With 706+ million users in 200+ countries, LinkedIn is the most used social media platform designed specifically for business. In a brief survey of 100 people in the electrical industry who DO NOT have LinkedIn profiles, 84% visit the website to search the name and background of both new and existing contacts! In this article, we will give you step by step instructions to help you stand out amongst your competition. Our recruiters have curated networks with tens of thousands of first level contacts in the industry. We found that most people will read our profiles before responding and in recent years, 50% of new business comes from a company searching for a particular expertise on the site.