Now, I am slowly learning a few things about LinkedIn.

Firstly, I am paying attention to the regular status updates that reach me – not too often to be annoying! It’s been a real pleasure to send congratulations to friends and colleagues for their new jobs.

Recently I noticed that one of my clients posts his reading on LinkedIn. As an avid reader, I’ve started to do that, too.

Then I noticed that LinkedIn have introduced a new possibility for adding my blog. What I didn’t realise to begin with is that my blog postings automatically appear as my “status update”. This means they’re visible to anyone who looks at my profile. And I’m guessing they’re also visible to anyone who gets those regular status updates in their in-tray.

Yesterday it was really cool to get an e-mail which started: “I saw your blog posting via your status update on LinkedIn and I thought I’d just…”

I notice I’m starting to “get” the value of LinkedIn and to build my contacts up. Currently, I’m connected to 91 people. And since I’m now proactively sending out invitations this is building over time – something for me to pay attention when I have a few minutes to spare.