Your LinkedIn network isn’t a numbers game; having a large number of connections doesn’t necessarily give you the edge. All of your connections should add value to your network–and vice versa.

Building a strong professional network can be the key to unlocking new career opportunities. Here's 5 strategies to help you build a network that will get you hired.

Michelle Shumate is the founding director of the Network for Nonprofit and Social Impact (NNSI), a research lab dedicated to maximizing the impact of nonprofit networks. She is a professor in ...

• Scalability – When you start building a social network from scratch you have to consider growth. Facebook was not familiar with the fact that it will grow to this extent.

To benefit from social media, you need to build a clear strategy that takes into account what you're trying to achieve, who your customers are and what your competition is doing.

More Presley Ann/Getty Images Tap Social Networks Eight years ago, when Dana’s Bakery started, D2C was not yet a thing and we were one of the first-ever online-only bakeries.

We realized there’s a social process to it. That’s when we knew that what we were creating was a social network–it was an aha moment. We thought, the intranet is a real chore.

Strong personal networks don’t just happen at the watercooler. They have to be carefully constructed. Here’s how to strengthen your connections.

“The Web pages of the 1990s became the blogs of the 2000s. Now blogs are becoming social networks and communities.” To start a social network on Ning, users must first sign up for a free account.

Peer-to-Peer Build Business Using Social Networks Peer-to-Peer By Tyler Olson, Feb 10, 2009 2:00 pm PST ...