the ones you decide to join and participate in on LinkedIn need to be aligned with your goals (and / or interests) and so will be specific to you … or to take it a step further … you
at this particular moment in time. They have to be, I know that you simply don’t have the time to spend in ones that simply might be of interest – this is a business network and we need to focus accordingly.
Sorry, lecture over I promise …
Now it’s true that you are “restricted” to joining only join 50 LinkedIn Groups at the moment, but, let’s be honest, the most you’ll be able to participate properly in is likely to be closer to 4 or 5 – it comes back to time again. The others, however, can be an excellent source of information and can open up opportunities to connect with others. For me, the invitation to connect where you are in the same group as someone is tremendously powerful because it gives you a common focal point to initiate the contact with and then develop.
However, we need to look at the types of groups that we may like to work with and I’d say that there are certain key types of groups that you may want to search out and join. Here are a few suggestions:
