6. Martindale-Hubbell Connected and The Smile Train are teaming up to raise money for children through the end of 2009: $5 for every new corporate counsel member $1 for every connection made by a corporate counsel member

7. We started Connected with 20 Corporate Counsel Members a little over 1-year ago The community has grown to over 20,000 members since then Now its time to put our numbers and our networks to work for a good cause http://www.connectedforacause.com/#/home

8.  Building your profile to expand your network  Searching for connections  Inviting new people to the network  Finding and joining groups

10. How to edit your profile Picture & summary Past & present employers Education details Hobbies & interests

12. Start by clicking the Edit My Profile Link in the left navigation pane Then use the Edit links for each piece of information you want to change Click Update Photo in the right navigation pane to add a photo

13. Choose the photo from your computer and click Save Click Browse to find a photo you want to use

14. Listing present employer and all past employers helps you find more Connections and makes your profile more complete. To add or change information, click the Edit link.

15. Fill in the employment details and a short description. Click Save Changes.

16. At the bottom of your profile, you have the option of adding information about your Education, Articles written, Clients represented, and Personal Interests and Hobbies

17. Client listings help build your referral network by putting others on notice about the kind of work you do.

18. Don’t overlook this section. Listing interests and hobbies can be a great way of meeting people on the network I once got a job interview b/c the partner saw I had “kung fu” listed on my profile (it helped me stand out).

20. Our system pulls data based on present and past positions You find Suggested Connections the People You May Know link in the left navigation bar

21. You can also check to see which of your LinkedIn connections are also on Martindale-Hubbell Connected.

22. These are people from my Linkedin Network that are also on Connected

23. If you don’t hear back within a few days, send an email to your connection telling them to look for an invite Click Invite Connections Add people from your Outlook Make it personal

24. Put a name in the search box and see what you get.

25. I can invite Alan Dershowitz to Connet through Search.

26. Groups are one of our most popular features in Connected.

27. What to look for in a group: Avoid the “shell group” = growing membership with no activity Searching the groups directory Subject matter that interests you People you know in the group Content being posted regularly

28. Browse by category in the groups directory Search for group subject matter in the Community pull down

29. Lots of members and activity Content in all three areas: blogs, forums, and media Subject matter that interests me User generated content

30. Click on the Members link in the right navigation panel Look for your connections among group members.

31. Introduce yourself on a welcome posts (start one if there isn’t one there) Reply to existing posts Share an article or white paper in the File Library The File Library can be found on the right navigation panel  click Add New Files in the “I Want Too…” menu.

32. Studies show that online networks become useful to users when they get 20 or more connections Having a complete profile makes you accessible to other members Corporate counsel members raise money by joining and connecting Better profiles, more connections, more donations

34. $5 for every new corporate counsel member $1 for every connection made by a corporate counsel member